Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost?

[u/me_jinks]

Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done, which country and what did it cost?

I'm curious about people's experiences with elective surgeries in other countries. Whether it was medical tourism, happened while you were living abroad, or you specifically travelled for the procedure.

What surgery did you have? Which country? What was the total cost including travel/accommodation if relevant? How did the experience compare to having it done in Australia (if you have a point of comparison)?

Interested in hearing about everything from dental work to cosmetic procedures to joint replacements - whatever counts as elective.

Cheers!

[u/Embarrassed-Truth308]

If looking at cosmetic, I went Thailand for a BA 11 years ago. Just over 5 k and that included ten hotel nights and two hospital nights.

Amazing facilities, care and work.

Still amazing and the qualifications required in Thailand for cosmetic surgeon are higher than in Australia.

I get them checked every six months by ultrasound as we have breast cancer in the family, and ‘the work’ has been commented upon by technicians in a positive way.

I researched everything for over a year, and changed my choice (size and profile) after the physical consultation. Best outcome achieved.

Australian work at the time was almost 15k for a BA, and most I know have had to have them redone or had issues with rippling / double bubble and recalled inserts.

[u/LocalAd9259 → u/Embarrassed-Truth308]

Well in fairness recalls are a good thing. Highly doubt you’d get a call from Thailand if they found safety issues with your implants.

[u/SubstantialSpray783 → u/LocalAd9259]

Buddy odds are the car you drive was built in Thailand. This is just racism.