17. Medical Tourism

Costa Rica is not only visited for its ecological wonders but also for the medical services it offers. Costa Rica is quite advanced in medicine, some of the organ transplants available are heart and kidneys transplants as well as bone marrow, cranial sections and livers.

Also, Costa Rica offers the services of very competent plastic surgeons and dentists, two of the specialties that are in high demand. The quality of these professionals is unquestionable as is shown by the health indices given by the World Health Organization.

This level of development in medicine has not lead to higher prices, due to the value of the local currency in relation to the U.S. Dollar and because this services are not as high as in the U.S.

Therefore a U.S. citizen looking for medical services can dedicate certain amount to:

  1. Complete medical check-up
  2. Program of major dental work or
  3. A vacation in Costa Rica and get all three for the price of one!


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