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$12,000 at Home. $3,900 in Mexico City

Nov 3, 2026

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$12,000 at Home. $3,900 in Mexico City

Plus: Turkey’s new deadline for its clinics, and Penang’s busy first half.

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Her US Surgeons Were “Very Well-Known.” She Wasn’t Pleased

Oct 30, 2026

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Her US Surgeons Were “Very Well-Known.” She Wasn’t Pleased

So she flew 30 hours to Mumbai for a do-over.

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Two Implants, Veneers, and a Medellín Vacation — $2,850

Oct 28, 2026

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Two Implants, Veneers, and a Medellín Vacation — $2,850

That’s what one tooth costs in Phoenix.

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The Part of Her Barcelona Trip Nobody Advertises

Oct 26, 2026

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The Part of Her Barcelona Trip Nobody Advertises

Plus: a $45,000 US surgery quote that came in at about $4,500 in India.

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A Hair Transplant for $2,600 — Flight Included

Oct 23, 2026

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A Hair Transplant for $2,600 — Flight Included

Nine wigs a year, down to zero

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Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars, Give or Take

Oct 21, 2026

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Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars, Give or Take

Single implants start at $800 in Costa Rica and $250 in India. At home: $3,000 or more

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Twenty-Two Crowns at a Tenth of the Price

Oct 19, 2026

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Twenty-Two Crowns at a Tenth of the Price

Plus Seoul’s skin clinic boom, Malaysian Borneo, and why your HSA works abroad

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Two Weeks in Budapest, $4,360 all-in

Oct 16, 2026

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Two Weeks in Budapest, $4,360 all-in

Flight, hotel, food and ten veneers, itemized line by line

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Hormone Shots Between Swims off Milos

Oct 14, 2026

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Hormone Shots Between Swims off Milos

How a Florida couple turned a $40,000 IVF quote into a Greek summer

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A Gastric Sleeve for $225 a Month?

Oct 12, 2026

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A Gastric Sleeve for $225 a Month?

Spread over five years, before interest, that’s what the whole Costa Rica trip comes to

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Before You Book a Seoul Skin Clinic, Read This

Oct 9, 2026

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Before You Book a Seoul Skin Clinic, Read This

Same ultrasound lift, a third of the price. Plus the salmon DNA shot you can’t get injected at home

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The US Average is $5.44. Jared Did the Math and Booked a Flight

Oct 7, 2026

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The US Average is $5.44. Jared Did the Math and Booked a Flight

Why Jared flew to Istanbul for his hair

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The Hospital that Promised a Refund

Oct 5, 2026

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The Hospital that Promised a Refund

About $333 a month over a year. That's what her surgery came to

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A Stay-at-Home Dad's $9,000 Facelift

Oct 2, 2026

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A Stay-at-Home Dad's $9,000 Facelift

A Georgia dad found his surgeon a three-hour flight away

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Half the Price, One Visit, No US Insurance

Sep 30, 2026

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Half the Price, One Visit, No US Insurance

The cheapest crown on one Bangkok clinic's price list runs about a third of the US average

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A Dental Implant for $142 a Month

Sep 28, 2026

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A Dental Implant for $142 a Month

The price gap, a $60,000 cautionary tale, and the checks to do before you hand over a deposit

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$13,000 at home. $3,400 in Istanbul

Sep 25, 2026

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$13,000 at home. $3,400 in Istanbul

A California nurse did the math, packed a bag and skipped the quote from back home

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Two New Knees, Airfare Included

Sep 23, 2026

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Two New Knees, Airfare Included

A Colorado contractor did the math, then bought a plane ticket.

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$119,000 in Beverly Hills. $14,000 in Molar City.

Sep 21, 2026

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$119,000 in Beverly Hills. $14,000 in Molar City.

Same treatment plan, same mouth. A New Yorker writer priced both and did the math

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Her Hospital Wanted $52,000. She Got the Same Surgery for $4,800

Sep 15, 2026

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Her Hospital Wanted $52,000. She Got the Same Surgery for $4,800

A fourth-grade teacher in Tucson, a $52,000 hip replacement quote, and the JCI-accredited hospital in Bangkok that did it for $4,800

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