Dubai Emerging as new Medical Tourism Destination - Medical Tourism In Dubai

Dubai is a new and rising destination for medical tourism. To help country rise from among top 20 nations for medical tourism to top 10 the Dubai Health Authority has already started meeting with private hospitals for discussion from last month. Dubai Health Authority is serious about discussion with these hospitals about constituting new medical tourism strategy and providing instruction to hospitals about things to do and include in promotion of medical tourism in the nation.

Dubai as a country has grown tremendously in last 2-3 decades. Country which was previously known to be a desert in now the world attraction for real estate business, tourism and annual international business fairs. Country has also grown a lot in health care industry. Dubai boasts of western standard health care facilities but at much cheaper costs. Various treatments and procedures in Dubai cost around 30 to 80 percent cheaper as compared to costs in countries like US, UK and Australia etc.

Dubai is already on the way to offer medical tourism packages to patients that will include visa, stay and leisure activities and those accompanying the patients.  All the hospitals and clinics will be required to provide these all inclusive services and also get registered with Medical Tourism Club as per new medical tourism policy that would be effective from Sept-2014 onwards.

Highlights of medical tourism industry in Dubai:

• 10+ JCI accredited hospitals and clinics
• Dubai got the first hospital in middle east to be accredited by JCI
• Staff at Dubai hospitals and clinics is fluent and comfortable speaking in English
• Translators also available 
• Free Visa on arrival at Airport
• A small Visa fee is you are entering Dubai by land route
• Daily flights by various carriers from around the globe
• Lots of tourist attractions & luxury shopping destinations - Upon treatment one must not miss a camel ride and belly dance.
• Quality hotels and restaurants for your stay (Though it's difficult to find a budget hotel in Dubai, there are few budget hotels)

If you've any queries regarding medical tourism in Dubai, send us an email. 

Thyroid Disorder Treatment Abroad - Medical Tourism for Hypothyroidism

Thyroid is a organ of human body located near the neck, immediately below the Adam’s apple. The thyroid hormone aids in the growth of the human body and responsible for proper metabolism functions. Thyroid hormone should be remain at a certain level in the bloodstream of the body. If their is increase or decrease in the this level, then this is termed at thyroid disorder.

What is Thyroid disorder?
Thyroid disorder means that the gland are not secreting the thyroid gland in proper amounts. It is either too low or to high.

Kind of Thyroid disorders: There are various kind of thyroid disorder diseases like:

1. Hypothyroidism - When amount of thyroid hormones is less that the normal amount, it is termed as hypothyroidism
2. Hyperthyroidism - When amount of thyroid hormones is less that the normal ammount, it is termed as hyperthyroidism
3. Thyroiditis - Inflammation in the thyroid gland
4.  Thyroid cancer
5. Goiter - Enlarged gland

Symptoms of Thyroid disorder: Though the symptoms og thyroid disoroder may vary from individual and could be hard to diagnose at the early stages. The common symptoms of thyroid disorders in human body includes: 

• Quick weight loss or gain in weight when eating properly
• Menstrual irregularities in females
• Hair loss
• Increased sensibility to cold
• Swollen neck
• etc...

Normally thyroid can't be detected easily as people mistaken the symptoms with other diseases. So the best way to know is to get yourself diagnosed by three test i.e. T3, T4  and TSH to know about abnormalities in thyroid. 

Thyroid disorder treatment: If thyroid disorder levels are not that excessive then it can be treated by oral medications that are taken early in the morning empty stomach. However if there is excessive malfunctioning then thyroid can be treated by surgery. It could also lead to tumors etc then patients might need to have surgery or undergo internal therapy using radioactive iodine after surgery.  

Thyroid surgery abroad: If any person needs thyroid surgery and if the surgery costs are higher in the country they live. Then  treatment abroad to medical tourism hubs like India, Mexico, Korea,Japan etc can be a cost effective option to choose from. All these countries have an excellent medical care facilities, experienced doctors and the treatment cost is fractions of what it could costs in countries like US, UK, Canada, Australia etc.  Also read this post on "Thyroidectomy Surgery Abroad".

