Free Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries at Global Medical Barbados

by Global Medical Barbados | PlacidWay

(08/24/09) Barbados – Global Medical Barbados, providing International Medical Services that save clients up to 75% on elective surgeries offers free reconstructive surgery for American, British, and Canadian children as well as those living in the Caribbean with cleft lips, palettes, and noses.

Surgical care is available through the Charitable Foundation of Global Medical Barbados. Says Mr. Grafton Marshall, Chairman of the Global Medical Group, “We offer specialists in craniofacial surgery and are pleased to offer children from the United States, Canada and Britain free reconstructive surgery for cleft lips, palettes and noses. We realize that many needy children suffer from lack of funds or insurance coverage and offer this program under the organization’s charitable foundation to cover the cost of surgery, accommodations and meals for the child and parents, as well as air travel in a private jet.”

Primary services of Global Medical Barbados offer orthopedic, cosmetic and plastic surgeries, cardiac care, dental surgery, and health and wellness, anti aging and spa treatments. Global Medical Barbados recently partnered with PlacidWay, a growing medical tourism portal based in Colorado.

“We are pleased to announce our growing relationship and partnership with Global Medical Barbados and to welcome them into our health provider network,” says Pramod Goel, CEO of PlacidWay. “Their dedication to the health and needs of children is especially welcome, as is Global Medical Barbados Group’s 24-hour medical healthcare plan, convenient transportation and pick up from dedicated airport terminals near any major airport in a private jet. Offering, accessing and taking advantage of affordable health care for individuals around the world has never been easier.”

Cleft Lip Surgery, No Cost
A cleft lip, palate or nose is a congenital birth defect that occurs when the upper lip and tissues that form the roof of the mouth don’t develop or close properly. Some children are born with a minor groove in the upper lip while others experience a gaping opening in the lip, the roof of the mouth and even the nasal cavities. Many children born with the defect experience eating or talking difficulties, accompanied with the embarrassment and self-consciousness that these types of defects cause in appearance. Global Medical Barbados makes additional information regarding the free cleft lip, palate and nose reconstructive surgeries and services available on request. 

The Global Medical Group located in Barbados is the ultimate getaway for International Medical Services. Whether seeking for a breast lift, knee surgery or heart surgery in Barbados, physicians and staff at the Global Medical Group are prepared to meet such needs.

Global Medical Group offers services and perks unmatched by other medical facilities in the region including:

• Private jet and dedicated terminal pick up from anywhere near a major airport in the United States, Canada, and Britain
• A minimum of 3.5 to 4-star hotel accommodations, meals included
• One year free consultation access to your physician
• A ‘Companion Flies Free’ offer

The affordable prices offered by the Global Medical Group include private jet service, accommodations and meals as well as initial consultation, procedure and surgery costs, pre-op, post-op and follow-up care.

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Rhinoplasty – All inclusive Croatia Vacations

Rhinoplasty can make your nose smaller or bigger, it can change the shape of your nose, it can shrink the size of your nostrils or change the angle between your nose and upper lip.

Benefits of Rhinoplasty
Benefits involved with rhinoplasty include not only an improvement to the appearance, but also to breathing and self-esteem. Often times, patients have trouble breathing clearly due to tissue or cartilage blocking airways and rhinoplasty is a quick procedure to fix such issues. Self-esteem also plays a role in a patient’s decision to undergo a rhinoplasty procedure, as many feel self-conscience about the size or shape of the nose. Making the nose more aesthetically pleasing is the same as getting dental work done to improve features if one is unhappy with his or her appearance.

Come to Makarska, Croatia, make your nose look the way you’ll like it!!!

