{"id":486,"date":"2021-10-01T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautifi.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:24:40","slug":"tourisme-medical-pourquoi-ce-nest-pas-une-bonne-idee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beautifi.com\/fr-ca\/medical-tourism-why-its-not-a-good-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourisme m\u00e9dical\u00a0: pourquoi ce n\u2019est pas une bonne id\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beautifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.-Medical-Tourism.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" width=\"489\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beautifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.-Medical-Tourism.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.beautifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.-Medical-Tourism-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le tourisme m\u00e9dical a connu une croissance spectaculaire ces dix derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. En clair, un touriste m\u00e9dical est une personne qui se fait soigner \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. De nombreux sites web et agences proposent des services d&#039;aide \u00e0 la recherche d&#039;un pays et d&#039;un m\u00e9decin pour r\u00e9aliser l&#039;intervention souhait\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2020, plus de 1% de tous&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/654694\/patients-receiving-treatment-outside-canada\/\">patients en chirurgie plastique<\/a>&nbsp;De nombreux Canadiens quittent le Canada pour se faire op\u00e9rer \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. Mais avant de r\u00e9server un vol et de prendre votre passeport, il est essentiel de comprendre que voyager \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger pour une intervention esth\u00e9tique n&#039;est peut-\u00eatre pas la solution id\u00e9ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"table-of-contents\"><strong>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"table-of-contents\"><strong><a href=\"#why-is-medical-tourism-on-the-rise\"><strong><strong>Pourquoi le tourisme m\u00e9dical est-il en plein essor ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#lower-cost\"><strong><strong>Co\u00fbt r\u00e9duit<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"#a-luxury-experience\"><strong>Une exp\u00e9rience de luxe<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#getting-around-the-rules\"><strong><strong>Contourner les r\u00e8gles<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"table-of-contents\"><strong><strong><a href=\"#what-are-the-most-popular-countries-for-plastic-surgeries\"><strong>Quels sont les pays les plus populaires pour la chirurgie plastique ?<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#what-are-the-risks-of-medical-tourism\"><strong><strong>Quels sont les risques du tourisme m\u00e9dical ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-is-medical-tourism-on-the-rise\">Pourquoi le tourisme m\u00e9dical est-il en plein essor ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le tourisme m\u00e9dical pr\u00e9sente plusieurs avantages.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/canadian-medical-tourism_n_5949b405e4b0db570d3778ff\">en hausse<\/a>. Malgr\u00e9 la pand\u00e9mie de COVID-19, un nombre record de patients continuent de se faire soigner \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. Ils se tournent vers les traitements m\u00e9dicaux internationaux en raison des longs d\u00e9lais d&#039;attente, du co\u00fbt des interventions ou des traitements qui seraient autrement indisponibles ou ill\u00e9gaux au Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lower-cost\">Co\u00fbt r\u00e9duit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsqu&#039;il s&#039;agit de chirurgie plastique \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger, de nombreux patients sont attir\u00e9s par les prix plus bas et la perspective d&#039;une intervention esth\u00e9tique moins co\u00fbteuse. Par exemple, une augmentation mammaire co\u00fbte entre 8\u00a0000 et 10\u00a0000 dollars canadiens \u00e0 Toronto, contre 1\u00a0800 dollars canadiens au Br\u00e9sil et 2\u00a0600 dollars canadiens en Tha\u00eflande. On comprend alors ais\u00e9ment l&#039;attrait de voyager pour se faire op\u00e9rer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&#039;est&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/understanding-medical-tourism-4069869\">estim\u00e9<\/a>&nbsp;qu&#039;un