Here is list of some hospitals you can research or ask for quotes: 

1. Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Turkey
2. HM Hospitales, Spain
3. Nova Medical Center Koramangala, India
4. Liv Hospital, Turkey
5. Chaophya Hospital, Thailand

Dermatologist & Cutaneous Surgeon in Delhi - Dr. D.M. Mahajan

Dr. D.M. Mahajan is known dermatologist & cutaneous surgeon in Delhi. He is an experienced surgeon with years of expereience working at the famous Apollo hospital in Delhi. He is alspo the founder of Skin plus, a skin care clinic in Delhi that offer wide range of hair and health care services in Delhi that includes:

• Plastic Surgery
• Acne Scar Removal
• Hair Loss Treatment
• Mesotherapy
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Liposuction 
• abdominoplasty 
• Blepharoplasty
• face lift
• rhinoplasty
• cheek /chin implant
• male breast reduction
• Acne scars
• Pigmentation
• Wrinkles
• Ear surgery
• Under eye dark circles
• Rosacea 
• Smile lines
• Birthmarks
• Freckles
• Tattoo removal
• Moles / warts
• Botox
• Dermal fillers
• Chemical peels
• Photorejuvenation
• Body shaping
• Permanent hair reduction
• Stretch marks
• Mesotherapy
• Cellulite control
• Vitiligo
• Psoriasis
• Spider veins / varicose veins
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Apart from his experience Dr. Mahajan is higly qualified as well. He has done his M.B.B.S. and M.D. (Dermatology) from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi. He is consultant to various association and research works and also a Member of International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, USA.

With over 10000+ international patients, Dr. D.M. Mahajan could be your preferred choice for  Medical Tourism in India.

Let us know if you've any questions.

Japan the new attraction for Medical Tourists

Japan may soon be one of the top medical tourism destinations in the world. People behind the medical and health care industry are very committed towards the growth of medical tourism in the country also known as "Land of the Rising Sun".

Japan is already a top tourist’s destination and given the fact the country offers great quality medical care facilities. In the recent past Japan has received majority of medical tourists from Asia and this is the main reason the Japanese government is taking some positive steps to promote the medical tourism in Japan and attract tourists for medical treatment in Japan.  Heavy inflow of medical tourists in other Asian countries like India, Thailand, and Singapore etc is also the main reason that Japan Government is serious about promoting medical tourism in the country.

Steps taken by Japan Government to promote medical tourism

Japanese government has already taken some steps that are need to attract people t chose Japan while considering health care r medical treatment abroad. Here are some main steps taken:

• Flexible Visa rules for medical tourists:  Time of medical travelers visa has been extended double the normal traveler visa i.e. anyone visiting the country for medical purpose can stay in the country for six month to get treatment
• Certification & Accreditation of hospitals and clinics: This is a clever and planned step I’d say. Since quality of medical care and hygiene is the main concern among the patients. If hospitals and clinics are certified by the government or a certifying body that would gain the confidence f medical tourists.
• Online Marketing: Launching of website and promotion over search engines and social networks is being done heavily.
• Medical Tourism Packages: Packages always help; various medical packages have been developed to attract people for treatment in Japan.
• Promote English Language
• Availability of Translators at hospital
• Provide accommodation in hospital with non-Japanese & vegetarian food etc.
• Target 2020: Japan has set the target to be the number one medical tourism destination by the year 2020 with more than 400,000
• Limit raised for medical schools: Previously  only a few students can get themselves enrolled for medical education in Japan, this limit has been raised recently keep in view the medical tourism 2020 target, Japan government has set up.

What Japan has to offer as a medical tourism destination?

It’s hard for Japan to compete on price with other Asian countries like India, Thailand etc. However Japan has got some edge in medical technology that the country can consider a major plus point to attract patients. Here are some unique things Japan offers to its medical tourists:

• Japan is world’s cancer specialists: Doctors in Japan are highly skilled for treatment of various kinds of caners. Radiotherapy and regenerative medicine is considered to be the specialty of Japanese doctors.
• Some high tech medical services are not available in developing nations. Japan can capitalize on this.