• Complete Rhinoplasty  2,300 – 3,000 EUR Only 
• Rhinoplasty plus Septoplasty- Nasal Function/ breathing problems in 3,500 EUR Only

Package price includes:

• Flight
• Airport transfers & transportation
• Personal bilingual assistant
• The surgical procedure with Anesthetist fees
• 5 -8 nights in a hotel next to clinic on a halfboard basis
• Complete haematology tests analysis

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To Look Your Best, Seek the Best

by PlacidWay | Breast Surgery in Europe

Medical tourists seeking high class, experienced and economical surgical procedures and treatments for their needs look for doctors and surgeons who offer the best in modern and high-tech equipment, training, and experience.

Renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr. Toncic and his staff provide a number of cosmetic surgeries at the gorgeous clinic building fondly nicknamed “Villa Milinovi” in Zagreb, Croatia. Dr. Toncic and his team offer a specially designed and equipped modern cosmetic surgery center that caters to the needs of individuals seeking a wide range of cosmetic and plastic surgery treatments. Such treatments include but are not limited to the most popular cosmetic surgical procedures from around the world, such as facelifts, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation.

About Dr. Toncic:
Dr. Rajko Toncic is an experienced cosmetic surgeon who has performed more than 15,000 operations in his surgical practice over 35 years. He is a member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and the Croatian Association of Physicians and the Croatian Assembly of Physicians.

Dr. Dinko Toncic has been practicing for ten years, specializing in aesthetic surgical procedures as well as otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgical procedures.

Specialized Cosmetic Surgical Procedures
Common procedures performed by Dr. Toncic and his teams includes:

• Rhinoplasty – Both aesthetic and functional nose surgeries are performed which help to enhance appearance, self-confidence and optimal function. Nose surgeries may be either open or closed. Closed rhinoplasty is minimally invasive and is performed via the nostrils, while open rhinoplasty accesses the tip of the nose or via the columella (lower portion of the nasal septum). Rhinoplasty helps address or repair drooping noses, broken noses and septum deformities.
• Breast Augmentation – This procedure is considered to be a relatively simple and minor surgery these days, but an effective one designed to help lift drooping breasts, enhance underdeveloped or asymmetrical breasts and to correct anomalies or enhance breast reconstruction surgical procedures. Small incisions are made to insert implants, which are placed under the pectoral muscles. Results to this type of surgery are immediate and offer patients greater pleasure in their appearance and self-confidence.
• Facelift – Tighten the skin of the face and neck, offering an immediately younger and more youthful appearance. “Mini-lifts” and full facelifts employ exact techniques that create a natural looking appearance that produces little scarring. Dr. Toncic specializes in creating small incisions made in non-visible areas, such as inside the ear or in the hairline.

When it comes to maximum comfort and high quality medical skill and equipment, Dr. Toncic’s new clinic, located in the heart of historic and ancient Croatia, Zagreb is a crowning achievement for medical advancements in Croatia as well as the quality of services provided for worldwide medical travelers. Dr. Toncic’s cosmetic surgical clinic complies with and is certified by the National Ministry of Health and provides maximum comfort, safety and wellbeing for their clients.

Traveling to Croatia
Dr. Toncic and his team are located in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Known as “the land of a thousand islands,” Croatia is a land that blends Middle European culture with Mediterranean cultures, and offers residents and international travelers romance, Mediterranean architecture, and rural wide-open spaces and national parks. With gorgeous views of nearby mountain vistas to the north, and the Sava River to the south, Zagreb is an historic city filled with cultural landmarks that has morphed into a leading economic development center that attracts millions of tourists every year.

Cost of Cosmetic Surgical Procedures in Croatia
Dr. Toncic’s clinic offers facelift, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation procedures that are affordable to both domestic and international travelers. Clinic prices include:

• Free airline flights arranged by Dr. Toncic’s cosmetic surgery clinic
• Pre-op examination and blood work
• Anesthesia and surgical procedure
• Overnight stays
• Private accommodations with medical post-operative care and supervision
• Taxi services and transfers to and from surgery and follow up checks

Dr. Toncic’s clinic charges €3960 (UK£3079 – US$5484) for a full facelift. His rhinoplasty or nose surgeries range between €1700 and €2500 (UK£1830 – UK£1944 or US $2354 – $3462) and breast augmentation costs (including silicon implants) range around €3240 (UK £3488 -US $ 4486).

