DEFIANT
World-class care in Thailand. Pay what the locals pay.
Get the treatment you need in Chiang Mai for 50–80% less than the US — surgery, dental, HRT, senior care, a glowup — with a professional interpreter at every appointment and every price on the table before you commit. No foreigner premium: you pay what a Thai patient pays. We're the fixers who live here.
Why people trust us
- We route only to accredited hospitals. JCI and Thai HA facilities we've
- Flat fee, prices posted. We charge a **published fee, not a cut of your
- A human answers. Message us and a person — usually a founder — replies within
- No foreigner premium — just a language barrier. Thai clinics post their prices
- We tell you when the answer is no. Surrogacy is banned here; Medicare doesn't
vetted — verified at intake, not just advertised.
procedure** — so we send you to the best clinic, never the highest-paying one.
a day. No bot, no call-center.
everywhere — on posters, in ads — and openly undercut each other to win you. You pay what a Thai patient pays; the only way you'd feel ripped off is not being able to read the sign. That's what our translators are for.
travel; ADHD stimulants are restricted. We say so, in public, before you spend a baht. Straight answers are the whole product.
What are you here for?
- Procedures & prices — US vs Thailand →
- What it costs — $999 full concierge or a $99 DIY pack →
- Veterans: your VA benefits work here (the FMP) →
- Stay long-term for treatment — the DTV medical visa →
- Senior & dementia care — full care at a fraction of Western cost →
- The lunchtime glowup — no-downtime aesthetics to stack on your trip →
- Longevity & regenerative medicine — the treatments the US won't approve yet →
- Brain stimulation — TMS, tDCS & neurofeedback for mood and focus →
- Pelvic & sexual wellness — Emsella, shockwave, PRP shots →
- Physiotherapy & rehab — recover where it's affordable and unhurried →
- Can't find your HRT / estradiol? Here's the Thai name →
- The hospitals & clinics we route to →
How it works
1. Free intake call. Tell us what you need. We tell you straight whether Thailand is the answer — sometimes it isn't, and we'll say so. 2. Real quotes, in writing. From multiple accredited clinics, so you see the price battle instead of a single marked-up number. 3. We handle the rest. Interpreter, appointments, records, recovery housing, and the hand-off to a provider back home who knows what happened.
See exactly what it costs → · Book a free intake call →
Radical price transparency
America won't tell you what care costs until the bill arrives. Thailand posts it on the wall and clinics compete openly. We do the same — the prices out in the open, our flat fee in public, no markup hidden inside a "package." That's the thing the US owes you and never gives: here's exactly what we charge →
More than medicine
Escape is a logistics problem, and we do logistics — visas, banking, driving licenses, relocation, schools, household staff, business setup, and more. If you're moving your life, not just your knee, ask us →.
Who we are
Defiant was founded by three American expats who got their own care in Thailand and got tired of watching friends back home get crushed by US medical bills. Disabled, queer, DEIA, and relentlessly organized. Read the story — and the manifesto →
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Get in touch
Chiang Mai, Thailand · working with clients across every US time zone. Blink twice — message us · LINE: defiant.to