Croatian Cosmetic Surgeon Engenders Trust

by PlacidWay | Dr. Toncic

Croatia has emerged as one of the leading destinations for cosmetic surgery in recent years. One of the most well-known is the Cosmetic Surgery Clinic ofDr. Toncic, in their newly constructed facilities in Zagreb. Doctor Toncic’s facility is nicknamed Villa Mlinovi, a specially designed and constructed clinic focusing on cosmetic surgical procedures.

Overlooking the beautiful Medvednica mountain range, the facility is conveniently located within a very short drive from the center to Zagreb, offering the newest in medical technology and design. Equipped with state-of-the-art operating rooms, individuals seeking the latest in cosmetic surgical techniques come to Dr. Toncic’s clinic for special care and attention to detail.

Treatments Offered at Dr. Toncic’s Clinic
Some of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedures atToncic’s clinic include:

• Face lift surgery
• Breast augmentation surgery
• Rhinoplasty
• Liposuction

However, the facility also offers, injection therapy for anti aging treatment of wrinkles, brachioplasty (arm lifts), tummy tuck and esthetic procedures after massive weight loss, forehead lifts, and cosmetic and aesthetic eyelid and ear surgeries among others.

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Making a Difference: Dental Implants Croatia

by PlacidWay | Dental Implants Croatia
Dr. Pero Šutalo is a highly respected dentist for Dental Implants Croatia, located in beautiful Dubrovnik, Croatia. His clinic just outside the historic city offers a variety of cosmetic dental treatments and procedures, including but not limited to implants, crowns, gum reshaping and traditional fillings, just to name a few.

However, Dr. Šutalo is concerned about the broad promises made by many medical facilities throughout the world, responding to increased interest in medical and dental tourism. He wants consumers and international travellers to know him and his clinic are different; while they offer superlative dental care and treatments, he’s not willing to sacrifice his reputation for quality for a reputation of being cheap.

Dr. Šutalo and his clinic in Dubrovnik have worked hard to reach high standards and are not only certified but continue to seek training in all new dental procedures from specialists around the globe. Dr. Šutalo holds training and certification from the ICDE, for Aesthetic Implant Rehabilitation and Bone Augmentation, Implant Placement and Soft Tissue and Bone Management Grafting and certificates in Bone Transfer, Sinus Lift Techniques, from the Chiemsee Akademie Bone Management Competence Center, among others.

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New Medical Horizons in Global Health Care

Health care in the 21st century offers more choices, opportunities, and options than ever before.  Not too long ago, medical tourism wasn’t taken very seriously, and the most common foreign destinations for travelers were limited to locations in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Today, medical tourism is the wave of the future in health care, with new facilities offering top class, state of the art and high-tech services in locations such as the Barbados, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jordan, South Africa and South Korea.

Physicians and surgeons providing services in excellent health care facilities, spas, and medical retreats now offer a wealth of options for individuals found in hundreds of regions across the world, attracting not only locals, but international travelers from the western hemisphere to quality and compassionate health care.

Cost perspectives in this new era of medical tourism offer affordable yet world-class treatments and procedures to individuals in a variety of medical fields, including orthopedics, obesity and weight loss, cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures, cardiac care, and stem cell research.

Individuals around the world can now access superlative healthcare without fearing bankruptcy. Europeans and inhabitants of Russia and Southeast Asia are flocking to superlative healthcare facilities in Turkey, Croatia, India, and Thailand and Singapore for cutting edge technology and effective treatments for a variety of illness and disease processes by compassionate, certified and accredited surgeons, medical staff, and facilities focused on the medical needs and comfort of international travelers.

According to the Medical Tourism Association, the next decade will bring an explosion in international healthcare capabilities and options, with over 16,000,000 Americans alone are expected to travel to foreign destinations for their medical care. An equal number of individuals from other countries around the world are also expected to travel to regional or international destinations as well.