touriste m\u00e9dical peut \u00e9conomiser entre 25% et 90% sur ses frais m\u00e9dicaux gr\u00e2ce au tourisme m\u00e9dical, en fonction de l&#039;intervention chirurgicale et du pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-luxury-experience\">Une exp\u00e9rience de luxe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le tourisme m\u00e9dical \u00e9tant devenu un secteur lucratif pour de nombreux pays, il est souvent pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 comme une escapade de vacances ou un s\u00e9jour bien-\u00eatre. De plus, certains \u00e9tablissements m\u00e9dicaux \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger promettent des soins personnalis\u00e9s, de grandes chambres d&#039;h\u00f4pital semblables \u00e0 des suites d&#039;h\u00f4tel, ainsi que l&#039;avantage suppl\u00e9mentaire de la confidentialit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour de nombreux touristes m\u00e9dicaux, l&#039;id\u00e9e de partir en \u201c vacances \u201d et de rentrer chez eux sans que personne ne soit au courant de leur op\u00e9ration fait partie des attraits de la chirurgie \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"getting-around-the-rules\">Contourner les r\u00e8gles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un autre facteur qui explique la popularit\u00e9 du tourisme m\u00e9dical est la possibilit\u00e9 d&#039;acc\u00e9der \u00e0 une intervention qui n&#039;est pas autoris\u00e9e dans votre pays. Apr\u00e8s une consultation avec votre chirurgien, vous pourriez apprendre qu&#039;il estime que vous n&#039;\u00eates pas un bon candidat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Par exemple, votre m\u00e9decin au Canada pourrait ne pas vous avoir atteint le poids jug\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaire pour une chirurgie bariatrique, mais un chirurgien au Br\u00e9sil ou au Mexique serait ravi de prendre en charge votre cas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-most-popular-countries-for-plastic-surgeries\">Quels sont les pays les plus populaires pour la chirurgie plastique ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selon les&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laingbuissonnews.com\/imtj\/news-imtj\/results-from-2019-isaps-annual-survey\/\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 internationale de chirurgie plastique esth\u00e9tique<\/a>&nbsp;(ISAPS), \u201c les 10 principaux pays pour la chirurgie esth\u00e9tique en 2019 \u00e9taient les \u00c9tats-Unis, le Br\u00e9sil, le Japon, le Mexique, l&#039;Italie, l&#039;Allemagne, la Turquie, la France, l&#039;Inde et la Russie \u201d. La Tha\u00eflande, le Mexique et la Turquie accueillent le plus grand nombre de patients \u00e9trangers souhaitant recourir \u00e0 ces interventions esth\u00e9tiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le plus&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.medhalt.com\/blog\/popular-cosmetic-surgical-procedures-medical-travel\">interventions chirurgicales populaires<\/a>&nbsp;Les interventions les plus courantes du tourisme m\u00e9dical sont l&#039;augmentation mammaire, la rhinoplastie, la liposuccion, le lifting et la chirurgie des paupi\u00e8res. Cependant, l&#039;une des interventions les plus r\u00e9centes et les plus populaires est le lifting br\u00e9silien des fesses, qui figure \u00e9galement parmi les plus demand\u00e9es.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/medicaltourism.review\/content\/why-brazilian-butt-lift-deadliest-beauty-surgery\">le plus mortel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraserinstitute.org\/sites\/default\/files\/leaving-canada-for-medical-care-2017.pdf\"><em>Institut Fraser<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>Cette \u00e9tude analyse le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne du tourisme m\u00e9dical au Canada et publie chaque ann\u00e9e des statistiques et des donn\u00e9es sur les facteurs qui y contribuent. Bien qu\u2019il n\u2019existe aucun moyen pr\u00e9cis de recenser le nombre exact de Canadiens qui quittent le pays pour se faire soigner, on estimait en 2016 que plus de 65\u00a0000 Canadiens avaient eu recours \u00e0 des traitements m\u00e9dicaux \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un autre&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/Deloitte\/ca\/Documents\/life-sciences-health-care\/ca-en-health-care-life-sciences-evolving-medical-tourism-exploring-a-new-frontier.pdf\">\u00e9tude<\/a>&nbsp;Les