Recognizing the new opportunity, Eastern European countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, and Hungary, many patients from the United States, Great Britain, Stan Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and Ukraine have begun to travel here for medical services. In a survey conducted by British magazine Cosmetic Surgery Answers, 17% of readers chose Eastern Europe as their favored destination for surgery. Whereas the average cost for a rhinoplasty in the United States is $5,500, the same procedure can be had for $2,600 in the Czech Republic or $1,400 in Hungary.

For example, cost for nose jobs in USA is $5,200, in Hungary cost just $990. Dentistry in Hungary about 75% less then in the U.S. (example of dental clinic in Nevada) and 30% cheaper than in elite Moscow clinic. For example the insurance costs for some Nancy Carothers 9USA, Nevada) was supposed to be $11,150, but treat 26 teeth in the Hungarian dental clinic, she spent the whole (including crowns, bridges and two implants) $2,900, and all costs (including airfare, hotel and transport) - $6000. The cost of similar treatment in the U.S. is 43,000!

The Czech Republic has become a notable destination for women seeking In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments. To date, the Czech Republic has 23 high quality IVF centers which all offer high rates of success and significant cost savings. While IVF centers in the United States charge as much as $18,500 for one cycle of IVF treatments, centers in the Czech Republic average between $2,400 and $2,850, including medication.

Prospective medical tourists interested in plastic surgery may consider Poland and Lithuania as Eastern European options. Whereas breast augmentation with a silicone implant averages between $6,000 and $8,000 in the United States, IQ Medica, a company that arranges specialized medical tourism packages to Poland, advertises the same procedure for $2,500. In Kaunas, Lithuania, Dr. Saulius Viksraitis offers tummy tucks for $2,000 and face lifts for $2,500. In the United States, these same procedures average $7,000 and $8,000 respectively.

Services in Romania are broad as well. According to Marshal Turism, a tour operator located in Bucharest, Romanian cosmetic and dental surgery clinics offer "solutions at international standards." Liposuction (including a pre-consultation, anesthesia, 24 hour in-clinic supervision, a personal nurse, meals, bandages, a 14 day stay and 6 month checkup) is quoted to cost between $1,300 and $2,600. In the United States, one could expect to pay between $2,500 and $4,500 for the same procedures- sans exciting European getaway.

Medical tourists have many resources available to them including web based service that allows people to compare the service and prices they would get from different companies. They are also on the verge of launching a price watch service which will compare the procedural costs of 300 providers in 20 countries. Healthbase, another medical tourism site, provides information on hospitals and destinations as well as allows users to plan a complete medical travel itinerary online.