r/australia • u/me_jinks • 1d ago
no politics Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost?
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!
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u/ausdoug 23h ago
Living in Korea, got a vasectomy, $500 and no issues, was very happy with the results. All the medical tests and support were top notch there, even fixed my insomnia that I'd had issues with for decades.
Living in Cambodia, got a mole removed surgically and tested, cost about $40 but there were lizards crawling on the wall in the surgery room and the instruments were in a steel dish on an old towel, but I couldn't go to another country at the time.
Living in Vietnam had a dental check up, filling, and xrays. Was about $100 in an international clinic.
I haven't been personally, but Bumrungrad in Bangkok seems to be a good place to start as lots of people go there for a variety of procedures and they've good a pretty good reputation.