r\u00e9sultats montrent que pr\u00e8s de 201 millions de Canadiens seraient pr\u00eats \u00e0 se faire op\u00e9rer \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger pour une intervention esth\u00e9tique, m\u00eame s&#039;ils devaient en assumer la totalit\u00e9 des frais. Toutefois, dans bien des cas, les risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 une chirurgie plastique \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger sont consid\u00e9rables et surpassent les avantages potentiels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-risks-of-medical-tourism\">Quels sont les risques du tourisme m\u00e9dical ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tout voyage \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger pour une intervention m\u00e9dicale comporte des risques importants. Cependant, la chirurgie esth\u00e9tique figure parmi les interventions les plus pr\u00e9occupantes lorsqu&#039;elle est pratiqu\u00e9e \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. Ainsi, m\u00eame si, de prime abord, opter pour une solution moins on\u00e9reuse pour une chirurgie bariatrique, une augmentation mammaire ou m\u00eame des soins dentaires esth\u00e9tiques peut sembler judicieux, il existe de nombreuses raisons de privil\u00e9gier les interventions r\u00e9alis\u00e9es dans votre r\u00e9gion et de consulter un chirurgien qualifi\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De nombreuses femmes et de nombreux hommes ont partag\u00e9 leurs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/canadians-sound-alarm-on-dangers-of-cheap-plastic-surgery-abroad-1.4533782\">histoires<\/a>&nbsp;Les probl\u00e8mes li\u00e9s aux op\u00e9rations de chirurgie esth\u00e9tique rat\u00e9es et aux infections apr\u00e8s le retour \u00e0 domicile sont fr\u00e9quents. Pire encore, une fois l&#039;op\u00e9ration termin\u00e9e, il n&#039;existe souvent aucun recours ni dossier m\u00e9dical pour ces patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certains des risques sanitaires pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s par&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/travelling\/health-safety\/medical-care-outside-canada\">gouvernement canadien<\/a>&nbsp;inclure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exigences d&#039;accr\u00e9ditation hospitali\u00e8re \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents niveaux\u00a0:<\/strong> Il est risqu\u00e9 de supposer que les h\u00f4pitaux et les \u00e9tablissements m\u00e9dicaux du monde entier sont soumis aux m\u00eames normes. Cela concerne notamment l&#039;agr\u00e9ment et la formation des m\u00e9decins, des infirmiers, des pharmaciens et des autres membres du personnel m\u00e9dical.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Infections bact\u00e9riennes r\u00e9sistantes aux antibiotiques\u00a0:<\/strong> Dans&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/at-least-30-canadians-treated-in-mexico-at-risk-of-potentially-deadly-infection-1.4297938\">2019,<\/a>&nbsp;Au moins 30 Canadiens ont \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9s \u00e0 un risque d&#039;infection bact\u00e9rienne mortelle apr\u00e8s avoir subi une intervention chirurgicale dans une clinique de Tijuana, au Mexique. Ce type de bact\u00e9rie repr\u00e9sente un probl\u00e8me mondial, et se faire soigner dans un pays o\u00f9 les normes de contr\u00f4le des infections sont moins strictes peut vous exposer \u00e0 un risque.,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>La r\u00e9glementation des drogues n&#039;est pas aussi stricte en dehors du Canada\u00a0:<\/strong> En raison des diff\u00e9rences consid\u00e9rables en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9glementation des m\u00e9dicaments sur ordonnance, il n&#039;est pas rare de recevoir des m\u00e9dicaments potentiellement dangereux, p\u00e9rim\u00e9s, voire contrefaits, lors de traitements dans d&#039;autres pays.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Barri\u00e8res linguistiques :<\/strong> Ne pas parler la langue du pays o\u00f9 vous \u00eates op\u00e9r\u00e9(e) peut entra\u00eener des malentendus et une incompr\u00e9hension de vos soins m\u00e9dicaux. De plus, vous pourriez subir des pressions pour recevoir des soins que vous ne souhaitez pas ou dont vous n&#039;avez pas besoin, sans \u00eatre en mesure de donner votre consentement \u00e9clair\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Prendre l&#039;avion comporte des risques pour la convalescence\u00a0:<\/strong> Les voyages en avion peuvent augmenter le risque de formation de caillots sanguins apr\u00e8s une intervention chirurgicale. Les chirurgies plastiques n\u00e9cessitent des protocoles de convalescence sp\u00e9cifiques pour permettre une bonne cicatrisation et \u00e9viter des complications potentiellement mortelles telles qu&#039;une embolie pulmonaire ou une thrombose veineuse profonde.