The cost of a facelift in Great Britain runs between UK£4200 and UK£5800. Rhinoplasty, or nose surgical procedures, range between $UK £3000 and UK £4000, and breast augmentation may run a British citizen between UK £3400and UK £5000. The price savings cannot be denied.

We offer highest quality Cosmetic Treatment at an affordable Price.

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All Inclusive, Affordable Liposuction Cancun Vacation

Liposuction is a type of cosmetic surgery designed to help remove excess fat deposits from certain areas of the body. Women are more apt to consider liposuction than men, as it helps to improve proportion, body contours, and most importantly, self-image and confidence. Liposuction is also known as lipoplasty and can be performed on an outpatient basis.

Who Benefits from Liposuction?
Many people, especially those heading toward middle-age, benefit from liposuction treatments that help to rid the body of excess pockets of fat that accumulate around the hips, abdomen, arms and buttocks. Rather than being used as a weight control or fitness method, liposuction addresses genetic traits toward excess fat deposits, and is often combined with other plastic surgery techniques such as a tummy tuck, breast reduction, or facelift procedures.

Patients considering liposuction should be aware that it is not considered a treatment for obesity or as a replacement for nutritious diets and adequate exercise. Liposuction will not remove cellulite or saggy skin. For optimal success of liposuction procedures, the best candidates are healthy men and women who are in generally good physical condition, and especially those within 30% of their ideal weight. Individuals who suffer from medical conditions or life-threatening illnesses are not good candidates for this procedure. 

Perfection | All Inclusive Liposuction Cancún Vacation

Liposuction is one of the most convenient ways of getting rid of that extra fat… improves your body contours and enhances your self image!

Come to Cancun and reduce your localized fat deposits at thighs, hips & buttocks, abdomen & waist, upper arms, back, inner knee, chest area, face, calves & ankles…. 

Complete Liposuction Package: 3 to 4 Area USD $3500 (1 to 2 small areas Liposuction USD $2500)

Package price includes:
• The surgical procedure
• Stay in clinic (limited)
• 4 nights in a hotel next to clinic
• Completed haematology tests analysis
• Anesthetist fees
• Pre & post operative consultations
• Airport transfers & transportation
• Personal bilingual assistant

Bring a friend with you and get additional discounts on accommodation and treatment packages.

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*Please note: Surgery prices quoted are for planning purposes only to assist you in budgeting. These prices are for standard, non-complicated cases. Actual prices cannot be accurately provided until you have been thoroughly examined by the surgeon.

Patients with passports | BRIAN NEWSOME | THE GAZETTE

Pramod Goel likens his dotcom to online travel sites Priceline, Travelocity or Expedia. But go to make your travel plans, and the differences between PlacidWay.com and the others soon become apparent. Rather than choosing a departure date and destination, you’ll be asked to:

- Choose a treatment

- Choose a region or country

- Choose a health care option

Depending on your preferences, you will be pointed to places as far away as India and Thailand for procedures that include open-heart surgery and total hip replacement.

The Castle Rock businessman’s startup is just the latest stage in the evolution of medical tourism, a booming industry in which sightseeing and surgery collide – or, as his Web site characterizes it, “Exotic journeys to wellness.”

For years, Americans have been traveling out of the country to get less costly treatment, most notably to Central and South America for elective procedures such as cosmetic surgery. These days, changes in health care – rising costs at home and higher-quality care abroad – have made medical tourism increasingly mainstream. Not only are more people going, but they are going for medically necessary procedures. Some employers are even offering insurance benefits to employees who seek treatment in other countries.

In 2006, about 150,000 Americans traveled overseas for health care, nearly half of them for medically necessary surgeries, according to the American Medical Association. Jonathan Edelheit, president of the Medical Tourism Association, said as many as a million people worldwide will travel out of their home country for medical care by 2010. A May 2008 study by McKinsey & Company, a corporate research firm, came up with a much smaller number – about 60,000 to 85,000 inpatient medical travelers a year internationally – but still acknowledged the likelihood of growth.

