by Denise

If you’ve been having problems or pain with a knee joint, and your doctor recommends you see an orthopedic surgeon for a knee surgery or procedure, it’s a good idea to inform yourself regarding not only the procedure, but what to expect, before, during and after.

What are your best options?

• Knee replacement surgery (Arthroplasty)
• Knee ligament repair
• Knee washout procedure
• Knee  abrasion arthroplasty
• Runner’s  Knee (Patellofemoral Stress Syndrome)
• Anterior cruciate ligament repair (ACL repair)

That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to knee repair and surgery procedures. Knee surgery helps maintain and even increase range of motion, reduce your pain, and help repair tears or wear and tear caused by sports injuries, arthritis, or general aging.

Know your options, and they don’t have to be local! You can get the best in orthopedic surgery in locations around the world including India and South Korea, for half the price you’d pay in the United States or Great Britain. Research your options. Make sure your orthopaedic surgeon (regardless of where he or she is located) is certified through State, Provincial, or National Board of Orthopedic surgeon organizations or associations in their country of origin.

Don’t suffer through pain or limit your opportunities for optimal joint health. Get your knee problems taken care of. Your knees bear your weight and offer you independence and mobility.

For more information regarding knee procedures, treatments and surgeries, and locations abroad where you can access such services, visit PlacidWay.com, a leading international medical resource and provider based in Denver, Colorado.

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by Denise

Perhaps you know someone who traveled south of the border, or even across an ocean to receive medical care abroad. More people are traveling to locations like Mexico to receive immediate and excellent care for dental needs, weight loss procedures and treatments, and a variety of cosmetic and plastic surgery treatments that range from non-invasive to full-on face-lifts.

Still, Mexico isn’t the only medical tourism ‘hot-spot’ around – medical care facilities and providers in locations like Turkey, Croatia and other countries like Thailand, Singapore and India have created partnerships with major medical centers in Great Britain, Western Europe, and the United States.  South American providers are seeing a large influx of medical travelers seeking the best in cosmetic and obesity surgery procedures in Brazil and Argentina.

Locations throughout southeast Asia are hotspots as well for travelers from the Middle East and African continent regions for services including:

• Dental care
• Vision
• Cancer treatments
• Orthopedic technologies
• Fertility treatments
• Cardiac care
• Cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures

If you don’t want to wait for healthcare prices to come down (and they won’t), and you need health care services or surgery now to enhance your range of motion, health and wellness, or for pain relief, check out your options abroad. Don’t forget to consider traveling abroad to deal with your medical that aren’t being met at home. Informative websites like PlacidWay.com offer detailed resources and accredited and certified medical facilities and providers around the globe.

Remember, you ARE worth it.

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by Denise

Do you want a baby and are having difficulty conceiving? Thinking about fertility treatments? You have plenty of options, and not all of them have to be outrageously expensive, as they are in the U.S. Add to that the problem that many health care insurance companies do not reimburse for fertility treatment expenses, and you may feel as if there’s no hope for your dreams of building a family. Fertility treatment abroad in locations like Thailand, Turkey, India and Mexico is affordable.

However, a number of fertility treatments abroad may provide the answer you’re looking for. Facilities in Argentina offer several  IVF methods and treatments, while several fertility clinics in Turkey specialize in IVF, ICSI, PGD, IVM and Ovarian Cortex Freezing methods. Specialists in laparoscopic surgery for  conditions that might reduce your fertility levels can be found in Jordan.

Get to know your fertility terminology, to help you find the right provider and right treatment for your needs. For example, intrauterine insemination (IUI) is also known as artificial insemination.  This method requires women to take fertility drugs to stimulate multiple egg development.  The insemination part involves the insertion of sperm from the male partner into the uterus.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique to assist reproduction. This occurs when a woman’s egg and a man’s sperm are ‘united’ in a laboratory dish. After fertilization, the embryo is transferred to the woman’s uterus.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a common fertility treatment for couples dealing with low sperm count or poor sperm quality. Sperm is injected directly into a mature egg.

Know your options. Explore your opportunities.

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by Denise

Where the heck do you go these days for a little R&R? What about the astronomical costs of retreats and spas in the U.S.? Who can afford that these days? Well, there’s an option. For the ultimate in true relaxation and rejuvenation therapies, check out the possibility of traveling. Yes, traveling. If you know how to shop and where to look, you can travel for some R&R (flights and stay) for cheaper than if you spent a week at a comparative resort in fancy spas in the U.S.

