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What could be more relaxing than a holiday by the beach<\/a> sipping coconut water? Especially after you've had your insides cut open or your heart replaced with a new one? That may not sound like your typical summer<\/a> vacation but\u00a0more and more people today are traversing international borders for the sole purpose of obtaining health care at a cheaper rate in a foreign country. After all, a hospital is a hospital and what better way to reduce the anxieties of surgery than to distract yourself with the beautiful scenery and\u00a0squeeze in a few shopping sprees or temple trips while there?<\/p>

From South Korea<\/a> to Thailand, hospitals and medical agencies are getting in on the act, offering hotel packages coupled with\u00a0joint replacements. Here in Asia, we're lucky that all the best medical healthcare is just right in our backyard. Click through the gallery for 5\u00a0medical tourism hot spots in the region where quality care, affordable rates and sightseeing are the norm.<\/p>

Karen George<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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