I see that many patients travel to other countries to have their procedures done. Why is that? I would feel very afraid about travling to a strange country to have surgery myself. I would be afraid of getting a fraud or wierdo lol.

I've been researching surgery in Mexico. My husband is 100% supportive of my surgery in the US. He thinks I have lost my mind for even considering going out of the country for it though.

Many patients that go to Mexico go because their insurance won't cover it and most of the surgeries in Mexico are around $5000 instead of upwards of $10,000 - $15,000+ here in the states. There are some well-qualified doctors there, so it is a good choice for some people. I am a self-pay patient, but I decided that I felt more comfortable with a local doctor even though I had to pay more simply because I felt better about having a local doctor for followup care and in case of any complications. However, some people are comfortable with going to Mexico to save money.