LymyVoyage

Treatment Types

Procedure categories patients travel for -- cosmetic surgery, dental, cardiac, orthopedic, fertility, cancer care, and the growing longevity/wellness-diagnostics category.

Man in a now-oversized t-shirt at an NHS weigh-in before a referral for skin removal surgery after weight loss
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Excess Skin Removal on the NHS: BMI 28 to 30, Area by Area

Three NHS bodies set three bars for removing loose skin after weight loss: BMI 28 or 30, and 3 months to 2 years of stable weight. Cosmetic tummy tucks are out.

6 min read
Clinic receptionist checking photo ID beside a treatment chair, as the UK lip filler age limit requires
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Botox Under 18 in England: A Crime, With a Doctor's Exemption

England's 2021 Act makes Botox or filler for under-18s an offence but exempts doctors and staff they direct, and stops at the border. Scotland goes further.

6 min read
Doctor measuring a man's waist by a window over the Bosphorus, for weight loss surgery in Turkey
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Gastric Sleeve Turkey: BMI 35 Abroad vs the NHS's 40

England's NICE guideline refers at BMI 40, or 35 with a condition; an Istanbul clinic starts at 35 without one. The bigger gaps are the wait and the aftercare.

6 min read
Lab technician holding a petri dish beside a culture hood, for checking stem cell therapy clinics in Mexico
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Stem Cell Therapy Cost Abroad, and How to Check the Licence

Stem cell therapy is quoted at $1,600-$9,500 in Mexico and up to $50,000 in Panama. Only some countries let you check a clinic's licence by name. Here's how.

8 min read
Young woman waiting behind frosted glass at a Barcelona fertility clinic, for egg donor compensation and anonymity
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Egg Donation in Spain: About €1,000, and Anonymous by Law

Spanish egg donors get about €1,000 in compensation and stay anonymous by law. The UK pays £985 and lets the child trace the donor at 18. 5 countries compared.

6 min read
Patient in a nuclear medicine infusion room with a nurse, for PRRT and other treatments for neuroendocrine tumours
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Lutathera Cost: US $67,044 a Dose vs Europe's List Prices

Lutathera lists at $67,044 a dose in the US; European assessments show €20,000-23,500 a dose. List prices, not paid prices, and no German price is published.

7 min read
Doctor examining a woman's jawline beside two vials, for Kybella cost and fat dissolving injections
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Kybella vs Aqualyx: One Has a US Label, One Has None

Kybella's label covers the fat under the chin and nothing else. Aqualyx has no US label at all, and five published papers behind it, two of them case reports.

13 min read
Doctor showing a patient a gastric balloon, for how long an Orbera balloon stays in versus Allurion
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Gastric Balloon Cost: Which Quotes Include Taking It Out?

Gastric balloons start near $1,800 in Turkey, but Orbera and Spatz3 must be removed by endoscopy at 6-8 months. Only Allurion, approved in 2026, passes alone.

7 min read
Surgeon holding a breast implant beside a passport and ID card, for breast augmentation cost and implant records
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Breast Augmentation in Turkey: Your Implant Record Stays There

Türkiye logs each implant against your passport, but home registries in England, the Netherlands, Australia and Germany record only surgery done there.

7 min read
Dentist holding a shade guide to a patient's smile, for veneers cost and Turkey teeth
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Veneers Cost in Turkey: the Price List Sells Crowns

Turkish price lists sell zirconium crowns under the heading of veneer costs. Three laboratory studies put tooth loss at 42%, 57% and 63-72%, none on patients.

15 min read
Surgeon tracing a woman's jawline in a consultation in Istanbul, for facelift and neck lift cost
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Facelift Cost Turkey vs US: What Each Price Includes

The US average facelift fee is $11,395 for the surgeon alone. An Istanbul package is EUR 5,950 with hospital and hotel. What each price leaves out, sourced.

13 min read
Surgeon assessing a woman's eyelids during a consultation, comparing eyelid surgery cost by country
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Blepharoplasty Cost: One Name, Three Different Operations

Eyelid surgery tops the world at 2.1 million a year, but it is 37% of Japan's cosmetic surgery and under 6% of America's. Three operations share one name.

12 min read
Three unlabelled toxin vials on a clinic tray, for Korean botox brands next to FDA-approved Jeuveau and Letybo
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Botulax and Nabota: What the FDA Actually Approved

Two Korean-made toxins hold US approval, as Jeuveau and Letybo. The Botulax and Nabota vials sold at home are a different regulatory object. What that changes.

7 min read
Surgeon holding a knee replacement implant, for National Joint Registry data on knee replacement abroad
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Knee Replacement Abroad: Where You Can Check the Surgeon

Joint registries publish how often implants have to be redone. Australia captures 99% of its operations and the UK names individual surgeons; Thailand, Turkey and Mexico have no registry, and India's captures about one operation in eight.

8 min read
Woman alone in a fertility consultation in Prague, for IVF age limits and eligibility rules by country
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IVF Abroad: Czech Republic Is Cheap, Not for Single Women

Price tables for fertility treatment abroad rarely say who is legally allowed to be treated. Eight European countries restrict it to heterosexual couples, and only 28 of 49 offer egg donation to single women.

11 min read
Therapist and young child stacking blocks in a therapy room, comparing ABA therapy cost per hour in the US and abroad
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Is ABA Therapy Actually Cheaper Abroad?

US private-pay ABA runs $120-$150 an hour and overseas pages advertise far less -- but Medicaid already pays near those rates, and a 2023 rule limits new BCBAs.

13 min read
Embryologist at a microscope in an IVF lab overlooking the sea, for IVF cost in Greece and Spain vs the US
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IVF Abroad: Greece and Spain vs. a $29,585 US Cycle

US IVF averages $29,585 a cycle and Greek clinics charge about $12,000 -- a real, documented gap. But one widely repeated stat about it traces to no source.

11 min read
Bariatric ward with empty beds and one patient, for GLP-1 drugs replacing gastric sleeve surgery
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Bariatric Surgery Decline: Down 23% as GLP-1 Drugs Took Over

US weight-loss surgery fell from 230,000 procedures in 2022 to 177,000 in 2024, below 200,000 for the first time this decade. Mexican clinics are adapting.

6 min read
Man holding his old larger trousers in a surgeon's consultation, for excess skin removal after GLP-1 weight loss
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GLP-1 Weight Loss Is Driving a Body-Contouring Boom

Over 800,000 aesthetic patients have used GLP-1 drugs; 20% have already had plastic surgery and 39% are considering it. A new pipeline for destination clinics.

5 min read