I found healthcare in Malaysia to be really accessible and affordable. However, being on private insurance there was nerve wracking. Doctors would overprescribe medications and offer up outrageous operations for minor ailments.
Additionally, it was difficult to anticipate how different some procedures were to what I was used to. I agreed to a mole removal, which I’ve had a lot of in the US and is usually done with a tool that quickly punches out the tissue. It’s fast, minimal scarring and no stitches. In Malaysia the doctor carved the mole out with a scalpel. I ended up with a lot more scarring, antibiotics and recovery.
There were some good doctors, but I didn’t have a lot of trust in the medical system there since it felt like the doctors were working on commission for what they could push on you.
I found healthcare in Malaysia to be really accessible and affordable. However, being on private insurance there was nerve wracking. Doctors would overprescribe medications and offer up outrageous operations for minor ailments.
Additionally, it was difficult to anticipate how different some procedures were to what I was used to. I agreed to a mole removal, which I’ve had a lot of in the US and is usually done with a tool that quickly punches out the tissue. It’s fast, minimal scarring and no stitches. In Malaysia the doctor carved the mole out with a scalpel. I ended up with a lot more scarring, antibiotics and recovery.
There were some good doctors, but I didn’t have a lot of trust in the medical system there since it felt like the doctors were working on commission for what they could push on you.