doctorsmedical tourismnamma chennai sees an average of 150 international patients visiting the city for treatment on a daily basis this number will only increase opine experts as we will become worldfamous for our quality healthcare at competitive rates even alternative medicines will catch up in 10 years says dr nedungadi v haridas of dr nedungadis ayurvedic centre even now we get patients including sportspersons from the us and the emirates for treatment in the coming years we might be able to expand and be able to provide an integrated medical approach to foreign patients he says detox will become a routine and more people will turn to ayurveda and other traditional treatments he adds ks guru prasad a research scholar in medical tourism says replacement surgeries bariatric surgeries and infertility treatments will be the common areas that will attract foreign patients in the next decade it will be more like a treatmentcumvacation for them he says and so down the line medical tourism will be a major contributor to our economy