Responding to the trend, the AMA on June 16 approved new guidelines regarding medical tourism: “Until there is significant action at home, patients with limited resources may turn elsewhere for care,” said AMA Board Member Dr. J. James Rohack, in a news release. “It is important that U.S. patients have access to credible information and resources so that the care they receive abroad is safe and effective.”

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Tummy Tuck & Cosmetic Surgery in Argentina | Personal Experience with Dr. Brosto

I am very happy to provide you with my personal experience and why I felt so at ease with my decision to travel to Argentina to be operated by Dr. Brosto. I, as yourself, felt a bit afraid to travel to a foreign country for surgery as I had heard horror stories of complications, risks involved with having any medical procedure outside of the United States. I live here in San Francisco, CA.

The most important elements in your assessment of any doctor is to obtain as much information about the doctor as possible, evaluate his credentials, his dedication to quality, his upholding your best interest, and most importantly, his evaluation of your health and any potential risks prior to surgery. Thorough communication and taking the opportunity to speak with Dr. Brosto directly prior to your visit is also a key to your feeling completely at ease and confident with your decision to trust this process.

I highly recommend, as I did myself, that you also have a full health assessment from your own physician and communicate your desire for cosmetic surgery and if he/she feels that based on your current health assessment, that it is safe for you to proceed. Take a copy of your assessment from your physician to Argentina upon your decision as the doctor will also perform his own medical assessment with a certified cardiologist as well as medical testing processes prior to his performing your surgery.

I will speak from my heart now and convey my own experience. I had been seeking for qualified cosmetic surgery at affordable prices here in the city for many years prior; however, I knew that it would expensive and most of the doctors that I interviewed were qualified, perhaps, but I did not feel the heart to heart connection with them. To them, I was all about the money they would obtain from me for their services. And their fees were so high that I knew I could not afford it for many years to come. I did not feel they were very personable to me nor did they truly care about me or have my best interest in mind.

In 2004, I began to research the internet in order to possibly find an option that would provided me with an opportunity to obtain quality cosmetic surgery of the highest caliber from a licensed and fully credited doctor at an affordable price here in the US. The only options made available to me were programs that supported student surgeons in obtaining patients to operate on in order that they obtain the practice they needed to complete their residency prior to becoming certified cosmetic surgeons. Upon their interview of myself, they declined me as a patient because I was too young and they preferred more elderly patients that would give the student surgeons patients that would require surgery for drastic and dramatic changes. I would not be able to provide them this opportunity and again, the program was designed to aid the student in their practice. I did not provide them with enough challenge for this endeavor.

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Going Global For Cosmetic Surgery

There are many advantages to going global for cosmetic surgery. Exotic locations in Thailand, Argentina, and Brazil beckon to thousands hoping not only to save money on cosmetic surgical procedures, but also to take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunities to visit foreign destinations. 

Cost comparisons between surgical procedures performed in the United States and the United Kingdom with those that can be found in Brazil, Africa, Argentina and Thailand are proving increasingly attractive to young and old alike when it comes to choosing cosmetic surgery.

Why Travel for Your Cosmetic Surgery?
Whether you’re looking to reshape your nose or take care of that face-lift without anyone knowing what you’re up to, traveling for cosmetic surgery is on the rise. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, trends for traveling for cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures are on the rise. The top five cosmetic procedures performed in the United States and around the world today are:

• Breast augmentation
• Liposuction
• Nose reshaping
• Eyelid surgery
• Tummy tucks

 

Over $12 billion have been spent on cosmetic procedures from the year 2000 to 2007 in the United States alone, a nearly 60% increase in a mere six years. From facelifts to breast lifts to Botox injections and reconstructive procedures, the cosmetic surgery industry is booming, with price tags to match.

