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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

My father in law drove to Mexico for dental surgery while the were wintering in Phoenix.

He got what he paid for, and had to pay to get some of the work re-done and fixed.

I would be wary of getting any type of complex surgery done in one of these places.

Originally Posted by Locke

I wouldnt be too broad about poor work, you can actually get some very reputable work done out of country it just depends on finding the right Doctor.

I dont know about the Cambie clinic personally, but I've had lots of clients get medical work done out of Country, usually in the US or Mexico.

Many of these Doctors were actually North American trained and then went home to start their practices, so do your research, if they've done good work they'll likely have online testimonials and if they've done bad work well, same.

I've even had clients go as far as Germany or India to get certain major procedures done, but unfortunately I know nothing about feet.

Has she tried manning up and walking it off?

Originally Posted by Matata

My mom had some dental work done in bucerias, mexico at 'DentoAmerica' and was thrilled with the service and saved a ton of cash. It was a american dentist with an american cliental and she was thrilled with how it went, she's been an ER nurse most of her adult life and is very particular about these kinds of things.

Read this post from an emergency dental clinic in Calgary.

https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyDe...98075950625772

If you scroll down in the Facebook comments on that post there is an Alberta woman sharing her own personal experience with Mexican dentistry.

Dentistry in Mexico - Know what you are getting !

The lure of cheap dentistry is hard to ignore. Dentistry for less than 1/10 the cost. Many see it as an incredible deal - a free trip, all your dentistry done for pennies on the dollar from "U.S. trained dentists" - "diplomas" from UCLA proudly displayed on the wall. It's hard to believe a "U.S. trained dentist" would move to Mexico to work for 1/10 of what they can make in the US.

Unfortunately unless something hurts or falls out, patients can't tell the difference until the dentistry starts to fail sometimes months or years later. When patients go to visit their local dentist and is given the bad news of what was found in the examination, often patients believe that their dentist is trying to just protect their turf and local fees.

These pictures are from a patient who had implants done in Mexico. These "implants" are available at the hardware section of Home Depot and Rona in 100 packs for about $5. Hardware screws were used as implants on this patient and this is what it looked like on an X-ray.

The implants were imbedded in the sinus causing chronic sinus problems on the upper. The lower ones pierced the lower nerve of the jaw causing permanent loss of feeling in the tongue and lip. The second picture is what it looked like when it was removed.

The patient went through a series of operations in an attempt to repair the damage to the sinus and lower nerve while removing all of these "implants". The patient is living with the consequences of their treatment and there is no recourse for the Mexican dentist who provided this treatment. There is no way for the patient to sue the Mexican dentist for pain, suffering and the damage he/she caused from improper treatment.

There are serious risks to having non-reversible surgeries done in a 3rd world country. Unfortunately it is too late when complications arise, it's done. How much risk are you willing to take with your health ?