 

Hope medical tourism industry in Japan will meet the set targets and benefits not only Japan but people in developed nations like China, USA, Russia who find medical care very costly in the respective home nations.

Jordan, the new medical tourism hub

Jordan is slowly emerging as new hub for medical tourism. Lots of people are now considering a dual purpose tour to Jordan i.e enjoy avacation and get health care services in the country at the same time.Given the revenue associated with medical tourism industry the Jordantourism board is promoting health tourism in the country strongly.Though Jordan ranks first in the region as a medical tourismdestinations, number of tourists visiting the country either for vacation or for medical treatments have dropped significantly due todisturbances in the neighboring countries. However the country is still very positive about the growth of health travel and aims tore-evaluate the plan to get more people visit the country for healthcare services.

One very strong point that can be in favor of Jordan over other topmedical tourism destinations like India, Mexico, Spain, Turkey etc is that Jordan is one of the cheapest place for treatment costs. Variousmedical procedures in Jordan can costs about 10 to 25% of what it'dcosts in US, UK or Australia.

Jordan also offer convenient traveling and majority of medicaltourists don't need a visa or get it on arrival. This is pretty helpful for those medical tourists who sometimes due to complexities ofmedical condition can't wait for VISA approval etc.Popular medical procedures in Jordan: Medical tourists visit Jordanmainly for procedures like:

• Cosmetic Surgery


• Orthopedic


• Liver Transplant

Highlights of Jordan Medical Tourism:

1. Ranked 5th in global medical tourism index by world bank .


2. English is widely spoken, though Arabic is the primary language


3. Spring (March to April) is the best time to visit the country and summers are extremely hot and winters can be cool or freezing.


4. Visa can be obtained on arrival at a low cost of 18$ to 34$ depending if you choose single entry or multiple entry visa.


5. Well connected by various international airlines conducting flights to the region.


6. Cheap hotel accommodation, luxury hotels can cost from 90$ to 250$ a night. Various hospitals and clinics also offer free stay for one attendant of patient.


7. Various tourists attraction to visits like dead sea, Petra, world class spa resorts, Mt. Nebo, Jerash, the Crusader castle at Karak etc.

Pleased feel free to post your comments or queries regarding Medical tourism in Jordan. Stay healthy

Affordable Cosmetic Surgery in South Korea

In the current world women are very much concerned about their looks and they don’t mind undergoing surgeries to enhance the looks. Majority of those who undergo cosmetic surgeries are male & female models, actors, actresses and celebrities. However few of the people from the business and royal families also undergo cosmetic surgery to enhance their looks.

Recently Rakhi Sawant, one of the actresses in India mainly known for her dance numbers in the Hindi Movies was quoted saying “Doctors can give you but god forgets to give.” This answer was in response to newspersons asking her about her recent silicon implants surgery, she had undergone plastic surgery in the past as well.

Nowadays almost 100% of the movie stars, singers etc have undergone cosmetic surgery thus creating a buzz among the fans as well. Now normal people also don’t mind undergoing surgery for that killing looks be it plastic surgery, botox injection, implants, prosthetics etc.

“I want to look beautiful and I don’t have any fear for surgery”. This is what a young lady from UK was heard saying when we asked her about how did she make up her mind for visiting a foreign Country for cosmetic surgery. She shortlisted South Korea as the procedure costs in South Korea are fraction of what it would cost in her country and also the fact that South Korea in known on the world map for best cosmetic surgeons.

Best thing about cosmetic treatments is that nobody can know that you have got thse mirror cracking looks artificially be it nose reduction, lip treatment, botox, Buttock Augmentation, breast reduction or enhancement etc.

