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    Healthcare Fraud

    Medical Tourism Scam

    Unlicensed clinics and agents offer cheap cosmetic surgery or medical procedures using unqualified practitioners, leading to serious health complications.

    critical risk
    Target: Medical tourists seeking affordable cosmetic surgery, dental work, or wellness treatments
    Estimated losses: THB 50,000 – 500,000+ in medical costs; incalculable health damage • Prevalence: Moderate — increasing with growth of medical tourism sector

    How It Works

    1

    Clinic advertises dramatically below-market prices for popular procedures (rhinoplasty, gender reassignment, dental implants)

    2

    Professional-looking website with fake 'before/after' photos and testimonials

    3

    Agent arranges transport, accommodation, and 'package deals'

    4

    Procedure performed by unqualified or under-qualified practitioner

    5

    Complications arise — clinic refuses follow-up or closes

    6

    Patient left with health complications and no legal recourse

    Warning Signs

    Prices 50%+ below established hospital rates

    Clinic not listed on Thai Medical Council registry

    Practitioner won't show credentials or board certification

    No proper pre-operative assessment

    Pressured to proceed immediately without cooling-off period

    No post-operative care plan discussed

    What To Do

    Go to a licensed hospital for emergency treatment of complications
    File a complaint with the Medical Council of Thailand
    Report to Tourist Police and file a police report
    Contact your embassy for medical assistance referrals
    Document everything — photos, communications, receipts

    How to Report

    Medical Council of Thailand: 02-590-1886
    FDA consumer hotline: 1556
    Tourist Police: 1155

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