The majority of cosmetic surgical procedures in the United States are not covered by health or medical insurance. Unless cosmetic plastic surgery or procedures are necessary due to injury and trauma, they are considered elective procedures and must be paid through individual out-of-pocket expenses.

Cost Considerations
Breast augmentation in the United States can run $8,000 as compared to the under $4,000 charged in India, and the $3,000 charged in Costa Rica.

Liposuction in the United States can cost $13,500, as compared to the $2,700 charged in Bolivia, or $4,800 charged in India.

A facelift can cost $15,000 in the United States. Facelift procedures performed in Costa Rica can cost just under $3,000, and about $4,500 in India.

Countries like South Africa, Thailand, and Hong Kong, as well as India are increasing their global advertising campaigns in comparative surgical prices as medical tourism brings more visitors from the United States and the United Kingdom than ever before.

Do’s and Don’ts Of Surgery Abroad
However, there are many things that global travelers need to know about medical tourism. Is it safe? Can medical facilities in exotic locations in Thailand, Singapore, and Brazil offer safe and comparable skill levels in cosmetic surgical procedures and training? The answer is yes.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons suggests that any global travelers seeking cosmetic surgical procedures abroad ensure that the expertise and certification of the physicians they are considering. Several online services are available as resources, including The ASPS Member Surgeon Abroad Program and websites like Placidway.com reference sections, which profile multiple physicians and facilities worldwide.

Individuals should also realize that medical qualification standards may differ from those in the United States, but growing numbers of doctors practicing outside of the United States and Britain are Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Cosmetic Surgery Tourism
Appealing prices and exotic locales combine the best of vacation destinations with affordable financing for a wide range of cosmetic surgical procedures. In all cases, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons urges patients to research the cosmetic procedure they intend to undergo, but the location as well as qualifications of physicians and staff to meet the needs during consultations, procedures, and recuperation periods following surgery.  Placidway.com is one of those sites where patients can research on finest cosmetic surgeons around the world.

The following questions may (and should) be asked of any plastic or cosmetic surgeon:

• Are you an ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) member?
• Has the American Board of Plastic Surgery or another International board or association certified you?
• Do you have hospital privileges?
• How many procedures of this type have you performed?
• Is the surgical facility accredited?

While cost is a major selling point in the growing field of cosmetic surgery tourism, and patients are able to combine the cost of surgical packages with vacation packages for less than the cost of the surgical procedure in the United States, patients must take a common sense approach when seeking the services of any position, whether at home or abroad.

Tango Your Way to Health and Beauty in Argentina

Argentina has become one of the most popular destinations around the world in the field of medical tourism. Buenos Aires is known not only for her beautiful theaters and art galleries, conference centers and museums, but as the ultimate destination for world travelers for relaxation. However, it’s also gained an excellent reputation for world-class healthcare, hospitals, and clinics in the world.

What Does Argentina Offer?
Facilities in Buenos Aires offer Americans and other world travelers a multitude of surgical treatments that include dental, cosmetic, gastric bypass, and plastic surgical procedures. Because of the strong conversion rate against the peso, traveling to Argentina to take advantage of their advanced healthcare system and highly skilled physicians and surgeons has become extremely popular. This goes for Americans flying south of the border as well as Asians and Europeans searching for the ultimate in medical tourism packages.

Medical tourism packages that cater to Americans and Europeans offer first-class medical treatments that are combine with the benefits of exotic tourism. Surgical procedures and treatments and Argentina caused 50 to 70% less than they do in the United States and throughout Europe. Such savings does not mean lack of quality, because surgeons in Argentina are world-class and board-certified. As a matter of fact, Argentina has some of the most technically advanced state-of-the-art equipment in the world.

Treatments Offered in Argentina
Treatments and services in plastic and reconstructive surgeries, fertility treatments, gastric bypass surgical procedures as well as dental care are available through affordable packages from medical tourism companies. One such company, GoSculptura, specializes in offering clients the best in medical care and opportunities to shop and sightsee. Taking advantage of the services that offer hotel accommodations, sightseeing expeditions, as well as medicals procedures in one easy-to-access package at more than reasonable costs.

