As the cost of living continues to bite, many of us are looking for every opportunity to save money. Data shows millions of Australians have put off medical appointments due to the cost, while others are dipping into their superannuation to fund dental treatments .
"We obviously hope none of these things happen to any patient that has surgery, but unfortunately these things do happen from time to time and you'd want to be as certain as you could be that wherever you had it done had the facilities to look after those unforeseen problems." And the potential for complications doesn't necessarily end once you leave the country where you had your procedure, Frydenberg added.