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. 2020 May 14;22(5):e15665. doi: 10.2196/15665

Table 2.

Health travelers’ primary and additional procedures.

Row labels Count of primary procedurea Count of additional procedures
Ayurveda 9 N/Ab
Dental 13 N/A
Eyelid surgery 1 2
Gallbladder surgery 1 3
Gynecomastia surgery 1 N/A
Hair transplant 1 N/A
Heart surgery 1 N/A
Hernia surgery 1 N/A
Joint replacement 3 N/A
Lasik eye surgery 8 2
Limb lengthening 3 N/A
Physical exam 2 N/A
Physiotherapy 1 N/A
Plastic surgery 3 1
Sex reassignment surgery 1 N/A
Shot 1 N/A
Spine surgery 1 N/A
Surgery 1 N/A
Surrogacy 1 N/A
Grand total 53 8

aPrimary procedure is the procedure the narrator noted first or mentioned as their primary reason for traveling to India for care.

bN/A: not applicable.