Medical Tourism in Costa Rica has been speedily growing from the last few years. Often referred to as “Switzerland” of Central America, due to change in climate within a matter of kilometers, the beautiful nation of Costa Rica is fast becoming the chosen destination of the US Medical tourists.
The Medical Tourism in Costa Rica is greatly complimented by its beautiful flora and fauna, owing to its unique geographical location, which is a fine amalgamation of Caribbean Sea on one shore, the Pacific Ocean on the another, with the topography created by volcanic eruptions, and finally, the uniqueness of tropical location, making it not only a place for medical tourists to visit and obtain treatment, but also a great vacation destination.
Advantages of Medical Tourism in Costa Rica:
The medical tourism is greatly supported by the government of this country. Costa Rica is a tourist friendly country and extends warm hospitality. To the extent, that Costa Rica is one of the unique nations, to have a tourist police, focused mainly on any security issues faced by tourists in the country.
There are suits reserved in the some of the hospitals to cater to the foreign clients and their attendants, which are mainly medical tourists from US and Canada.
The Doctors and Nurses in Costa Rica have mostly obtained education from accredited US universities. Therefore, despite being a Spanish speaking country, communicating for medical tourists with their doctors or attendants is rather easy.
The medical tourists do not have to wait for their treatment to be done, as it is expedited for foreigners. The facilities available are world class and a very reasonable price, which is about 40% of the cost, a medical tourist would incur in US or Canada.
The medical tourists from US and Canada and some other, with passports of certain defined EU Nations do not require a Visa for entering Costa Rica, in case the stay is less than 90 days. This makes Medical Tourism in Costa Rica very attractive. Commuting to Costa Rica is not at all treacherous, as there are direct flights from major destination in the US East Coast.
Medical Tourists can also have the option of clubbing their vacation with their intent of getting treatment done, owing to Costa Rica being a major tourist attracting country, because of its beautiful landscaping, flora and fauna.
Medical tourism in Costa Rica is largely focused at cosmetic and plastic surgery, where there are certified doctors undertaking these tasks, who have received extensive training and a very experienced with a significantly large medical tourist database. Cosmetic surgery includes all sorts of improvements in a person’s persona, and the doctors have mastered the art required for it, with their exhaustive experience.
On an average, the costs in Costa Rica for the plastic and cosmetic surgery is not very high and as an example, a surgery for “Tummy Tuck”, which is a process over 12 days in the cosmetic center, would cost just about 4,500 USD, including all the costs for boarding, lodging and food, which is just about 30% of the costs for a similar treatment in US. Other rates for the various kinds of plastic and cosmetic surgery packages are easily available over the web for reference.
Finally, the industry of medical tourism in Costa Rica is rapidly growing and due to the easy access, cost effectiveness and various other complementing factors of the tourism industry, Costa Rica is fast becoming one of the most attractive destinations for medical tourists, especially in US and Canada.
