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Jenny Wong Beauty Group
A sharper, calmer guide to dental tourism, hair restoration, and aesthetic treatment decisions abroad. Built from pricing research, clinic checks, and patient-risk reporting instead of booking incentives.
2026
price research
0
paid rankings
30+
country guides
No affiliate commissions
No sponsored clinic lists
Original pricing tables
Complications covered plainly
What this is
Not a clinic directory. Not a booking funnel.
This is a research desk for people weighing serious treatment abroad. The tone is quieter on purpose: procedure costs, surgeon signals, recovery timelines, country tradeoffs, and the questions clinics prefer you do not ask.
The design now follows the same standard: fewer decorative claims, more editorial space, stronger typography, and a visual language closer to a private clinical dossier than a generic health blog.
Choose a dossier
Start where the decision gets expensive.
Each path is built around patient questions: what it costs, what can go wrong, which country actually fits, and how to verify the people treating you.
01 / Dental tourism
Smile work without the brochure language.
Implants, veneers, All-on-4, crowns, and full-mouth reconstruction across Mexico, Turkey, Vietnam, Thailand, Hungary, and more.
Open dental guides →
02 / Hair restoration
FUE, DHI, graft counts, and real recovery risk.
Country-by-country hair transplant guides, technique explainers, repair surgery notes, and warning signs before you pay a deposit.
Open hair guides →
03 / Costs and data
Numbers you can challenge, compare, and plan around.
Procedure tables, trip-cost context, savings ranges, and methodology notes so low prices do not hide missing clinical details.
Open cost research →
Price intelligence
What does it actually cost?
Selected figures from the current research files. Full pages include method notes, country context, and exclusions.
Single dental implant with crown
May 2026| Country | Cost USD | Compared with US |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $3,000–$6,000 | Baseline |
| Turkey | $350–$1,500 | 65–80% less |
| Mexico | $700–$1,500 | 60–75% less |
| Vietnam | $450–$2,000 | 60–75% less |
| Thailand | $700–$2,800 | 50–65% less |
Hair transplant, 2,500 grafts FUE
May 2026| Country | Total cost | Compared with US |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ~$13,600 | Baseline |
| Turkey | ~$2,700 | 80% less |
| Mexico | ~$3,200 | 76% less |
| India | ~$3,350 | 75% less |
| Thailand | ~$5,800 | 58% less |
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Read dossier →Editorial promise
The uncomfortable details stay in.
The site is designed around patient leverage, not conversion. That means the content keeps the unglamorous parts visible.
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No paid placement
Clinics do not buy position, inclusion, or softer wording. Ranking language is treated as a liability unless the evidence is clear.
02
Complications included
Bad graft angles, implant failures, aggressive sales teams, rushed travel windows, and repair surgery all belong in the decision.
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Data with context
A low quote is not a result. Tables are paired with inclusions, exclusions, country norms, and what to ask before paying.