Going to Mexico for medical treatment or prescriptions is a long-time tradition.
In the early/mid 1950’s my Dad, and some of his long time friends and fellow WWI and WWII vets drove into Mexico for Rx glasses, false teeth, teeth removal or feeling and some fairly heavy surgery.
They were vets from the SW and Texas. The Texas vets guided them and help keep them safe.
Flash forward, a young 30 something guy and his 65 year old Mother drove to the California/Mexico border, parked in an armed parking lot and got a ride to the dental surgeon’s Mexicanoffice. Had the procedures done at about 20% of American costs. They caught a ride back and rode across the border back to their armed guard parking lot.
So far, they have had no problems from the dental procedures.
They all got back okay and no one died of an infection nor were kidnapped.
A friend of mine was in the Philippines last month to see various people. He got two dental bridges. Very good deal. Believe it not, from a righteous female Muslim dentist on the po side of town. Angeles city area/
The dentist who he last saw 7 years ago, but did not know where she had moved her offices too. The woman who showed him the way (guided him) to the new dental offices location, he also last saw 7 years ago. He then pitched in $700 to get her dental work done. These are poor people! Good karma for him and all I guess.