Helping international patients explore specialist healthcare options across Asia. Featured Medical Guides
Explore specialist healthcare, treatment options and recovery services across Asia.
Choosing medical treatment overseas involves more than comparing hospitals or prices. Patients need reliable information about treatment options, healthcare professionals, clinical evidence, safety standards and follow-up care.
At Glowcations Asia, our Featured Medical Guides introduce important healthcare specialties and help international patients understand the questions to ask before considering treatment abroad.
Our coverage begins with Vietnam and China, with additional Asian destinations to follow.
Cancer Care & Advanced Oncology
Cancer treatment is becoming increasingly personalised through molecular diagnostics, targeted medicines, immunotherapy and multidisciplinary specialist care.
China is an important focus of our coverage of advanced oncology research, including CAR-T cell therapy, tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and emerging treatments for complex cancers.
Our guides distinguish established medical treatments from experimental approaches and explain why individual eligibility and clinical evidence matter.
Explore: China — Advanced Healthcare & Medical Innovation
Research update: GoBroad at ESMO 2026: New Directions in Cancer Treatment Research
Neurosurgery & Neurological Care
Specialist neurological services may include treatment for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, selected movement disorders and certain brain tumours.
Procedures such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) and MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) require careful patient selection and assessment by experienced multidisciplinary teams.
For patients with brain tumours, treatment planning may involve neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiotherapy, molecular testing and ongoing rehabilitation.
Read: GoBroad Opens Comprehensive Neuro-Oncology Center in Beijing
Dental Treatment & Oral Healthcare
Vietnam has developed an international reputation as a destination for dental services, including restorative dentistry, dental implants, crowns and cosmetic dental procedures.
However, choosing a dental clinic should involve careful consideration of practitioner qualifications, diagnostic procedures, treatment planning, infection prevention and long-term maintenance.
Patients considering dental treatment abroad should also understand how complications and follow-up appointments will be managed after returning home.
Explore: Medical Tourism Vietnam
Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cosmetic and reconstructive procedures require informed decision-making, realistic expectations and appropriate medical supervision.
Our coverage includes procedures such as breast surgery, facial procedures, body contouring and reconstructive treatment, with attention to surgeon qualifications, accredited facilities, anaesthesia safety and postoperative recovery.
Vietnam remains an important focus of this specialty within our network.
Explore: Vietnam — Healthcare, Wellness & Recovery
Fertility Treatment & IVF
Fertility care may involve specialist consultations, reproductive investigations, assisted reproductive technologies and in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Treatment options and eligibility requirements differ between countries and clinics. Patients should understand the medical, legal and financial implications before travelling.
Our future fertility guides will examine provider qualifications, treatment pathways, success-rate reporting, laboratory standards and international patient considerations.
Learn more: Medical Tourism Vietnam
Traditional Medicine & Healing Therapies
Traditional medicine has a long cultural history across Asia, particularly in Vietnam and China.
Our future guides will explore Vietnamese traditional medicine and the Zhuang and Yao healing traditions of Guangxi, China, including their historical background, practitioner training and contemporary healthcare settings.
We will distinguish cultural and wellness practices from treatments supported by clinical evidence, and address potential interactions with prescribed medicines.
Explore: China — Advanced Healthcare & Medical Innovation
Planning Medical Treatment Abroad
Before arranging overseas treatment, patients should consider the following questions:
- Is the diagnosis confirmed, and have appropriate investigations been completed?
- What treatment options are available in the patient’s home country?
- Are the proposed healthcare professionals appropriately qualified?
- Is the treatment established, investigational or available only through a clinical trial?
- What are the expected benefits, limitations and potential complications?
- What costs are included, and what additional expenses may arise?
- Who will coordinate follow-up care after the patient returns home?
Medical travel decisions should be based on clinical suitability, transparent information and informed patient choice.
Read our article: Medical Travel in Asia: Why Patient Trust Matters More Than Price.
Explore Healthcare Destinations Across Asia
Glowcations Asia brings together information about specialist healthcare, hospitals, medical innovation, wellness and recovery across Asian destinations.
Begin with our China healthcare destination guide or Vietnam healthcare destination guide.
For additional Vietnam-focused medical tourism information, visit Medical Tourism Vietnam. For broader healthcare reporting and regional analysis, explore Hanoi Trading Post.
Editorial and medical disclaimer: Glowcations Asia provides general educational information and does not diagnose conditions, recommend individual treatments or replace advice from qualified medical professionals. Healthcare provider information and research developments should be independently verified before treatment decisions are made.