by Denise

When you think of surgery, what’s the first thought that comes into your mind? Sure, long incisions, huge, puckered scars, pain and perhaps a long recuperation until you regain full use of your arms and legs or are able to bend, twist or sit without discomfort.

Today, those thoughts are more than outdated.  Today, non-invasive surgery is preferred, in nearly all surgical fields, including cardiac surgery, general surgery and in bariatric and obesity treatments, just to name a few.

Laparoscopic surgery or endoscopic surgery techniques enable surgeons to operate without huge incisions and tissue damage. Healing processes are faster. This type of surgery reduces pain, and risk of infection and bleeding.

What types of surgery use laparoscopic techniques? Here are just a few: gallbladder surgery, liver surgery, small bowel, or other soft tissue organ surgical procedures. Popular laparoscopic procedures for bariatric surgery include gastric bypass, adjustable band, and duodenal switch surgeries. Laparoscopic surgery reduces complications after weight loss surgery. Laparoscopic procedures for the gallbladder and liver include bile duct exploration, bile duct injury, liver resection, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Find the best of care, expertise and excellence in laparoscopic surgery and specialists in international destinations like Mexico, Jordan, Turkey and Asia, whether you need knee surgery or tumor removal. Also known as keyhole surgery or minimally invasive surgery (MIS), laparoscopic surgery enables a surgeon to operates on patients by viewing a monitor and manipulating his or her instruments without actually accessing the specific organ or tissue.

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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

You may think you are. How about this question… if you decided to venture abroad for a medical treatment or procedure, do you know what to look for? We don’t know why, but many patients are hesitant to ask their doctor, surgeon, or facility for information regarding training and experience.

Why is that? We ask questions of our mechanics when it comes to car repairs, we ask questions about our schoolteachers, and we are certainly not hesitant to question a realtor or agent before buying a house. So why are people so hesitant to ask questions of their doctors?

We encourage everyone to ask questions. Ask questions of your doctor, surgeon or hospital staff regardless of where you’re from, and where you may be headed. Always take the time to find out information about any medical provider – at home or abroad. This is important whether you’re seeking treatment for age spots or you’re considering cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery or a cardiac transplant.

Here’s a list of possible questions to ask regarding healthcare facilities – at home or in Thailand, Croatia, South America or Jordan.

* How does the medical facility or service best meet my needs?

* How will I benefit from a specific service or facility?

* Do staff and/or service provide successful treatment?

* Is the doctor certified? Is the facility accredited by national or international accrediting organizations?

* Is the procedure/doctor/facility affordable?

This is just a starting point. Ask. After all, it’s your body. For informational resources about traveling abroad for medical care, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

High quality of medical treatment in Jordan has given this Middle Eastern country one of the best reputations in the world for its groundbreaking cardiac and organ transplant surgeries of the 70s and 80s. Today, Jordan offers the best in care in other fields, including cancer treatments, cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, fertility treatments and procedures in ophthalmology. Jordan offers the best in laparoscopic surgical procedures.

If you need neurosurgery, enjoy costs that are one/third of those found throughout Europe and one/tenth of costs of neurosurgery in the U.S. Prostate, kidney and bladder care are specialties of urologists with full range of certifications and credentials at several JCI accredited hospitals in Jordan.

Jordan has hospitals with state-of-the-art pediatrics and neonatology departments to take care of ear, nose and throat problems, as well as pediatric and neonatal surgery. Other specialties in Jordan treat endocrine and metabolic disorders, broken bones, conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and lung conditions.

Cancer care in Jordan is among the most advanced in the world, and nuclear medicine and their advanced radiology; imaging and diagnostic interventional therapeutic units offer non-invasive treatments for cancer of different areas of the body.

Whether you’re looking for fertility treatments, obesity, or bariatric surgery, Jordan is growing as a popular medical care destination for the Middle East and her neighbors. For information regarding medical care and options available in Jordan, visit PlacidWay.com, an international medical provider and resource center for medical tourism.

