The Lithuanian healthcare system is excellent and modern, funded by the government through a national health insurance scheme. All employers must register employees to the scheme, and their family members will then automatically be covered. Disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly and the long term sick, do not have to contribute but are still covered …

Lithuanian medical tourism is one of the first places among other European countries to visit. Microsurgery techniques in Lithuania were used back in the early eighties. Their introduction marked the beginning of the Lithuanian plastic and aesthetic surgery, which is becoming more sophisticated and of a higher standard every year. At the moment, all the most advanced modern techniques …

Central and Eastern European countries are quickly developing their medical tourism. The countries offer cheaper yet quality health care and they are easily accessible from Western Europe. The biggest attraction for medical tourists is almost always the cheaper price. Sometimes the cost of surgery in Eastern & Central Europe may be even 70 per cent …