Text and photographs by Lily C. Fen

Enjoy a view of Prague Castle from the Mandarin Oriental terrace. [IMAGE/ Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group]
The Czech Republic, as I discovered as I prepared for my visit, is a favored destination for medical tourism. Visitors from all across Europe come to the Czech Republic for world-class clinical care and the curative properties of its natural springs.
Plastic surgery and assisted reproduction are some of the top procedures that foreign patients seek when choosing to fly to this tiny nation. To illustrate—imagine that 4,000-5,000 in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles were performed in the Czech Republic in 2012. By 2015, this figure had grown to about 10,000 cycles a year. Each year sees an increase of 20 percent in the number of non-Czech clients seeking clinical care in Prague and other Czech cities.

Built in 1889, gaze at the grandeur of neo-Baroque architecture embodied in Mariánské Lázné’s famous Colonnade in this spa destination in the Czech Republic. [IMAGE/Lily C. Fen]
Nominated for the Unesco List of World Heritage Sites, West Bohemia’s Mariánské Lázně, mentioned above, is 170 km west of Prague. Whether you visit during the golden summer months or in the silver of winter, you can walk through the pavilion and colonnades, sipping from the healing waters of Bohemia and savoring the serene atmosphere of this sanctuary.

Located on one of my favorite cobblestoned streets of Prague 1, Na Příkopě, you can receive your first consultation and then take a break in some of the shops and charming lanes that line the heart of the Czech capital. [IMAGE/ Esthé Laser Clinic]

The Neo-Renaissance grandeur of the Mill Colonnade or Mlýnská kolonáda, Karlovy Vary. [IMAGE/Lily C. Fen]
Why has Czech Republic become such a medical destination? Read more of their clinical and tourist attractions inside the magazine, available in all leading bookstores nationwide or downloadable from Magzter
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