A growing number of Americans continue to travel to Mexico for medical procedures or medication even though there are potentially many dangers involved while traveling through Mexico and during or after surgery.
This is happening even though two of four Americans kidnapped in Matamoros in March were killed by suspected drug cartel members after traveling to the border city for cosmetic surgery.
Most Americans who travel to Mexico for cheaper medical procedures do so in border areas like Matamoros or close to or in the Rio Grande Valley. But now, an increasing number of U.S. citizens are going deeper into Mexico than they have in the past….