"Performing surgeries and medical treatments abroad within the framework of private medicine and without adequate supervision can harm health and cause severe damage," the ministry said in a statement.
«Israel has an excellent public health system. "There is no reason for an Israeli resident to receive medical treatment outside the country, except in exceptional cases where special skill is required that does not exist in Israel, and in coordination with the treating doctors," he added.
More than 80.000 Israelis undergo plastic surgery each year, with breast augmentation, liposuction and nose jobs the most popular procedures, according to reports, with many Israelis traveling abroad to save money. . EFE
Israel warns its citizens against cosmetic surgeries abroad
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They should organize, outside the mandatory legal framework, PRIVATE INSURANCE for elective surgery (plastic or other) since, strictly speaking, this type of surgical intervention is not "insurable" within the mandatory framework.
This would avoid post-operative problems that are often very complicated to solve. 80.000 patients per year is a huge number for a small country with excellent medical service. We Jews have always had very excellent doctors throughout our very long history.