The upcoming second Annual World Medical Tourism And Global Health Conference is expected to attract over 2000 attendees from 50 different countries, including healthcare experts, Health Ministers, Ministers of Tourism, presidents, vice presidents and medical experts from Africa, Russia, Japan, China, South America, and central European countries. Increasing numbers of insurance companies and insurance providers from around the world are adding medical tourism benefits to their policies. The uninsured and underinsured benefit greatly by these increased options for healthcare.

The Asian Medical tourism industry is expected to reach nearly $10 billion by 2013 and health tourism in Mexico, Central America and South America is not far behind. Countries in Central Europe are seeing the enormous benefit of providing world class medical facilities, procedures and travel packages to international travelers, among them Croatia, the Ukraine, and Turkey.

Increasing numbers of healthcare facilities around the world are now seeking international accreditation and certification by world-renowned organizations such as the Joint Commissions International and the World Health Organization, ensuring and enhancing confidence in services, education and training of healthcare providers around the globe.

The benefits and attraction of combining the best that tourist destinations have to offer with quality, affordable and effective medical procedures is attracting young and old alike.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado is dedicated to making affordable health care accessible to all, regardless of geography or culture. Providing reliable, up-to-date, and detailed information regarding medical procedures and techniques, facilities, and training and certification of doctors and surgeons from around the world gives people today more options regarding their healthcare choices.

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Medical Tourism in Switzerland and Croatia

by Denise

PlacidWay recently added two new medical tourism destinations centers to their database; the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland, and Terme Selce, located in Croatia. One of the leading and most popular health spas and golf resorts in Switzerland, the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz offers expert and quality care in fields such as sports medicine, obesity and nutrition, rheumatology, mental health, beauty and radiology. Over 70 staff members include specialists, consultants, and therapists, all certified and accredited in order to provide quality patient care and technologies.

Switzerland is one of the most gorgeous and luxurious of destinations, not only for many Europeans, but Americans and other international travelers. Offering the best in medical technology and state-of-the-art facilities such as Bad Ragaz, Switzerland is growing to be one of the most popular medical destinations around the globe in the decade.

Facilities in Croatia such as Terme Selce are also growing in popularity, especially with those such as Terme Selce, a high-tech facility that offers physical therapy, restorative care and rehabilitative care, stress management, and sports programs including prevention, diagnostics and therapies.

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Miracle Workers for Athletes

by Banijel Botic | Croatian Health Brand

Just as the Kostelic family is a Croatian Sports brand, so is Telme Selce, headed by M.D. Vlasta Brozicevic, a Croatian health brand.

When you mention the Kostellc family and the planetary successes of Janica and Ivica, it must be mentioned that Dr Viasta Brozicevic owner of the Terme Selce, is an indispensable part of their lives. After Janica’s horrible fall in St. Moritz, when everyone was predicting the end of her sports career a doctors’ council at the Basel Bruderholz Hospital Successfully operated on our snow queen, restoring the hope of her return to the ski tracks. But there was a long way ahead for her full recovery. The best hospital in the world for sports injuries recommended Dr. Brozicevic to the Kostelic family, and Janica spent her rehabilitation in Selce.

Since that moment, the lives of Dr Brozicevic and her associates was never the same. They were taking care of the best woman skier of all times, as it eventually turned out. An unbelievable persistence and love for skiing, but also a unique organism with unimaginable high pain tolerance brought Janica back to the ski tracks. The other member of this incredible sports family has also gone through several difficult operations (even three on the right knee), and one of the reasons why Ivica fulfilled his boyhood dream, an Olympic medal, is related to Dr Brozicevic.

Working in the state administrative sector along with her husband, she soon realized that in the sports medicine she would not be able to realize everything she had conceived in her mind. She then realized the idea of a private polyclinic for sports injuries and opened Terme Selce in her family home. Employees of Terme Selce create a real family atmosphere. The guests have four apartments for their accommodation and the facilities are equipped with the best instruments for rehabilitation. Besides Janica and Ivica Kostellc, any Croatian and world famous football players have visited Terme Selce and Dr Brozicevic. Dr Brozicevic further educated her employees by her example of how to communicate with athletes, who are often in psychological shock in those moments.