Such packages include anesthesia services, operating room charges, and single to several night stays at local clinics, medications, surgeon’s fees, as well as pre-and postoperative consultations. The savings in cost alone has encouraged thousands of medical patients to travel to Argentina in growing numbers in recent years.

For example, a hospital in Argentina will charge $8,000 to $12,000 for a partial hip replacement. In the United States, the same surgical procedure will cost $16,000-$24,000.  In addition, Argentina is very well known for offering low-cost cosmetic surgeries for cosmetic procedures such as nose jobs, breast reconstruction, reduction and augmentation.

Finding the Right Surgeon for You
Medical tourists traveling to Argentina for any treatments or surgical procedures should make sure that their physicians are board-certified. Many international physicians and surgeons offering services in Argentina are members of American and International Medical Societies. Check with local and international medical governing boards for information on researching credentials.

Hospitals in major cities in Argentina, and most especially, Buenos Aires, also offer multiple types of surgical procedures that range from ultrasonic liposuction to gastric bypass to hip replacement surgical procedures. These procedures may often be offered at a 10th of what are charged by physicians and hospitals in the United States.

Benefits of Surgical Procedures Obtained in Argentina
Patients looking for lower-cost treatments in foreign hospitals may take advantage of lower overall cost in traveling to another country for surgical procedures rather than obtaining such services in the United States and Europe. In addition to saving money on the actual medical procedure, medical tourists may also benefit from sightseeing opportunities.

Imagine strolling the Bella Époque, or indulge in an Aqua Luna spa treatment at the Aqua Vita Medical Spa in Recoleta. Dance the tango at the El Querando in San Telmo, or enjoy a night of clubbing in Opera Bay. If relaxation and recuperation is what you’re looking for, take a walk and visit historic buildings along the Puerto Madero waterfront.

No matter where you decide to go or how you decide to spend your time in Buenos Aires, tourists may recuperate in exotic locations, and are assured of quality medical care, all at the same time.

Medical tourism is literally changing the face of the healthcare system worldwide. Information and advanced, state of the art medical procedure technology offer consumers a large number of benefits when traveling abroad for medical services.

Choose the best healthcare options for your needs. PlacidWay is the ultimate resource for choosing adequate medical treatment choices, travel and accommodation packages and medical centers around the world.

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The Trend in Medical Tourism for Expats

Overview
The growing trend of Indians, Malaysians, and Asians returning to their home countries for medical procedures and treatments is growing. This trend also incorporates Latino, Thai, and European émigré’s. Of course, competitive rates, state-of-the-art facilities, and highly qualified professionals are responsible for more Expats than ever before returning to their homelands for medical treatments and procedures.

Worldwide Medical Market
The reasons many émigrés are returning to their homeland countries for treatments and medical procedures are because they cost less. In addition, wait periods for visits and treatments is often less than that found in the United States. Of course, the opportunity to visit family and friends is also a decision for many returning to their homelands.

The concept of medical tourism is not new. The ancient Greeks and Romans often traveled throughout the Mediterranean to participate in rituals and healing practices on a yearly basis. In the 1700s, Europeans from France, Britain, Ireland, and Italy traveled to spas in Germany as well as made tracks to the Egyptian Nile River for the benefits of hot mineral water baths and rituals.

Today, India is a popular destination for medical tourism and outsourcing of medical procedures. Non-Resident Indians or NRIs (Indians living abroad) are increasingly returning to their homeland for such procedures, and save money on flight, hotel, and postoperative vacation while visiting friends and family. India attracts patients and expatriates from around Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Canada.

