Health and Medical Tourism in Bulgaria
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Plastic surgery not covered by medical insurance also attracts clients with prices that are up to five times lower. The good value of medical treatment is topped up with high-quality service: foreign patients in Bulgaria have a wide choice of doctors and clinics because in the mid-1990s many of the best physicians in the country, view, Overview of Egypt for Travelers , Lake Tahoe - Heaven On Earth disappointed with their low state check out, Vacation Packages, What Should You Look For In A Vacation Package? , The curious coffee culture of Cape Town salaries, set up private surgeries and clinics.
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Most of these centres also offer special rehabilitation and toning programmes. The prices vary, depending on the treatment. For example, a 10-day anti-stress programme, including aromatherapy, massage, and Iye-phoresis, costs less than 100 Euros; a flve-day treatment of rheumatic pain is from 70 to 110 Euros. Accommodation goto, Traveling with Your Pet: A Quick Checklist for Pet Owners , Luggage: Finding your style! is between 20 and 70 Euros a day, full board. goto, Holidays in Cyprus - Where to Visit in Paphos , Aspen Nightlife
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The stay in the sanatorium can vary from 10 to 20 days, and the package Try also, Aspen Nightlife , People of the Walk [Santiago, Chile/2003] is between 500 and 2,000 Euros, depending on the length of the treatment. It includes accommodation goto, Advice for first time passport applicants , Land of Morning Calm, 50 Years Later in a four-star hotel, also related, Traveling with Your Pet: A Quick Checklist for Pet Owners , English Only Deli in Philly daily doctor's rounds, personal consultation with the centre's head physician, the development of an individual dieting and nutrition schedule for each patient upon leaving, and medical examinations.
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery also attracts health tourists goto, Aspen Nightlife , Aspen Nightlife with its prices and services. goto, Stratford-uopn-Avon is weird. , Aspen Nightlife The plastic and cosmetic surgery clinics which opened in the mid-1990s turned out to be too many, and the severe competition forced their owners to invest in modern equipment, good specialists, and a range of amenities for in-house patients. Besides, they had to keep their prices low.
Whereas in Germany a woman will pay from 6,000 to 10,000 Euros for a bosom boost, the most expensive clinics in Bulgaria perform the operation for 2,500 to 3,000 Euros. The ratio between other services also related, Cheap International Plane Tickets , First Tourist Heading for Mars is similar.
Face-lifting under full anaesthesia is hardly over 1,200 Euros, complete lips correction is not higher than 450 Euros, and liposuction costs 300 Euros.
Dental services
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The prices in Sofia, Burgas, Varna and Plovdiv are relatively the same: from 10 to 15 Euros for an initial examination, from 15 to 20 Euros for cleaning of caries and a photo polymer filling, and from 20 to 30 Euros for the treatment of pulpitis.
What does the law in Bulgaria say?
Bulgarian legislation grants foreign citizens the right to treatment in all medical establishments in the country. also related, English Only Deli in Philly , People of the Walk [Santiago, Chile/2003] In case of emergency, foreigners can get help in the nearest clinic.
The head of the respective medical establishment has to inform the patient's insurer immediately about the necessary treatment, except in emergencies.
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The clinic or other medical establishment must inform the patient of the relevant costs prior to the commencement of treatment.
Adapted from an article by Hristina Hristova
(This article follows on from the introduction to mineral spas view, Top Money Saving Budget Travel Tips , The Commute, Part Two in Bulgaria in the article BULGARIAN PROPERTY MARKET INSIGHT, updated on 09 June 2005. More details and links to material about health tourism in Bulgaria can be seen at the Bulgaria Properties Ltd web site www.BulgariaProperties.net.)
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