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Want to feel young! An Amazing Anti-Aging Program for 60+

In past two decades Terme Selce has developed unique way to create effective programmes, that enable quick recovery and increase treatment results. All this, with no hospital environment, but in a family warm atmosphere.

Anti Aging program (60+)
This program improves mobility, reduces chronic pain, improves sleeping, body and face revitalization, body weight and high blood pressure regulation, medical examination and monitoring, final medical recommendation,Accommodation at 4* hotel or apartment, half board, double occupancies.

Our programmes are recognised by professional and non professional sportsmen, showbiz individuals, managers and tourists from all over the World.

Duration of stay	Price Per 1 person w/program
12 days & 11 nights	€ 2,105

*The Package is tailored for people without any other sinificant health problems, though if that is the case, our physicians reserve the right of changing pre set therapy, still respecting the given price.

*Prices valid until May 1st 2009 and from September 20th until the end of the year. For the months of May 1st–September 20th an overall increase of cca. 15% in the summer months due to high season and hotel prices.

SPECIAL deals on our packages:

• If booked by  April 15th 2009 –  FREE ½ day excursion in the area.
• For months October, November and December 2009  if booked by May 1st 2009.
  Additional Procedure
  A day FREE at clients choice: Aqua detox, solarium, Facial mask, Tease face massage, Tease foot massage, Parafin Hand Bath, Waxing.

Please Click Here to request more information from Terme Selce.

No Better Time for Cosmetic Surgery Abroad

by Denise

Once again, the summer months are almost upon us. We take a look in the near, try on favorite summer clothes, and realize that we’ve got some changes to make. Cheap plastic surgery is available to help take a nip here, a tuck there. Cosmetic surgeries may involve anything from liposuction to breast augmentation, a nose job, or even a thigh lift. Cosmetic surgeons in foreign destinations are highly skilled, world-renowned, and offer a multitude of cosmetic surgery procedures to meet any needs, at costs Americans can afford.

Cosmetic and plastic surgery and most cosmetic dental treatment procedures are not covered by medical health insurance in the United States. Is it any wonder that millions of Americans travel abroad to destinations such as Croatia, Brazil, or India for affordable plastic and reconstructive surgery?

Whether you’re looking for noninvasive plastic surgery, obesity plastic surgery or reconstructive cosmetic surgeons, the world is literally at your fingertips. Board-certified plastic surgeon options, plastic surgery specialists in cosmetic surgery center options are available in foreign destinations.

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Latinos Returning Home for Affordable Healthcare

by Denise Wang | PlacidWay

Latinos from around the United States are returning home to seek affordable healthcare in their native countries such as Mexico, Central American countries like Costa Rica, Panama and other destinations in South America including Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina for a multitude of surgical procedures, including dental care, plastic and cosmetic surgeries, stem cell therapies and medical spa treatments.

According to the Latin American Medical Tourism and Health Congress, nearly 50 million Americans don’t have health insurance, and among them, almost 20 million are of Latin American heritage. Therefore, the availability and cost effectiveness of procuring medical care and treatments in Mexico, Central America and South America are offering all American citizens and travelers from countries such as Canada and throughout Europe some of the largest opportunities for healthcare in Latin American hospitals as well as clinics.

Quality of Care in Latin America
Medical tourism around the world is gaining attention. More countries are ensuring that services offered are certified and accredited by the United States as well as international accrediting organizations such as the JCI, and ISQA to ensure quality of care, the best in equipment and technology, and clean and state-of-the-art facilities and hospitals.

