Compare clinics and itemised packages. Optional video consultation with the clinic before you decide.
A plain-English guide to medical treatment abroad: real price ranges, how to judge a clinic, and how the trip actually works.
Treatment protocols, techniques and eligibility vary between clinics and between patients, the honest starting point is a written assessment of your specific case, not a generic price list. Ask the clinic to review your photos and history before it quotes; a quote given without them is a price, not an assessment.
Clinics abroad often price treatment well below UK and Western European rates for the same brands, implants and techniques, and the difference is largely local operating cost. How much lower depends on the clinic and on your case, so compare written quotes rather than headline percentages. Packages typically bundle the procedure, hotel, transfers, a translator and aftercare into one written price; each clinic offer states its own inclusions.
The safety of care abroad is a function of the clinic you choose, not the country. Look for international accreditation (JCI, ISO), a named treating doctor you can meet on video before committing, and a written quote that states whether the price is fixed or an estimate. Ask for all three in writing before you book.
The clinic sets the sequence around its own protocol: assessment before you fly, treatment and initial recovery on site, and the aftercare it states in its offer once you are home. Travel and accommodation are yours to arrange unless the clinic's offer includes them.
Share your case once: photos and a short history. Clinics review it and return itemised written quotes, each stating a fixed price or an estimate. You meet the clinic's medical team on video before committing to anything. Matching is free, and each offer states its aftercare programme in writing.
Most of the avoidable risk comes from choosing on price alone. Check the clinic and the clinician in the public register for that country, insist on a named treating doctor you can meet before you commit, and get the aftercare in writing. GetClinic reviews the documents a clinic supplies before listing it; that is an administrative check, not a medical one.
Whatever the clinic itemises on the written quote: typically the procedure, anaesthesia where relevant, hotel, transfers, a translator, and aftercare. Every quote states whether the price is fixed or an estimate, and anything extra is on it before you fly.
Your clinic's aftercare programme is stated in your written quote: photo check-ins reviewed by your treating doctor and scheduled video consultations, coordinated through your GetClinic portal. Ask the clinic how complications are handled before you book.
Share your case once: photos and a short history. Clinics review it and return itemised written quotes. You talk to the clinic's medical team on video before deciding anything.
