Risks and Challenges: The "Dark Side" of Global Care
While often successful, medical tourism carries inherent risks that must be managed:
Lack of Follow-Up Care: Once a patient returns home, their local doctor may be unfamiliar with the specific surgical techniques used abroad, making complication management difficult.
Legal Recourse: In the event of medical malpractice, patients often find they have little to no legal standing to sue in a foreign jurisdiction.
Travel Risks: Long-haul flights immediately after surgery increase the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolisms.
Antibiotic Resistance: There is a documented risk of patients "bringing home" multi-drug resistant infections (superbugs) from foreign hospital environments.
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