If you want a starting place to look, try India. An ancient form of Indian medicine, known as Ayurveda, is practiced today not only in India, but around the world. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the oldest systems of medical care that incorporates body, mind and spirit in a number of herbal, food and physical treatments. Ayurveda is alternative or natural health care.

Travelers to India, Thailand, and Singapore can find this ancient form health and wellness for the treatment and relief of stress, joint and muscle health, mental health, and many forms of illness. As a matter of fact,  Ayurvedic  yoga exercises encourage your body’s glands and organs to produce healing chemicals.  Medical practitioners today acknowledge the benefits of combining Ayurveda, yoga and meditation as a natural and alternative treatment for depression.

Folk medicine, regardless of its origins, has withstood the test of time. For information regarding alternative medical treatments, and facilities abroad that offer affordable treatments, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

Due to age, simple wear and tear, or an injury, at some point in time you may need hip surgery. Do you know the difference between a partial or full hip replacement procedure? Are you up on your hip joint replacement prosthetics? And while we’re at it, do you know about proximal hip replacement?

Proximal hip replacement refers to replacement of the upper portion of the femur closest to or ‘proximal’ to the hip socket. A very common reason for hip replacement surgery is fracture in the femoral neck. Femoral neck fractures are common at the base of the head, or the top part of the femur that fits into the hip socket. In such cases, partial hip replacement or total hip replacement is often necessary.

Okay, that’s all fine and good, but let’s get down to the brass tacks. What does it cost? Of course, any hip replacement cost depends on whether your orthopedic surgeon recommends partial or total hip replacement. In the U.S., a hip replacement procedure can cost around $43,000 to $50,000.  However, medical travelers visiting countries like Thailand, India and Singapore will spend about $9,000-$11,000 for proximal hip replacement procedures.

Whether you receive your proximal hip replacement at home or abroad, you need to find the right doctor. Some orthopedic surgeons also sub-specialize in sports or trauma medicine, while others specialize in the treatment of arthritis, spinal cord or congenital defect diseases or conditions.  Learn all you can about proximal hip replacement procedures so you can make educated decisions about your medical care.

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by Denise

Your heart beats approximately 4,000 times every hour. Every day, your heart may beat over 100,000 times, and in a year over 35 million times. So don’t you think it’s a good idea to take care of it? Don’t you think your heart, and your health, are worth it? Sure we do. However, paying for heart care can literally give someone a heart attack.

Some of the most common heart care procedures performed today includes balloon angioplasty. The problem is, the procedure costs nearly $60,000. Can you afford that?

The good news is that countries around the world offer options to cardiac surgery in the U.S. World-renowned cardiac surgeons in countries like Jordan, India, Turkey and Thailand offer not only excellent experience in all forms of heart care and surgeries (including valve replacements and heart transplants) but also the latest technologies in diagnostics and non-invasive cardiac surgical procedures.

In India, a balloon angioplasty procedure costs around $11,000, while in Singapore or Thailand, you’d pay roughly $13,000. Sure, it’s still expensive, but at least you have options.

Just know that you have options for heart care specialists and surgeons around the world, and in countries that rank higher in healthcare than the U.S.. When it comes to paying over $100,000 for a multiple valve replacement procedure, it’s smart to look to places like India, where you’ll pay a tenth the cost for the same procedure.

Different healthcare delivery systems account for the difference, not lack of training, expertise or experience.

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by Denise

We’ve all heard, and been shocked, at the cost of common cancer treatment drugs these days. How can anyone afford that? Costs for Avastin may range approximately $4,400 a month and Herceptin averages $3,000 a month. Newer drugs are even more expensive. How in the world is a blue-collar employee, or even a white-collar one, to afford that, even with insurance?

Too often, people diagnosed with cancer are choosing not to receive cancer treatments because costs literally devastate not only the family income, but future financial stability. One year of cancer treatment therapy can destroy nearly a lifetime of retirement savings.

So what can you do? Look for alternatives. Cancer patients are increasingly traveling to other countries in an effort to save money on biological hormone therapy drugs. Don’t be mistaken into thinking drugs are cheaper in other countries because they’re outdated or inefficient, because they’re not. Cheaper drugs and medications are the result of different healthcare delivery systems.

Look, for example, at India – a year’s supply of Herceptin averages to roughly $2,000 a month instead of the $3,000 a month charged in the U.S. In Thailand and Singapore, medical travelers are also able to enjoy huge savings on cancer treatments and medications such as Tykerb and Arimdex, Femara and Tamoxifen.

