The writer of this article Sandeep Gupta is a Delhi based professional writer who specializes in writing about luxury, budget travel, destination overview, travel tips

Medical tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. Thousands of people are traveling to various medical tourism destinations for the cheap treatment. Here are the top 5 medical tourism destinations in world.

Panama – Medical tourism in Panama saves around 50 per cent in treatment comparing to United States. Although the cost in higher comparing to India and other Asian countries. US tourists prefers Panama because of quick access and plenty of budget flights from major US cities. Of course the treatment in Panama is also world class as several doctors are trained in United States. Tourists should consider Panama for open-heart surgery, knee and hip transplants, bone marrow etc.

Brazil – Medical tourism in Brazil is made popular for cosmetic surgeries. Thousands of tourists especially women, travel to Brazil to enhance their physical appearance. Brazil has some highly qualified surgeons and the hospitals are equipped with all the latest technology. This is the reason why more than 500, 000 medical tourists visits Brazil every year.

Malaysia – Because of advance medical service, tourists coming for treatment has reached a million mark for Malaysia. The treatment in Malaysia is cheaper than most of the popular medical tourism destinations. Yet the quality of treatment is quite high. The cardiac bypass surgery that usually costs around $10, 000 in USA, costs only $6000 in Malaysia.

Costa Rica – Medical tourism in Costa Rica is very much affordable. In most cases you would not have to wait for the treatment in Costa Rica. Cosmetic and plastic surgery is the specialty of Costa Rica. A surgery for Tummy Tuck will only cost 30 per cent comparing to United States. This is the reason why North American tourists prefers Costa Rica.