Below are the cosmetic procedures that you can undergo in South Korea and save thousands of dollars in enhancing the looks:

• Botox
• Facial Implant
• Face Lift
• Facial Scar Revision
• Chin Reduction
• Tummy Tuck
• Keyhole Plastic Surgery
• Liposuction
• Chin Surgery
• Dermabrasion
• Eyelid Surgery
• Male Breast Tissue Reduction
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Breast Reduction
• Brow Lift
• Butt Enlargement
• Buttock Lift
• Chemical Peel
• Injectable Fillers
• Thermage
• Sclerotherapy
• Forehead Lift
• Arm Lift
• Hair Replacement
• Intense Pulsed Light Treatment
• Laser Hair Removal
• Laser Vein treatment
• Laser Skin Resurfacing
• Neck Lift
• Otoplasty Ear Surgery
• Rhinoplasty
• Thighplasty Thigh Lift
• Thread Lift

Infertility treatment abroad

Infertility is a problem that has caused serious problems to many couples. Normally couples don’t want to discuss this topic, but stats say that infertility is an issue that millions of couples are facing around the globe. Infertility is not just a male problem but many female can also have the inability to conceive. There are many reasons for infertility like:

• Abnormal sperm production in males.
  
  
• Unsuccessful delivery of sperm: There are many reasons behind this like blockage in testicles, genetic diseases, structural problems etc.
  
  
• Problems with sexual life
  
  
• Poor health conditions – This is normally due to unhealthy life style drug abuse, use of alcohol, obesity etc.
  
  
• Age – Normally it’s hard for male older than 40 to fertile.
  
  
• Fallopian tube damage or blockage in females.
  
  
• Problems with ovulation.
  
  
• Early menopause - It happens after 40 but earlier stoppage of menstruation can also be a major reason.
  
  
• Medications abuse – Use of some medicines can also lead to infertility but this can be solved by stopping the use of medicines.
  
  
• Thyroid dysfunction: Too much of thyroid or too little of thyroid hormone can interrupt the menstrual cycles.
  
  
• Surgery – Any kind of surgery like pelvic of cervical surgery can cause fertility problems.

What is the cure of infertility?

Infertility just like any other medical condition can be cured. All you need is to consult an experienced doctor. There are many advanced fertility techniques available like:

• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• Ovulation induction (OI)
• Intra Cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Intra Uterine insemination (IUI)
• Artificial insemination
• Surrogacy

Best part is that using these techniques you can become parent at any age. Parents in 40s, 50s, and even 60s have conceived successfully using the modern fertility techniques. Success rates in conceiving using these techniques is as high as 80% however with experienced doctors success rate can be as high as 95%.

Cost of Fertility Treatments

Normally costs involved in fertility treatments are very high in US and depending upon the type of procedure chosen it can cost from anywhere around $800 to %10000 per attempt. One cost effective solution to this is to choose countries like Mexico, India, Bangkok, Jordan, Brazil, Turkey etc where the same procedures cost as less as 75% of the costs in US.

As I’ve said in my previous post as well lower costs never ever means that there any any sub-standards in care, infrastructure, hygiene standards etc. The truth is that you will find hospitals and medical care in these countries even better than your home country.

Medical tourism is definitely the new global business and you can start a family happily by choosing Infertility treatment abroad

What Delhi Doctors offer you as Medical Tourists

Delhi get a large share of medical tourists that visit India for various kind of medical & dental procedures. Delhi being capital of India is connected by various international flights and one don't have any kind of problem visiting the city for medical care. Indian hospital like Medanta, Fortis, Appolo all have their facilities in Delhi thus a great advantage for medical tourists.

You can easily locate any reputed hospitals and arrange initial consultation call with doctors in Delhi, share the medical history, reports, doctors view and then proceed to travel India for treatment. Best ways to shortlist best surgeon or doctor is to contact a medical tourism company or the hospital with a request for free quote. Another way is online search for doctors in Delhi, however this is a time consuming effort but you can use some local search engines like Grotal, that specializes in providing accurate results with updated contact information. Just take a look at the Doctors in Delhi results page of grotal, here you can find a comprehensive list with clinic name, address, website and contact numbers. you can easily find the doctors and proceed further.

I hope this post will help you in your medical tourism initial research. In case you need information, reviews about any hospital, clinic or want use to send you the resume of doctors please feel free to contact us and we will be more than happy to assist you.