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outre ces risques sanitaires, il est important de prendre en compte la possibilit\u00e9 de contracter une maladie inattendue lors d&#039;un voyage \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. Cela peut arriver pour plusieurs raisons\u00a0: difficult\u00e9s d&#039;adaptation \u00e0 la nourriture, exposition \u00e0 une maladie ou \u00e0 des bact\u00e9ries \u00e9trang\u00e8res \u00e0 votre organisme, et risque d&#039;affecter votre \u00e9tat de sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le tourisme m\u00e9dical comporte \u00e9galement des risques financiers. La plupart des assurances voyage pr\u00e9voient des exclusions pour les d\u00e9placements li\u00e9s \u00e0 des soins m\u00e9dicaux. De plus, votre r\u00e9gime d&#039;assurance maladie pourrait ne pas couvrir les complications pouvant survenir suite \u00e0 une intervention chirurgicale pratiqu\u00e9e \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Universit\u00e9 Simon Fraser&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/medicaltourism\/One%20Page%20Reports\/Health%20and%20Safety%20Risks%20in%20Outbound%20Medical%20Tourism%20by%20Canadian%20Patients.pdf\">sites<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cLe \u201d stress psycho-\u00e9motionnel \u00bb est une autre source d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude pour les Canadiens qui se rendent \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger pour recevoir des soins m\u00e9dicaux. Sans oublier les soins postop\u00e9ratoires et de convalescence qui ne sont pas offerts aux touristes m\u00e9dicaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le retrait des points de suture et l&#039;inspection des incisions font partie int\u00e9grante de votre convalescence postop\u00e9ratoire. Ces rendez-vous de suivi devraient \u00eatre pris avant votre retour \u00e0 domicile, mais dans de nombreux cas, cela s&#039;av\u00e8re impossible et peut comporter des risques pour la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9. La r\u00e9vision des cicatrices est une demande fr\u00e9quente chez les patients op\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. Ceci est d\u00fb \u00e0 une mauvaise cicatrisation caus\u00e9e par le stress exerc\u00e9 sur la zone op\u00e9r\u00e9e lors du voyage de retour, \u00e0 des soins postop\u00e9ratoires insuffisants ou \u00e0 une erreur m\u00e9dicale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9fl\u00e9chir aux diff\u00e9rentes options de chirurgie esth\u00e9tique est une bonne id\u00e9e en soi. Cependant, les interventions non urgentes peuvent \u00eatre co\u00fbteuses, et il se peut que votre chirurgien ne vous ait pas donn\u00e9 l&#039;avis que vous esp\u00e9riez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, faire des \u00e9conomies ou recourir \u00e0 une intervention contre l&#039;avis d&#039;un m\u00e9decin agr\u00e9\u00e9 peut avoir des cons\u00e9quences d\u00e9sastreuses. Si vous envisagez une chirurgie esth\u00e9tique, plusieurs options de financement sont d\u00e9sormais disponibles pour vous aider \u00e0 concr\u00e9tiser votre projet. Par ailleurs, n&#039;h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 consulter plusieurs chirurgiens afin de discuter des solutions qui pourraient vous permettre d&#039;\u00eatre un meilleur candidat pour l&#039;intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme pour beaucoup de choses, si cela para\u00eet trop beau pour \u00eatre vrai, c&#039;est souvent le cas. Et le tourisme m\u00e9dical est bien plus complexe et nuanc\u00e9 que le simple acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une chirurgie esth\u00e9tique abordable.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le tourisme m\u00e9dical a connu une croissance spectaculaire ces dix derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. En clair, un touriste m\u00e9dical est une personne qui se fait soigner \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger. 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