Medical travelers from the United States, Canada and other countries are traveling to Latin America for affordable medications, prescriptions, and treatments not available in the United States, including stem cell therapies and many alternative treatments that are nevertheless accepted and practiced around the world. The rising costs of healthcare and medical insurance in the United States is propelling more Americans, including Hispanics, to venture elsewhere for quality and experienced healthcare.

The Growing Popularity of Medical Tourism in Latin America
Medical tourism in Latin America includes medical destinations in exotic locales from beautiful Costa Rica and Panama to the best that Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil have to offer. Many hospitals in these locations meet international standards and are inspected and accredited by the Joint Commission International, the international branch of one of the leading medical facility accrediting organizations in the world.

Hospital and tourism packages offer consumers options in affordable dentistry, plastic and cosmetic surgery, obesity and weight loss treatments as well as LASIK eye care and are combined with the availability of a once-in-a-lifetime getaway vacation at an exotic destination, which are proving increasingly attractive ideas and options for Americans as well as other international travelers.

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Amazing Packages for the Best Dental Procedures in Europe

Excellence is our standard..

Trident is the centre for aesthetic dentistry and implantology situated in the most beautiful pearl on the Adriatic Coast– the town of Rovinj. It consists of 5 completely equipped dental surgeries with a state-of-the art dental laboratory. After successfully performing over 10,000 implants… solving complicated implant-prosthetical cases, now offering…

Package 1:

1-tooth implant for price of 1,000 EUR.

The Advantages of Dental Implant Procedures
Dental implant procedures are highly successful; though depending on age and mouth condition, adjustments and replacements may need to be made in the future. Dentists will often suggest that dental implant candidates cease smoking to facilitate implant success and longevity. In addition, candidates are advised to follow good oral hygiene habits to prevent gum disease damage around implant sites. However, dental implant procedures offer permanent solutions to tooth loss caused by gum disease, cavities, aging, and trauma caused by injury or accidents.

The Package includes:

• Cost of extraction (if tooth needs to come out before implant)
• Cost of surgery
• Cost of Ankylos implant (one of the best in the world)
• Healing abutment
• Standard abutment
• Temporary crown
• Final crown

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Package 2:

 

One porcelain-fused-to-metal crown at price of 285 EUR.

Benefits of Porcelain Dental Crowns
Porcelain dental crowns improve both the appearance and function of injured or damaged teeth. They cover and protect the entire surface area of the tooth, eliminating pain and restoring strength.

The Package includes:

• Root canal treatment (with post core built-up)
• Temporary crown
• Final crown

Please Click Here to request more information about Dental Procedures Abroad from Trident

Want to feel young! An Amazing Anti-Aging Program

In past two decades Terme Selce has developed unique way to create effective programmes, that enable quick recovery and increase treatment results. All this, with no hospital environment, but in a family warm atmosphere. 

Anti Aging program (60+)
This program improves mobility, reduces chronic pain, improves sleeping, body and face revitalization, body weight and high blood pressure regulation, medical examination and monitoring, final medical recommendation, Accommodation at 4* hotel or apartment, half board, double occupancies.
 
Our programmes are recognised by professional and non professional sportsmen, showbiz individuals, managers and tourists from all over the World.

Duration of stay	Price Per 1 person w/program
12 days & 11 nights	€ 2,105

*The Package is tailored for people without any other sinificant health problems, though if that is the case, our physicians reserve the right of changing pre set therapy, still respecting the given price.

*Prices valid until May 1st 2009 and from September 20th until the end of the year. For the months of May 1st–September 20th an overall increase of cca. 15% in the summer months due to high season and hotel prices.

SPECIAL deals on our packages:

• If booked by  April 15th 2009 –  FREE ½ day excursion in the area.
• For months October, November and December 2009  if booked by May 1st 2009.
  Additional Procedure
  A day FREE at clients choice: Aqua detox, solarium, Facial mask, Tease face massage, Tease foot massage, Parafin Hand Bath, Waxing.

Please Click Here to request more information from Terme Selce.