Cosmetic Surgery Can Deliver Growth to Philippine Medical Tourism Industry
The Philippine medical tourism industry can benefit from the growth of cosmetic surgery in the country. The growth of the cosmetic surgery industry in the Philippines was brought about by the quality and the cost of the cosmetic procedures in the country.
Many of the patients who travel to the Philippines from other countries to undergo medical procedures are “balikbayans”. Balikbayans are Filipinos who reside abroad who visit the Philippines.
While many of those who travel to the Philippines to receive cosmetic surgeries are Filipinos who work and live abroad, the country has a very good potential for attracting foreigners to undergo cosmetic surgery in the country. The Philippines also aims to attract foreign retirees who are looking to undergo cosmetic surgery as well as travel in their retirement years. The Philippines has affordable but reliable cosmetic services, definitely attractive to foreign patients. Many cosmetic clinics in the country are expanding despite the slump in the global economy.
The group also looks forward to the full implementation of the Philippine Medical Act 2009. The law is meant to weed out practitioners who are not fully-trained to perform cosmetic surgeries. This should protect the industry and the patients from cosmetic surgery malpractice.
The Philippine government is working closely with the private sector to push the medical tourism in the country higher.
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