Originally Posted by Robbie

Not really.
If you ever go to Tijuana you will find dozens of clinics with U.S. doctors working in them. These doctors also have offices in San Diego and spend half their time in each place. Thousands of U.S. residents go there every year for affordable surgery.
I know plenty of people who have had surgery done there and were able to pay for it out of pocket.

Medical tourism isn't for emergency life-saving type surgeries. It's for the kind of surgeries you can plan for. Like hip replacement, etc.

Here's an article on it:
Medical Tourism: What is it, and What are the Costs, Benefits - Men's Journal