Hungarian governmental help for medical tourism.
HUNGARY: Hungarian Tourism promotes medical tourism
Hungarian governmental help for medical tourism.
Hungary is one of the flagship countries of European medical tourism. A quarter of all medical students at Hungarian universities come from abroad, and many Hungarian specialists teach and practice internationally. The main reasons for Hungary’s leading role in European medical tourism are long experience and practice in the international market. The success story began in the eighties, when Hungary was a popular destination for German and Austrian patients seeking top-quality dentistry and dental prosthetic services of Swiss standards. Since Hungary joined the European Union, medical tourism has become more varied and more international.
The cost of treatment is between 40% and 70% of the cost in the UK, USA and Scandinavian countries. The most popular treatments and procedures for international patients are dentistry, cosmetic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, cardiac rehabilitation, fertility treatment, dermatology, anti-aging treatment, obesity treatment, addiction programmes and eye surgery.
Hungary is easily accessed by low-cost flights from all over Europe. It has the lowest MRSA rates on the continent. Hungary has a number of accreditation and license schemes applying to its institutions, such as the domestic accreditation schemes from the Hungarian Ministry of Health, and the National Health Commission and Medical Service. Several clinics run medical tourism programmes and packages, organising the entire trip including flights, accommodation, transfers and treatments.
There is no age limit by Hungarian law, so even single women can have fertility treatment, and all sperm donors are anonymous. There is no waiting list for IVF. Most of the patients have the first initial consultation with the fertility specialist within a month of first contact.
The country is trying to get away from its image as purely a dental treatment country, so is heavily promoting cosmetic surgery, eye treatment, fertility treatment, anti-aging treatment, and more.
It is not forgetting the important and historic spa, wellness and health tourism angle too. Linking with medical tourism, it is promoting medical spas.
Hungary has more medical spas than anywhere in Europe, A medical spa uses water rich in minerals that medical tests clearly show has health benefits. Thermal water is any naturally occurring spring that emerges at a temperature exceeding 30°C. Balneotherapy is the treatment of a medical condition with water from a medicinal spring – particularly water with high concentrations of dissolved minerals and sediment. Balneotherapy is combined with physiotherapy, electrotherapy and therapeutic massage. This is complemented by related treatments, including drinking cures and inhalation.
Budapest is a spa capital, and there are many type of spas from historic Turkish and Roman to medical and party spas. The country sits on one of the richest geothermal and medicinal water resources in the world. Hungarian springs have supported a bathing culture dating back to Roman times.
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Let’s see an example: If you are looking for a good plastic surgeon you will find the following info:
If you want to see a more fabulous you when you look in the mirror, Hungarian cosmetic surgery will deliver. From facelifts to nose jobs; breast augmentation or reduction to liposuction– cosmetic surgery is available from tip to toe.
Your transformation will be taken care of in modern up-to-date facilities by internationally trained, English speaking doctors and surgeons. There are strict regulations and all cosmetic surgeons must complete up to 13 years of study. Following six years of medical school, future cosmetic surgeons must be trained in a clinic for a further three to five years (depending on their area of specialisation). Only then can they apply for accreditation in their specialist field, a qualification that requires a further year or even two of study.
The prices, even including accommodation and transfers, can still be up to 50% cheaper than in the UK, Ireland or the US. After you decided to have surgery, it is important to establish trust in your future Hungarian doctor, and calculate the costs. The prices for breast surgery are between 600 and 2650 Euros, excluding the price of any implants where necessary, and abdominal jobs cost between 220 and 2800 Euros. There is a wide range of other reasonably priced plastic surgery options, such as lifting, eyelid correction and various types of facial surgery and other treatments. In Hungary, many dental and cosmetic surgeries offer healthcare holiday packages including flights, accommodation and treatment, all you need to do is make an appointment.
Unlike in the UK and many other European countries, in Hungary plastic surgeons are required by a strict law to train nearly a decade to be qualified plastic surgeons - 6 years of general surgery and an additional 3 years of assistant plastic surgery.
