News Forum - Thailand hospitals: everything you need to know

[Thaiger]

Thailand is known for its high standard of healthcare. The country is home to world-class hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment and skilled doctors who received their training abroad. Although the standard of healthcare is generally high, not every hospital in Thailand offers the same thing. There’s a range in quality among hospitals; some are definitely better than others. As a foreigner, the process of finding the right Thai hospital for you can be pretty challenging. You need to do a lot of research on which hospitals deliver a high level of care. In addition, the whole process, from finding a hospital […]

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[Bob20]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

The rising costs of dental implants (and dental treatment in general) in many countries causes people to seek more affordable dental work abroad. Thailand is among the most popular options for those who face unaffordable dental implants in their home country.  Travelling to another country for dental implants is not something to be taken lightly. You want to be sure that everything can go as smoothly as possible without having to spend all of your life savings. So, if you’re thinking about getting dental implants in Thailand, here’s everything you need to know. What are dental implants and how do […]

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For many years before the pandemic, Thailand has been one of the top medical tourism destinations. After closing its borders for so many months, the country is finally accepting international medical tourists again. If you’ve decided to make Thailand your medical travel destination, the next thing you should do is decide which hospital in the country you should pick. Selecting a particular hospital for treatment can be difficult for medical tourists, especially since the hospital is thousands of miles away from where you are. In addition, the hospitals’ websites might be the only source you can use to compare and make […]

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1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

Thailand is known for its high standard of healthcare. The country is home to world-class hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment and skilled doctors who received their training abroad. Although the standard of healthcare is generally high, not every hospital in Thailand offers the same thing. There’s a range in quality among hospitals; some are definitely better than others. As a foreigner, the process of finding the right Thai hospital for you can be pretty challenging. You need to do a lot of research on which hospitals deliver a high level of care. In addition, the whole process, from finding a hospital […]

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The consumer guidelines for choosing all types of medical care are similar and most are mentioned in the threads.

However, the ones that are nearly always overlooked when looking at medical tourism are the matters of aftercare, complications and compatibility.

To choose a procedure that costs 50-60% of the fee at home, even including airfare, hotel and mini-holiday, is easy enough. 

However, once back home, if aftercare is required or complications occur, your doctor will require detailed information. And any such treatment may well not be free in your own country.

Also, especially when surgery involves component parts, like breast implants, dental implants etc. the lower costs can sometimes in part be explained by using cheaper or inferior materials. If the used brands are not available in your own country, it may be impossible to service them. That could mean removing them and starting again, or another trip to Thailand, by which time it's not as cheap as you thought anymore.

In virtually all cases these matters are not sufficiently (or at all) discussed in advance, because it's a bit embarrassing to confront your doctor with the fact that you'll go elsewhere to save some money, and would he/she mind looking after the problems if they happen.

There's much more to be said about this, but suffices to say that it's not just about finding a nice looking website with appealing photos and the always positive (unverifiable) references. Do your research to, as much as possible, avoid disappointment later.

[ThailandBob]

40 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

If the used brands are not available in your own country, it may be impossible to service them.

Many on this forum would happily service all brands of breast implants.

Seriously, @Bob20 is making some really good points. Once you're back home and a problem occurs, it could be a nightmare to come back for follow-up. Just imagine having to go through the current Thailand Pass process.

Edited November 8, 2021 by ThailandBob

[gummy]

20 minutes ago, ThailandBob said:

Many on this forum would happily service all brands of breast implants.

Seriously, @Bob20 is making some really good points. Once you're back home and a problem occurs, it could be a nightmare to come back for follow-up. Just imagine having to go through the current Thailand Pass process.

I thought of becoming a breast implant annual service agent, a bit like an MOT

[Bob20]

51 minutes ago, gummy said:

I thought of becoming a breast implant annual service agent, a bit like an MOT

Set-up an MOB and off you go!

[Vince]

On 11/8/2021 at 3:48 AM, Bob20 said:

The consumer guidelines for choosing all types of medical care are similar and most are mentioned in the threads.

However, the ones that are nearly always overlooked when looking at medical tourism are the matters of aftercare, complications and compatibility.

To choose a procedure that costs 50-60% of the fee at home, even including airfare, hotel and mini-holiday, is easy enough. 

However, once back home, if aftercare is required or complications occur, your doctor will require detailed information. And any such treatment may well not be free in your own country.

Also, especially when surgery involves component parts, like breast implants, dental implants etc. the lower costs can sometimes in part be explained by using cheaper or inferior materials. If the used brands are not available in your own country, it may be impossible to service them. That could mean removing them and starting again, or another trip to Thailand, by which time it's not as cheap as you thought anymore.

In virtually all cases these matters are not sufficiently (or at all) discussed in advance, because it's a bit embarrassing to confront your doctor with the fact that you'll go elsewhere to save some money, and would he/she mind looking after the problems if they happen.

There's much more to be said about this, but suffices to say that it's not just about finding a nice looking website with appealing photos and the always positive (unverifiable) references. Do your research to, as much as possible, avoid disappointment later.

Great points and worth more research. 

Component inferiority sounds reasonable, but also like murky salesmanship brand name sellers use to lock you in to their products. If one tooth lasts 50 years and another100, the former is inferior to the latter. But in a 50 year old it's not likely to matter. 

Later service is not detailed and the inability of Western dentists to service Thai (or other) patients because of their "inferior" materials sounds like a Western problem? Thai dentists are able to service their own customers, presumably?

And return ticket costs are avoided for retirees. 

Etc 

 

[justgimmiesometruth]

For any interested in dentistry in Thailand, I just posted a video comparing costs for dental implants in the US vs. Thai international dental hospitals vs. 'local' Thai dental clinics. 

 I hope some of you find this useful.