| For people seeking cosmetic or other types of | | | | the UK receive treatment per year. |
| private medical care a trip abroad is | | | | |
| becoming an increasingly popular option. | | | | All types of medical treatments can be found |
| Prices are often cheaper than the costs of | | | | in the Malta. Total hip replacements and |
| private healthcare in the UK and healthcare | | | | total knee replacements are particularly |
| abroad is often performed by practitioners | | | | popular. Bilateral knee and hip replacements |
| that are equally qualified to their UK based | | | | are available as are hernia and varicose vein |
| counterparts. Added to this there is the | | | | operations. Transurethral resection of the |
| likelihood that the person seeking medical | | | | prostate (TURP) and Hysterectomies are also |
| care will be able to recuperate in a warmer | | | | performed regularly. The treatments available |
| climate. Many of the people that seek medical | | | | also include eye surgery such as cataract |
| treatment abroad often find that they can | | | | removal and lens implants. Alongside these |
| cover the price of their flight, treatment | | | | surgical procedures there are numerous |
| and a few nights in a hotel for the same cost | | | | cosmetic options available. |
| of private treatment in the UK. | | | | |
| | | | The cosmetic surgery industry is thriving in |
| Malta has become a very popular destination | | | | Malta. Treatments are considerably cheaper |
| for private medical treatment overseas. There | | | | than in the UK and the option of recovering |
| is a consistent number of cheap flights from | | | | in good quality hotels and the Mediterranean |
| the UK to the small island in the | | | | sun is extremely appealing. Treatments |
| Mediterranean has a large medical tourism | | | | available include face lift, neck lift, upper |
| industry. The island is heavily populated and | | | | and lower eyelid, arm reduction, arm |
| both English and Maltese are the duel | | | | liposuction, tummy tuck, lipo sculpture, nose |
| national languages. It became a member of the | | | | job, breast augmentation and breast |
| EU in 2004. Malta became part of the British | | | | reduction. |
| Empire in 1814 and has had a closely related | | | | |
| history since. In the Second World War it was | | | | Flights generally cost around 150GBP for a |
| a very important territory as it was seen as | | | | return and accommodation is often included in |
| the gateway to the Suez Canal and Gibraltar. | | | | the price that the company that deliver the |
| It was an important battle station as it was | | | | service offer. Often it will cost around |
| close to Axis patrolled waters. | | | | 22GBP per night if you would like your |
| | | | partner to travel with you. The time in the |
| As a result of being in the European Union EU | | | | country varies depending on the treatment you |
| nationals do not need a Visa to travel to | | | | are seeking but most treatments will take a |
| Malta. It is an extremely popular holiday | | | | week or two in the country. A complete |
| destination for British holiday makers and | | | | cosmetic surgery package that includes all |
| increasingly people seeking private | | | | food, accommodation and surgery will |
| treatment. The doctors and medical staff on | | | | generally cost between 2000GBP and 4000GBP. |
| the island are qualified to European | | | | Other treatments range from 1500GBP for a |
| standards and you will find that many of the | | | | unilateral varicose veins treatment to |
| surgeons have been trained in the UK. In the | | | | 9000GBP for a bilateral knee replacement. |
| St James Capua Hospital over 300 people from | | | | |