The same applies for Latinos living in the United States returning to their South American countries of origin, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela.  Accessible, cross-border tourist destinations north and south of the border allows Latino citizens and residents living within the United States the option to travel to such destinations to receive qualified, exceptional, as well as competitive medical rates in their native homelands. Combining medical visits with family reunions and get-togethers is growing in popularity and allows everyone to take care of medical needs and family obligations at the same time.

What You Get
Finding adequate health care providers and coverage is growing increasingly competitive in the United States. Outsourcing medical care and procedures is the result of high medical insurance costs and procedures throughout the United States and Britain. The major cause of such high rates is due to excessive medical malpractice insurance that most American physicians are forced to obtain to protect themselves and their medical practices. More naturalized Americans are realizing that healthcare options in their native countries will enable them to receive superlative health care while at the same time enjoying the comfort and familiarity of their surroundings. Support from extended family and friends will help to facilitate the recovery process and save thousands of dollars in hospital costs, because many of those people will stay with loved ones during their recuperation.

Global competition attracts Indian, Latino, and Asian natives back to their home countries for treatments, but is also drawing thousands of American citizens and residents to their countries for treatments as well.

Medical tourism companies also offer many Expats vacation aspects that include post-recovery restorative or hotel stays in attractive resort-like locations or staying home with their friends and family. Private hospitals in Malaysia, India, Singapore, Argentina and Costa Rica offer such amenities and services for those recovering from surgical procedures and treatments.

Expats often feel more comfortable returning to their homelands for medical treatments and procedures, not only due to the cost benefits, but also because the types of procedures available overseas are more familiar to their culture and belief systems.

While many new treatments are becoming more accepted in the United States, other treatments and procedures such as acupuncture, yoga, meditation, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and natural alternative treatments are understood and accessible internationally by Expats and their families.

Crossing Borders for Treatment
Latinos often return to Mexico and Latin America for cheaper though exceptional dental care, low-cost prescription drugs, and physician services. Prices for procedures in Mexico are generally 40% lower than those performed in the United States.

South American expatriates are returning to Venezuela, Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil for high quality dental work as well as cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures that save tens of thousands of dollars in fees and services.

Asian expatriates are returning to Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and India because orthopedic and cardiac procedures and treatments are more affordable than anything they can find in the United States.

The Bottom Line
For the price of an airline ticket, hotel accommodations and a return to their home country, more expatriates than ever before are opting for medical procedures and treatments in their native countries. In many cases, the overall cost of everything (air fare, accommodations and health care) included for internationally based medical procedures and treatments are still less than half the cost of a traditional hospital stay within the United States.

It’s no wonder that many Expats émigrés and Americans are seeking treatment for illnesses or injuries out of the country for their needs.

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More Americans Seeking Surgery Abroad – John. H, GoSculptura

High costs in U.S. are driving some patients to seek affordable plastic surgery in Argentina, and affordable gastric bypass and affordable cosmetic dentistry abroad, said John H., Director at GoSculptura, a company that sends dozens of patients each month abroad for specialized medical procedures.

Dismayed by high surgical costs in the U.S., increasing numbers of American patients are packing their bags to have necessary surgery performed in countries such as Argentina, India, Thailand, and Singapore.

According to Mark D. Smith, president and chief executive officer of the California HealthCare Foundation in Oakland, People are desperate. This illustrates the growing unaffordability of the U.S. health care system, even to people who are by no means indigent.

1) American Patients going abroad
John. H, Director at GoSculptura says there has been a 72% increase in the last 12 months in the number of American patients seeking care at the network of international clinics and Hospitals that Gosculptura covers. Patients are mostly looking for affordable plastic surgery in Argentina, affordable gastric bypass and affordable cosmetic dentistry treatment options.

Cost is a major factor – patients typically save upwards of 60% from the rates charged at U.S. hospitals. Mr John H. indicates a surge in volume from patients seeking treatments against morbid obesity (affordable gastric bypass & banding procedures): Treatments against obesity are not optional. Patients can die if they do not have access to these. Patients come to us as they are out of options in the U.S. Their country, their healthcare system leaves them on their own.

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