Bariatric Surgery Abroad - Weight Loss Medical Tourism

Bariatric surgery refers to the surgery done so as to cause weight loss to the paients. There are various kind of bariatric surgeries like:

• LAP-BAND® System
• Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)
• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Since weight loss surgery is expensive in developed nations treatment in neighbouring countries or other medical tourism destinations is a cheaper option. However only your weight loss surgeon can tell you if bariatric surgery is suitable for you. And we recommend the patients to get expert opinion on which weight loss surgery is best for you, depending upong your BMI index and other medical history.

Also the success of any bariatric surgery will depend upon how effeciently you can make adjustement to your lifestyles and day to day routine. Patients need to follow strict diet routines, physical activity schedules for getting maximum results of the weight loss surgery.

Now advancements in medical technologies have caused al the weigh tloss surgery to be minimal invasive by use of laparoscopic surgery method. In laproscopic weight loss sugery like lap band surgery small incisions are made and thus recovery time is quick and also no visible scars etc are made.

Weight loss surgery options abroad:

• Mexico - In Mexico weight loss surgery is offered at affordable costs and some of the best options in Mexico for bariatric surgery are Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Puerto Vallarta.
• Jordan
• Belgium
• India
• Costa Rica
• Thailand

Please feel free to contact us for any query related to bariatric surgery abroad or if you need any consutlation to find the right bariatric surgeon or hosiptal etc.

Medical Tourism Guide - Things to research - Medical Tourism Guidance

So far I've told you about benefits of medical tourism i.e a world class medical care at low cost. However because medical tourism industry is growing very fast there are many newbies and small medical tourism companies enter the market that can may mislead you and can potential put your life in danger. Thus you need to research carefully and decide which country, hospital and surgeon to choose for your treatment abroad. Below are few things that you need to research carefully:

• Search for medical tourism company in your area: Though many leading hospital abroad have international patients representative staff, it'd be nice if you can search a local medical tourism company. A medical tourism company can save you lots of time by offering different options to choose from their network.
• Ask for surgeon resume: Ask the medical tourism company or the hospital to provide surgeons resume, experience, medical qualification certificates etc. This makes sure you are getting treatment from a qualified and experienced doctor.
  
• Hospital accreditation - Its wise to choose JCI, ISO, JCAHO certified hospitals.
  
• Distance - for single day procedures like dental work you might choose a cross border country however for a procedure that can take longer stay in hospital you may travel to a far country where the procedure is cheaper.
  
• Communication - It's a nice idea to talk to the doctor/hospital first and discuss your medical condition with them first. You may also send your reports to seek consultation first, before you actually land in foreign country for treatment
• English speaking staff: Language can be a barrier and thus make sure the staff and the doctor is fluent in speaking English
  
• Payment options - there might be a case where a hospital ask for cash only, so its a good idea to know in advance if they accept credit cards, debit cards, travelers checks etc.
• Testimonials: Ask for the testimonials from previous medical tourists.

I hope these tips will be helpful to you.

Thanks for visiting this blog.

Share your medical tourism story

Hi Friends,

I hope you like my medical tourism guidance blog. This blog is created to just help people to find the right medical tourism destination and provide them guidance for medical travel. Our motto is to provide as much information as possible and to help the medical tourist to have a pleasurable experience traveling abroad for treatment.

We've planned to make My Medical tourism story section in out blog where we can post your success story with medical tourism. Kindly feel free to email your stories and we will happy to include it in our blog.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Medical Tourism Guidance Team

Cyberknife India – Low Cost Cyberknife Cancer Treatment Abroad

India is one of the leading medical tourism destinations. Main reason for many people in US, Canada and other western countries choose India for treatment abroad despite the long travel hours is that Indian doctors and surgeon are most experienced professionals and compared to doctors and surgeons in any other part of the world. Huge cost savings is the other reason prompting patients to choose India as their medical tourism destination.

