Indian medical tourism is a multibillion dollar industry, with India emerging as an international hub for medical tourism. Key specialties attracting medical tourists to India include dental surgery, joint replacement surgery, and cosmetic surgery. While the concept of traveling for medical treatment dates back thousands of years, marketing medical tourism as a concept is relatively new. India has world-class hospitals with infrastructure and technology on par with countries like the US and UK, but at a fraction of the cost. It is estimated that medical tourism could grow India's tourism industry revenues from $1.2 billion currently to $2.2 billion by 2012. India offers a unique combination of western medicine and traditional therapies like Ayurveda, which gives it a