Comparisons

Tables rather than essays: the choices that change the length and cost of the trip, laid side by side. None of them rank clinics.

• Seoul vs. Busan vs. Daegu

  Three cities market themselves to foreign patients. How they differ in getting there, language support, choice of providers and daily cost — and when a cheaper quote outside Seoul really is cheaper.

• Stay length by procedure

  One table for planning flights: nights to budget, number of trips, the appointment that sets your departure date, and what recovery looks like in a hotel room.