My friend had Lasik done here, and though I forget how much he said it was, he told me it was half what it would be back home in Massachusetts.
I am still completely blown away by the cost of medical procedures here. The stitches I received today cost 8,400 won (about $7.50).
The initial procedure cost 14,700 won! That’s $13.25 (by today’s exchange rate). Today, I had stitches put in finally so there wouldn’t be a huge scar – just a little one! I could’ve let it heal on it’s own, but I decided to go with the stitches. But this is Korea and they don’t mess around! As quickly as I decided to go forward with the procedure, I was sitting on the table with my leg propped up ready to be lanced.įast forward a week. I wasn’t happy either.Īs it normally goes in America, at this point I would schedule a return appointment to have the procedure done. I know, it’s gross, but it’s just the way it goes. The doctor said it was a hematoma and that he could treat it by lancing and draining it. So I asked my coteacher to bring me to the doctor to have it checked out. I’ve had these things happen to me over the years, but this one just wasn’t responding to any of my own typical treatment and it started to look like it was on the verge of becoming infected internally. That’s basically a very large swollen, bruised area caused by some sort of trauma. Very recently I had a leg injury from judo that caused a pretty bad hematoma on my shin. If you go to a larger office or well-known doctor the sky is the limit on cost. I’d have to guesstimate that this same procedure in America would generally run about $500 to start, depending on the doctor. That’s also amazing! This procedure involved an anesthetic and stitches. However, here in Korea my procedure cost me 21,000 won. In America, cosmetic medical procedures are generally treated as unnecessary and therefore are not covered by most insurance policies. I had to have this bump on my forehead “treated”, which was a cosmetic procedure no doubt. The first one left me simply amazed at the low cost of medical procedures here. Having been in Korea now for about 14 months, I’ve had to visit the doctor on a few occasions.
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