Cyberknife Cancer Treatment Cancer is one disease where patient where patient has to undergo long radiation therapies lying uncomfortably for long times and there has always been danger of healthy tissues being effected by the radiation. But all this is past thing with evolution of cyberknife cancer treatment. Cyberknife system uses advanced radiotherapy equipment that uses laser guided missile technology to guide radiation to the tumors in real time. This means patient can sit and relax during the treatments and there is no need to worry about patient movement. This technology enables oncologists to treat cancer in any part of the human body. Cyberknife is accurate, painless and incision less radiotherapy which don’t require any anesthesia. Best thing is that in majority of the cases hospitalization is not required and patient can get back to normal activities immediately.

Gastric Sleeve Plication Medical Tourism

Gastric sleeve placation or Gastric Plication is a kind of bariatric surgery that is developed on the methodology of another popular weight loss surgery called vertical sleeve surgery. Gastric Plication is a restrictive bariatric surgical technique that eliminates the complications associated with other bariatric surgeries like gastric band , gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy etc. This process doesn’t include any any foreign implants in the stomach or removal of gastrointestinal tissues

Gastric Plication is also known as gastric imbrications or laparoscopic greater curvature. It is a relatively new procedure and as of today it is yet to be approved by FDA. Though procedure is available at few places in USA, India and Mexico are the cheaper options.

Highlights of Gastric Sleeve Plication:

• It is a laparoscope with minimum incision.
• No loss of gastrointestinal tissues.
• Nutrition absorbing capacity of stomach remains intact
• The procedure is completely reversible.

Costa Rica Medical Tourism

In the last post we discusses about medical tourism in Brazil and continuing the series of popular medical tourism destinations, today we will discuss medical tourism in Costa Rica along with quality of health care in Costa Rica.

Biggest advantage of choosing Costa Rica as a medical tourism destination is that the country is easily accessible from US & Canada, there are frequent flights available. Also visa is not required to travel to Costa Rica, only a valid passport is required. Private hospitals are accredited here and most surgeons are educated in US. Apart from this Costa Rica is a tourists attraction also thus a medical tourist has the benefit of medical care and holiday abroad, still end up saving money if compared with treatment in home country. Though Spanish is largely spoken language, doctors and medical staff is fluent in English and language will not be problem at all.

Medical Tourism in Brazil - Brazil Medical Tourism

Medical tourism in Brazil is growing slowly. Brazil like other medical tourism destinations offers low cost medical treatment due to lower value of Brazilian currency against US dollar. Lower cost of living is also a major contributor in this.

The health care system in Brazil is one of the largest in worlds compromising of more than 16000 health clinics, hospitals, and medical centers. According to an estimate by Brazil health care country consist of around 2 lakh health care professionals. Most popular procedure among medical tourists visiting Brazil includes cosmetic and plastic surgery. If you are looking for cosmetic or plastic surgery, abroad then Brazil is one of the best and cheapest option for you to consider.

Quality of health care system in Brazil can be realized from the fact that you can find JCI and JCAHO accredited hospital in Brazil. You can also enjoy some of the natural wonders in Brazil.

Top Medical Tourism Destinations - Popular & Affordable

I thought why not begin with an introduction to the leading medical tourism destinations in the world. Today medical tourism industry is growing very fast and has become a million dollar industry with number of medical tourists growing year by year. Due to the financial benefits of medical tourism a lots on countries and spending to market medical tourism. However not every country is fit for medical tourism. Lots of factors come into play while choosing a medical tourism destination (I will write about these factors later). Main factors while going abroad for treatment include:

• Is country safe to travel
• Does travel expense compromise the cost savings
• Countries medical infrastructure
  
• Hospitals accreditation
• Surgeons experience
• Climate etc...

So according to a variety of parameters countries listed below qualify for the top medical tourism destinations of the world:

1. Brazil
2. Costa Rica
3. Hungary
4. India
5. Malaysia
6. Mexico
7. Singapore
8. South Korea
9. Thailand
10. Turkey
11. Spain
12. Belgium
13. Panama

I will post about medical tourism conditions in each country listed above soon.

Medical Tourism Guidance

Medical tourism in on the rise and gven the increase in cost of health care for uninsured people it will increase more rapidly. I've created this blog to help people in getting a pleasurable medical trip abroad. I hope my 2+ years of experience in Medical tourism industry will help many people in getting perfect treatment abroad.