PlacidWay Presents World Wide Health Taiwan 2008

The medical travel industry has been sprouting the interest of healthcare providers ever so rapidly that some are classified as “swimmer who jumps into a pool without really checking out the temperature of the water”. What healthcare providers have to realize is that if they wish to be a part of the borderless endeavor, they have to prioritize on a globally acceptable structure to be pursued by those who desire to be a part of this new trend.  

To facilitate building a strong foundation, PlacidWay has teamed with World Wide Health Taiwan 2008 (WWH08).  The WWH08 forum will explore the challenges facing medical travel that impedes quality healthcare delivery as well as constructing strategies to counter these issues.  Subject matter experts will present a framework that would withstand the evolving storms and uphold the integrity of a healthcare provider. 

The WWH08 forum is designed for senior healthcare executives, superintendents, and business development officers from private and public hospitals, healthcare organizations, travel industry, as well as investors and financial institutions.  The conference aims to provide the Taiwan medical travel industry with a neutral platform to discuss with global industry experts existing issues while discovering what it takes to be recognized as a credible medical travel destination. 

Don’t miss out on the chance to explore the vast opportunities in Taiwan as the Taiwan Task Force of Medical Travel open their doors to welcome you. Join us on the 28^th – 29^th of May in Taipei, Taiwan and we will provide you with the professional insights and solutions to strive for excellence in medical travel.  

To request additional information about the event please contact WWH08.

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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Body liposuction in Argentina

Deborah went to Argentina for a complete body liposuction with GoSculptura Corp.

52-year-old Deborah from Texas is part of an increasing number of Americans who travel abroad for medical care. More than 45 million Americans do not have health insurance and suffer from high prices charged in the USA for cosmetic and aesthetic surgeries.

After doing some research Deborah discovered that by traveling to Argentina she could save upwards of 40 to 50-percent of the cost of undergoing a full body liposuction in the United States – and have dream vacations too!

She was greeted at the airport by Sol, her GoSculptura personal assistant, escorted through immigration, and taken by private car to her hotel, the trendy and cosmopolitan hotel Puerto Madero, one of the five-star hotels GoSculptura partners with.  After two peaceful days enjoying the sites of Buenos Aires Deborah underwent liposuction surgery.

Before the surgery she was “a little nervous, but I know that I am in very safe hands. Dr. Roblas has more than 35 years of experience and I have been very impressed with the medical staff so far. My GoSculptura personal assistants, Sol and Cecilia are also very attentive to all my needs”.

GoSculptura carefully selects the best private clinics in Argentina for all the medical procedures it covers. And they contract only the most experienced, accredited directing surgeons within these clinics, to perform the surgical procedures. All have over 15 years of experience and most are US trained.

Dr. Roblas, a board-certified senior MD with 35 years of experience performed Deborah’s surgery. He says that “Argentina has made significant contributions to the medical field across all types of surgeries. Professionals here are very good. Key is to provide patients with a tightly controlled 360 degree recuperation environment to ensure a perfectly safe experience”.

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AIDS/HIV Cosmetic Surgery (Facial Lipoatrophy) – Health Tourism Panama

Nip and Tuck Panama, Panama based Medical Tourism provider, announced today a new procedure being offered to Medical Tourists through Doctor Guido Spadafora Clinic in Panama. 

Medical Tourism now has Facial lipoatrophy for severe cosmetic problem for some HIV-infected patients and may be a sign of HIV lipodystrophy syndrome, which commonly occurs in HIV-infected patients who are treated with a combination of antiretroviral medications, especially protease inhibitors and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. In these patients, fat redistributes away from the face and limbs, towards the central trunk, breasts, and dorsocervical fat pad. Dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and osteoporosis may also be associated with the syndrome. 

Dr. Spadafora told Nip and Tuck Panama that Facial lipoatrophy is characterized by sunken cheeks, bitemporal wasting, and deep nasolabial folds. Patients develop a hollow appearing face. This facial appearance is easily recognizable and can serve as a social stigma for HIV patients causing psychological stress. Many patients with HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy are eager to correct their appearance. In Bioplasty, polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) is used for facial and body implants for the following reasons:

• Biocompatibility
• Does not migrate or move from the application site
• No allergic reaction
• No need for sensitivity tests
• Sculpted at the time of application
• Permanent
• Relatively low cost
• Ambulatory treatment
• Only very small amounts of local anesthetic are required
• The amount of product applied depends on the degree of correction desired
• It can be applied to various layers of the skin and deeper tissues (subcutaneous, juxta-periostium, mucous and intramuscular)
• Low incidence of complications
• Application with non-traumatizing cannulae instead of needles 

Panama Medical Tourism Industry is one of the few countries that offer Bioplasty which is an offshoot of traditional filling techniques, but it goes beyond filling. While in filling the biomaterial is lodged inside or just under the skin, in Bioplasty the application is done at much deeper levels, allowing the creation of shapes and angles.  

Nipandtuckpanama.com are informed that the traditional surgical technique removes excesses but does not add beauty. Bioplasty renews and enhances beauty. The technique can create harmonious lines for those who do not have them, enhance beauty, recover the contours of an aging face or add to the results of previous cosmetic surgery. Through bioplasty we can transform a person who is not beautiful into a beautiful person, and make a beautiful person even more beautiful. Bioplasty has already been used almost secretly by famous models, artists, and people who depend on good looks all over the world. Many international stars are anonymously having treatment where the procedure exists.