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by Denise

Is your daughter so overweight you’re afraid she’s obese? Does she come home from school crying because she’s not as popular as her friends, or someone has said something mean or cruel to her? As a mom, you want to do what’s best for your daughter. You’ve tried to help and encourage her. You prepare healthy meals at home and try to encourage her to exercise with you, or join sports programs at school, but she’s just not in any kind of shape to be accepted onto any sports team.

While you may have been putting it off, bariatric surgery may be your only option. Don’t wait. Teen obesity is hovering near epidemic numbers in recent years. The American Heart Association has determined that 15% to 33% of teens in the U.S. are overweight. Worse, your teen may be diagnosed with obesity-related diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or other physical problems, including joint weakness.

Two common weight loss procedures performed on teens include the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding procedure. Gastric banding  is also popular and known as lap band surgery. This surgery involves placement of an elastic band around a portion of the stomach to decrease its size. This procedure is adjustable and  removable.

The problem is, most bariatric weight loss surgical procedures are not covered by health insurance. Nevertheless, thousands of teens have benefitted from traveling abroad with their parents to receive excellent and effective obesity surgery in countries like India, Turkey, Mexico and Jordan, with wonderful and long-term results. Don’t put it off. Help your teen be healthy, now and in the future.

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by Denise

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with a partially clogged coronary artery? If so, you’re likely a candidate for coronary artery bypass surgery. Such a surgery procedure is often suggested for disease of the left main coronary artery, or for three or more heart or coronary vessels affected by damage caused by symptoms of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes.

More specifically, coronary artery bypass is often recommended to patients if they have:

1. Chest pain (usually caused by narrowing of one or more arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood and oxygen)
2. One or more damaged coronary arteries
3. Left ventricle is functioning poorly
4. A severely blocked or narrowed left main coronary artery

The most common treatment for blocked or narrowed coronary arteries is a literal detour or “bypass” around clogged arteries. This is done by replacing sections of damaged arteries with arterial grafts taken from other blood vessels in your body, usually the groin area. This type of artery bypass surgery is nicknamed CABG, which means for coronary artery bypass graft.

Heart surgery is expensive – often prohibiting many from seeking treatments to extend their lifespan as well as quality of life. Heart care or heart surgery abroad offers options. Surgical procedures and hospitals in Turkey, Jordan, Bangkok and India offer some of the most experienced and highly trained cardiac surgeons in the world. In the U.S., CABG surgery can cost up to $30,000 but in locations such as India and Singapore, you can receive the same treatment with excellent care for between $10,000 and $18,000.

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by Denise

Medical tourism today is not the medical tourism of a decade ago. So much has changed that it’s nearly impossible to remark on all the differences, but one thing is certain – medical tourism has grown into a respected and viable option for medical travelers across the globe.

The medical tourism industry has become a stable method of health and wellness care, preventive medicine and affordable, quality and safe treatment for individuals from countries in South Africa, South America, Central Europe and Southeast Asia. Whether you’re looking for LASIK eye care, dental reconstruction, spine care or a heart transplant, you now have more options than ever before.

Millions of people are now seeking international destinations for medical care in locations not limited to India, a well-deserved leader in the field of medical tourism. Countries like S. Korea, Croatia, Turkey, and Egypt and Jordan are fast earning their wings by providing certified, JCI accredited, and world-class treatments, procedures and facilities for global travelers.

Cardiac procedures, obesity and bariatric surgeries and cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures are just a few of the healthcare options available, and affordable to individuals, regardless of origin. Surgeries like hip replacements, atrial septal defect repair, gastric bypass and face-lifts are just a few of the techniques people are crossing borders for.

Hospitals and facilities abroad have applied for (and received) international accreditation by institutions such as WHO (World Health Organization), JCI (Joint Commissions International) and the Trent Accreditation Scheme. Such organizations represent quality patient care, safety standards, and the newest in technological developments and techniques.

For more information about excellent and affordable cross-border travel in medical and dental fields, access PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

According to recent studies, medical tourism nets roughly $20 billion dollars a year to global markets – that number is expected to reach $100 billion in 2012. Why? Because more people are fed up with rising healthcare costs, less choices and options, and longer waits for surgery.