Remember that cancers strike all age groups. Diagnosis of lung cancer, bone cancer, liver cancer and stomach or prostate cancer are common. Treatments vary according to the stage the cancer is discovered, as well as location and overall health of the patient. Give yourself a chance. For more information regarding cancer and cancer treatments abroad, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

Do you want to know the top cosmetic surgeries sought after by both men and women these days? You may not be surprised… but then again, maybe you will. The amount of money people spend on such procedures may stagger you (hint – it’s in the billions of dollars).

Here are the latest trends in cosmetic surgeries:

* Breast augmentation

* Breast lift

* Dermabrasion

* Tummy tuck

* Botox treatments

* Laser skin resurfacing

Why? Well, competition for one. In today’s economy, men and women need all the help they can get to compete for jobs. The problem is cost. Most cosmetic procedures aren’t covered by insurance in the U.S. So what do you do? You got it… you travel abroad. Check out these numbers:

In the U.S., breast augmentation costs an average of $4,000 to $6,000. You can get the same procedure in Thailand for $3,500 to 3,900 in Thailand. In India, you’ll pay 75% less than costs in the U.S.

In the U.S., breast lifts cost between $4,000 and $7,000. Travelers heading south of the border to Argentina can pay 40-80% less than costs incurred in the U.S.

Tummy tucks range from between $5,500 to $7,500 in the US. In Argentina, costs are 50% less. In India, a tummy tuck costs about $3,700.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Costs are not reduced because of different healthcare delivery systems than found in the U.S. Of course, any medical traveler needs to verify the skills, credentials, and experience of any surgeon abroad, but you should be doing that at home, too.

Visit medical resource and provider PlacidWay.com for more information regarding cosmetic surgery abroad.

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by Denise

Stem cell research and treatments are still relatively new, but there are facilities around the world that use stem cell treatments, and transplants to help treat degenerative diseases. Diseases that benefit from stem cell treatments include:

• Parkinson’s
• Alzheimer’s
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Hepatitis

Going abroad for stem cell treatments or transplants has many benefits. It is more cost effective to travel to a destination, such as Greece or China, to receive such treatments rather than undergoing them in the United States. These facilities offer patients top-notch care, and the physicians at the centers have years of experience and research to offer patients, just as they do in the United States. Innovative technology and research is being conducted in the Ukraine. There, stem cells are being used to treat the following conditions:

• Joint diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Craniocerebral traumas
• Rehabilitation after chemotherapy
• Pancreatic diabetes

Stem cells, while beneficial in treating diseases, are also being used in cosmetic procedures, including:

• Cosmetology with placenta extract application
• Anti-aging therapy and rejuvenation of the organism

Whether you want to travel to India, to Mexican stem cell treatement facilities, or China to undergo stem cell procedures, the accommodations are equipped with modern technology and instruments. Facilities also cater to patient’s needs, offer in- or outpatient services, diagnostic examinations, and rehabilitation options. If you are interested in finding out more about possible stem cell treatments or transplants, be sure to visit PlacidWay.com for destination options and accommodations.

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by Denise

The nervous system is one of the most important parts of the human body, and when something is not working properly, you want only the best and most skilled surgeons to offer you treatment. Neurosurgery and spine care and/or spinal surgery procedures are costly, so choosing an international destination is an affordable option, and there are many highly trained doctors available to complete procedures – offering you a financial break and peace of mind.

International destinations such as spinal care facilities and hospitals in South Korea offer the same quality of treatment and accommodation as found in the United States, but for a substantial savings. State-of-the art laboratory equipment and diagnostic tools are used to ensure a successful procedure.

International facilities offer services in the following fields:

• Neuropathology
• Neuroanaesthesiology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Neuroradiology

Treatments options at such international medical destinations include:

• Medical and surgical treatment for stroke
• Spinal tumor surgery
• Head injury
• Spinal surgery
• Hydrocephalus

Healthcare facilities in India also offer international patients many services to create a stress-free experience. Tele-consulting services with specialists get patients the answers they need before they make the trip, and while abroad, services include travel arrangements, international cuisine choices, lodging for accompanying family members and connectivity options so patients are able to keep family members back home aware of the treatments and procedures.

Neurological ailments are important to take care of, and the high quality skills and accommodations found abroad are an ideal option. Check out PlacidWay.com for more information on services and procedures.

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