Bioplasty is getting more popular. Not only for famous but also ordinary people long for its benefits and a revolution in medical aesthetics begins to take place. Arrangements for the entire Bioplasty procedure including accommodation and transfer can be made through South Seas Pharmaceuticals. 

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Private Nursing Assistants – Medical Tourism Panama

Nipandtuckpanama Nursing is a service offered with our Medical Tourism Company based in Panama which consists of private nursing assistants who perform health care services for private patients and home nursing. Nursing assistants are readily available for Medical Tourists relating to health care of patients who require home or private nursing. All services are performed by private nursing assistants to ensure that the individual is adequately cared for while in our care in the Republic of Panama. 

We pay more attention to our Medical Tourism clients as we only assign one patient per Assistants at a time and therefore the patient is receiving the optimum treatment from a private Nursing Assistant.  Our Nursing assistants are extremely caring towards the Medical Tourist as they become individually involved with each client.  Nipandtuckpanama private nursing Assistants are mostly made available to terminally ill patients, clients undergoing Cosmetic Surgery or are simply Medical Tourist seeking that extra special care and attention.  

Nipandtuckpanama.com your Medical Tourism specialists provide a wide range of innovative and cost effective services available to meet each unique set of needs and circumstances.Nipandtuckpanama.com offers a wide range of support services to our clients in Panama and Chiriquí for the Medical Tourist visiting the Republic of Panama. 

The primary objectives of our Nursing Assistant service are:

• To assist recovery safely and maintain personal dignity by restoring patients to normal family living and useful functional activity.
• To achieve and sustain a state of health, activity and independence for those we serve.
• To furnish personal care services at a competitive cost to patients.

Our Services

Nipandtuckpanama.com your medical tourism expert provides efficient Hotel, Resort or private home health care services. Personnel are assigned according to each patient’s needs. Nipandtuckpanama provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

An initial assessment of the Medical Tourists’ immediate needs and ensures that the acute needs of the client are met.  This process evaluates the short or long term needs of the client and plans time frames in which to meet those needs.   Assessing the client and/or family member’s wishes is an integral part of the assessment process.   All information derived from the comprehensive assessment enables the staff to plan care that will allow the client to reach his/her highest level of functioning. 

Nipandtuckpanama are aware that while launching Medical Tourism it is also important to provide an inexpensive Nursing assistant service for those that require constant attention or visiting Panama for a Medical procedure whether it be Cosmetic Surgery, Dental Procedures or Liposuction we have the services of a private nurse assistant.  

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PlacidWay Partners with Sahara Medical to Offer Complete Guided Medical Tourism in India

Denver, December 1, 2007 – With increasing number of medical consumers seeking better pricing, better treatment, and a better experience, PlacidWay, a leading health and wellness tourism company, has announced its alliance with India’s leading medical tourism company, Sahara Medical.  The agreement will provide access to world’s top medical centers in India combined with rejuvenation tours to patients from across the globe. 

Sahara Medical offers healthcare treatments such as heart care, orthopedics – knee & hip replacement surgery, plastic & cosmetic surgery, cancer treatment, dental surgery, neurosurgery, eye surgery among others.  Sahara works closely with India’s top accredited hospitals including Apollo Hospitals, Fortis, Wockhardt, KIMS, along with renowned and certified surgeons all across India.  In addition, the company arranges complete medical travel services e.g., visas, language interpretation, sightseeing tours, and local transportation.   

“The PlacidWay alliance will allow us to promote our full service medical holidays in India.  We have a professional team who is dedicated to provide best experience to our clients from any part of the world.  Our services are geared towards people seeking complete medical solution from finding best health care providers to arranging all travel details,” says Mrs. Madhuruchi Lamba, Head Sahara Medical.

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PlacidWay Partners With South Seas Pharmaceuticals to Offer Full-Service Medical Tourism in Panama

Denver, November 20, 2007 – To provide full-service, high-quality, and affordable medical treatments in Panama, PlacidWay, a leading health and wellness tourism company, has announced its partnership with South Seas Pharmaceuticals.  The agreement includes wide range of procedures such as orthopedics, cosmetic/plastic surgery, ophthalmology, orthodontics, bariatric, angiograms, and spa treatments for those who want to be pampered.                                                                                         

PlacidWay’s alliance with South Seas Pharmaceutical will benefit thousands of medical tourists seeking private, affordable and full service medical holidays.  The medical tourism facilitation company works closely with internationally accredited hospitals such as Hospital Punta Pacifica, affiliated with John Hopkins Medicine International, and board certified surgeons with over 20 years of experience in their respective fields.  The surgical holidays include rest and rejuvenation at a destination of choice in Central America. 

Panama, a rapidly growing medical tourism destination, is quickly becoming popular destination among health tourists where medical services are available for 30-50% less cost compared to USA, Europe, or United Kingdom.  Panama’s modern infrastructure, availability of newest technologies, and highly skilled medical professionals presents a compelling case for health tourism.  

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