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.

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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.

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All on 4 Dental Implants in India vs all on 4 dental implants in usa

All on 4 dental implants is the most suitable dental procedure for those people who do not want to go through the grueling procedure of bone grafting. All on 4 dental implants technology was developed by Nobel Biocare along with Dr. Paulo Malo from Brazil. In this process four implants are placed with the two back implants at an angle which results in a brand new smile and strong and durable teeth. The best part is that this whole process can be completed in one session, thus patient need not to visit the dental clinic time and again.

Video - All on 4 Dental Implants



However this process is costly in USA and may cost you a fortune. However the same process can cost you 40 to 70% cheaper in India. And as in other cases cheaper costs doesn’t compromise anywhere in the quality, hygiene, brand of implants etc. you will get same level of care for all on 4 dental implants in India as in USA but at a discounted price.

What else do India has to offer in terms of all on 4 dental implants:

• Dental clinics in India are accredited by various national and international bodies.
• India dentist are highly experienced
• Many dental surgeons in India are trained in developed nations like USA and often have working experience there.
• Doctors and staff are fluent in English so language is not at all any barrier.
• Many clinics, hospitals in India are already promoting medical tourism so its guaranteed that you’ll get a good level of care.
• A great holiday in India along with your dental treatment. India has a lot to offer for tourists from mountains, sea beaches, deserts and plains. India got all to attract you. There are many historical and religious places that may also give you another world experience
• And guess what you still end up saving few dollars :)

Places to choose in India for All on 4 dental implants:

• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Delhi
• Chandigarh
• Bangalore
• Pune
• Hyderabad
• Himachal Pradesh
• Kerala

Most of the places above are famous tourists attractions as well. for any query please feel feel to contact our 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.

Gastric bypass abroad

Gastric bypass abroad is a cost effecive weight loss solution for obese persons. Obesity has become a major issue in mny countries and in US alone the ratio of obese person has increased to an alarming high. There are lots of weight loss option available like weight loss medicines, diets, exercise equipements etc . Still many a times individual find it hard to loss weight despite of honest attempts to loose weight. In such cases doctors advise to undergo weight loss surgery. There are different kind of weight loss surgery options like lap band, gastric bypass, gastric band etc.
Gastric bypass surgery cost in US is very high and also its not an easy task to get gastric bypass surgery in US. However countries like Mexico, India, Spain etc offers gastric bypass surgery at reduced cost. You can get the surgery at more than 60 % discounted price. you need not to worry about medical standards and medical care services as they are the best to match the US standards.
Listed below are the highlights of the gastric bypass surgery abroad:
Low cost
Quality care
Board certified bariatric surgeons
Easy to commute

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.