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We at Medical Tourism Guidance blog wish you all a very happy new year. Hope you all have a healthy 2012.

2011 been a good year and be shared our knowledge about medical tourism industry with the world, which we will continute in 2012 and years to come. For those you want to know more and share their views about the medical tourism industry can also see out facebook page.

Here are some of our popular blog posts that you can take a look again :

• Question to ask before seeking a medical trip


• Low Cost Cyberknife Cancer Treatment Abroad


• Gastric bypass abroad

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

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