Checklists
Free, independent checklists for UK patients. Print them, share them, take them to your clinic consultation. Updated regularly.
Updated 2026-05
Before You Travel: 18-Point General Checklist
Use this list before booking any treatment abroad. It applies to every procedure and is the single most useful sanity check we can give you.
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Dental Treatment Abroad: 22-Point Checklist
Dental work abroad is the most common medical-tourism category for UK patients. Most journeys go well — the ones that don't usually involve avoidable shortcuts.
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Hair Transplant Abroad: 17-Point Checklist
Hair restoration has become Turkey's signature procedure for UK patients. Most clinics are good. Some are factories. The checklist below is how to tell the difference before you fly.
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Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Abroad: 21-Point Checklist
Cosmetic surgery abroad carries the highest stakes of any medical-tourism category. The British Embassy in Turkey publishes regular safety notices for a reason. Read this list twice.
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Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Abroad: 19-Point Checklist
Bariatric surgery is not just a procedure — it is a lifelong programme of follow-up, nutrition and psychological support. Quote-shopping on price alone misses the most important part.
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Eye Surgery Abroad: 14-Point Checklist
LASIK, SMILE and cataract surgery are short procedures with high success rates — but equipment, surgeon experience and follow-up rigour are what separate clinics.
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IVF & Fertility Abroad: 16-Point Checklist
IVF abroad can be highly cost-effective and clinically excellent. The legal and ethical dimensions — donor anonymity, surrogacy law, embryo storage — vary dramatically by country.
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Orthopaedic & Joint Surgery Abroad: 16-Point Checklist
Hip and knee replacement abroad can be excellent value, but the journey home is its own clinical challenge. Get this right and you fly home recovered, not at risk.
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