Want more numbers? Call it what you will – medical tourism, medical travel, medical care abroad, and international medical care – it all boils down to the same thing. Crossing borders for accessible and affordable medical care.

It’s estimated that approximately 72,000 people from around the world travel to the U.S. for medical care. However, nearly 265,000 medical travelers visited Jordan for medical care in fields such as cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, obesity, infertility and more in 2010. While India and Thailand continue to be among the most popular for medical tourism, India alone is expecting a 30% boom in incoming international medical travelers yearly. Why? Again, because of excellent, affordable and accessible medical care in multiple fields and surgical specialties. By 2015, South Korea will be ready to handle up to 300,000 incoming medical travelers while Singapore has increased facility access to absorb the more that 600,000 medical tourists arriving in their country every year, with an approximately 13% increase since 2000.

Medical travel has lost its stigma. It’s a viable solution to patients around the world without access to prompt and affordable care. Why  spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on a surgical procedure at home when you can receive the same procedure, from a skilled and experienced professional for a tenth of that cost abroad.

Why not indeed? For more information about savings and accessibility for medical care abroad, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

Growing numbers of Iraqi citizens are venturing outside their borders for accessible and quality medical care. One of the places they’re going is Egypt. What are they going for? Anything from dental care to orthopedic treatments and chronic illness care. For example, the Dental Care Clinic in Cairo offers high tech treatments for everything from dental implants to cosmetic dentistry.

Another place Iraqis are going is India. India has long been a mecca for international travelers. While her reputation used to be founded on cheap medical treatments and surgeries, these days people travel there for her superlative medical expertise and care. It’s always been there, but people just focused on the “cheap” medical care aspect. Medical care at the Jordan Hospital or Kent Hospital in Jordan is highly respected and renowned. Middle Easterner’s seeking the best in care travel to Jordan every year for treatment in cardiac care, chronic illness and transplant surgeries.

Medical care is affordable in India because of its healthcare delivery system. Some of the world’s best fertility clinics, orthopedic hospitals, dentists and neurosurgeons are located in India. For example, spine and brain tumor specialist Dr. Ramnarayan of the Lakshmi Neuro Clinic in Chennai offers treatments for those diagnosed with tremors, epilepsy, chronic pain, movement disorders and various addictions.

Fortis Hospital in New Delhi is a world-class integrated healthcare delivery system that treats cancer patients to cardiac patients as well as utilizes the latest in surgical technology such as robotic surgery. Travelers visiting Fortis for kidney transplant or IFV treatment, organ transplant or orthopedic procedures like knee replacement find the best in care and services.

For more information regarding medical facilities located in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, visit PlacidWay.com, a one-stop resource for information, pricing and travel packages for Iraqis and their neighbors seeking superlative and affordable care.

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ABC News recently reported on the growing number of medical travelers to countries like Poland and China for cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. Cosmetic and facial reconstruction surgeries in the U.S. are not covered except under certain conditions. What are the most popular procedures being done? The most popular procedures sought these days include Poland for abdominal etching, a buttocks lift in Brazil, all kinds of procedures in South Africa (along with exciting adventures like going on a  safari), and a combination of traditional and holistic procedures available in China.

Arab countries in the Middle East offering facilities such as the Jordan Hospital are increasingly popular for cardiac care, organ transplants and orthopedic procedures. After all,   when travelers can access JCI accredited and state-of-the-art facilities and world-class and experienced surgeons in Jordan and Egypt, why not travel to the Red Sea region, taking advantage of enormous savings on procedures and combining them with a vacation of a lifetime.

Costa Rica continues to draw travelers from around the world for dental and medical services, and it’s not hard to see why. Costa Rica is a lush green country with a variety of landscapes and activities for traveling tourists. With handfuls of facilities accredited by American medical organizations, along with a large number of providers trained in Western countries, Costa Rica medical care also focuses on post-treatment or post-surgical care when they develop their travel packages.

For more information about the treatments, procedures and surgeries offered abroad in countries from South Korea to Turkey, access PlacidWay.com, a leader in resources for medical tourism and medical and dental travelers abroad.

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