Going to Mexico for medical treatment or prescriptions is a long-time tradition. I figured from the initial reports that it was a bunch of senior citizens going. Guess not.
Another thing Americans are traveling to Mexico for is the stomach sleeve, which usually isn’t covered by insurance and is half the cost of having the procedure done in the US. A few of my daughter’s friends did this. Personally I think they’re nuts and instead just eat less/exercise more.
Going to Mexico for medical treatment or prescriptions is a long-time tradition.
In the early/mid 1950’s my Dad, and some of his long time friends and fellow WWI and WWII vets drove into Mexico for Rx glasses, false teeth, teeth removal or feeling and some fairly heavy surgery.
They were vets from the SW and Texas. The Texas vets guided them and help keep them safe.
Flash forward, a young 30 something guy and his 65 year old Mother drove to the California/Mexico border, parked in an armed parking lot and got a ride to the dental surgeon’s Mexicanoffice. Had the procedures done at about 20% of American costs. They caught a ride back and rode across the border back to their armed guard parking lot.
So far, they have had no problems from the dental procedures.
They all got back okay and no one died of an infection nor were kidnapped.