by Denise

Have you heard of Da Vinci? No, not the famous painter, but the famous, high-tech robotic surgical equipment. If you haven’t, you’re in for an eye-opening surprise. Robotic surgery offers several forms of robotic equipment, such as robotic-assisted laparoscopic, endoscopic, and thoracoscopy surgical procedures. Robotic surgery involves a combination of computer-assisted technologies with the finest and newest surgical tools. The method offers access to different areas of the body through the use of special scopes and equipment. This equipment is NOT totally controlled by a robot, but by specially trained surgeons who use a monitor and hand attachments in the operating room.

Da Vinci robotic surgery makes use of computerized medical technologies and robotics that literally mimic hand movements of a surgeon through the use of robotic arms and instruments. This enables surgeons to provide extremely precise and fine movements in surgical capabilities. Today, Da Vinci robotic surgery is used for:

• Cardiovascular surgery
• Gynecology
• Endocrine surgery
• Urology
• General surgery

Where do you find Da Vinci? More fine hospitals around the world are taking advantage of robotic surgery, including the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, as well as countries like Turkey, Jordan and locations throughout Southeast Asia.

Da Vinci robotic surgery offers huge benefits to patients undergoing surgical procedures; less blood loss, pain, and scarring. The method offers most patients shorter recovery and recuperation and reduces risk of infection and complications.

For more information regarding Da Vinci robotic surgery, and where you can find it abroad, visit PlacidWay.com, a leading medical resource and provider based in Denver, Colorado.

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by Denise

Do you know the difference between a laparoscopic and an open surgical approach? You should.

Basically, laparoscopic surgery is a type of “keyhole” surgery or minimally invasive surgery (MIS).  This technique allows surgeons to view, access and remove sections or entire organs through tiny incisions rather than large incisions, reducing scarring, healing time hospital stays. Many facilities and surgeons today use the laparoscopic techniques to perform a variety of surgeries, from liposuction to heart valve replacement.

Surgeons need a lot of training in the use of hand access devices in laparoscopic surgery. These hand-controlled devices allow surgeons to perform minute movements involved in procedures like a pancreatectomy or a liver resection procedure. Continual advancements in technology increase capabilities of single port entry techniques for complicated surgical procedures.

Still, open surgical procedures have their benefits too. Surgeons make incisions large enough for them to see what they’re doing using traditional “old school” surgical methods, which is beneficial for patients receiving care from a surgeon who has performed thousands of a specific surgical procedure or technique before.

Whether you want to rely on modern surgical technology or on the experience, expertise and quality of a doctor’s fine, steady hand, research your options. From laparoscopic surgery, experts like Dr. Alejandro Aguirre-Wallace for weight loss and bariatric obesity procedures in Ensinada Mexico to the laparoscopic gynecology expertise of Dr. Osama Badran in Amman, Jordan, seek the best of both worlds.

Visit PlacidWay.com for informative articles and resources regarding open and laparoscopic surgical techniques and procedures that meet your medical needs and goals.

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by PlacidWay

Not if you take the time to verify your resources and use reputable medical provider resources and information when comparing your options. Would you buy a car without looking under the hood? Would you buy a house without making sure the plumbing works? Would you let any surgeon operate on you without finding about his experience and credentials?

It’s likely that you wouldn’t do any of the things listed above. Before doing any of the things listed above, you’d take steps to reduce your risks. How? Information. You’d take the time to read, to learn, to research.

Medical tourism is one of the most popular and fast-growing trends in the 21st century and with good reason. Medical tourism is no longer considered a joke. Just like online dating, medical tourism has gained acceptance around the world. International facilities have taken  steps to relieve worries of medical travelers by offering transparency. They’re displaying their educational credentials and experience. Growing numbers of hospitals around the world are seeking and have received accreditation from global accrediting organizations including the Joint Commission International. Others are receiving ISO certification.

The Jordan Hospital in Amman, Jordan is just one. The Wooridul Spine Hospital in South Korea is one of the most highly respected in the world. Bariatric surgeons in Mexico and South American countries are among the best in the world and orthopedic surgeons like Dr. A.K. Venkatachalam of the Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai, India sees hundreds of patients a year, a great number of them from outside India.

Is medical tourism risky? Not if you take the time to do your homework. For more information regarding international accreditation, credentials and qualifications of doctors and surgeons around the world, visit PlacidWay.com. It’s like taking that car for a spin around the block before your purchase. Smart business all around.

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by Denise

Due to a variety of reasons, the economy being one of them, Americans are seeking medical care while traveling or on vacations, a trend that seems to grow as medical and health care costs continue to rise and government agencies determine exactly what types of medical services will be cut, especially regarding senior care.

Baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are retiring now, or close to it. While antiaging therapies and age management treatments, higher rates of exercise and better medical care enable us to live longer these days, those heading into their golden years may also have more years to deal with chronic disease treatments and other ailments of the elderly, including cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis and weight gain or loss issues. Whether you have been diagnosed with IBS or COPD, you’re looking for affordable and effective, quality care.

Chronic care for the middle aged and elderly is growing prohibitively expensive in the U.S. That’s why those individuals are doing their research and visiting foreign destinations for their medical care. Medical tourism to countries like Jordan (Arab City for Comprehensive Care), India and Mexico and South America continue to be popular. However, new medical providers are making their way in the medical tourism field, such as Croatia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa (Blueprint Health and Benefit).

Chronic care abroad offers a blending of complementary and alternative treatments that address symptoms and help improve quality of life. Chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer have, and will continue to be treated through diet and nutrition, lifestyle counseling and herbal treatments, sometimes through combining traditional medications.

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by Denise

Do you have problems with your prostate? How about your bladder? A person who diagnoses and treats such problems is called a urologist. You can find excellent, highly qualified and experienced urologists around the world. What would you do if you were traveling and you started having pain in your lower abdomen, or urinary problems? You’d need to find a urologist. Lucky for you, there are places just about everywhere you go on business or pleasure that offer you excellent treatment facilities.

For example, facilities such as the Family Hospital in Mexicali, Baja California and MediTour India, located in New Delhi are two facilities that offer treatment and procedures for urology conditions. If you’re in central Europe in a place like… Istanbul. Memorial Hizmet Hospital is one of the finest in the world for urological diagnostics and services. So is the Cevre Private Hospital, also in Istanbul.

If you’re in India, you have a number of excellent urology specialists to choose from, including those offered by Fortis Hospital in New Delhi. For those traveling through the Middle East or Jordan, visit the highly acclaimed Jordan Hospital in Amman.

You see, you have options when traveling abroad. You never expect a medical emergency when traveling, but it’s good to know that if you have one, you have a solution. PlacidWay is an international medical resource and provider. Keep their website address in your wallet when you’re traveling. From PlacidWay, you can access transparent and up-to-date information on specialists, facilities,
hospitals, pricing and travel packages for all your medical needs, not just those that affect your urinary system.

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by Denise

Chronic diseases literally sap your strength, energy and peace of mind. Unfortunately, many chronic illnesses are
misdiagnosed or ignored altogether, most often if doctors can’t find an obvious reason for your symptoms in a relatively short period. Some disease processes include back pain, allergies, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, asthma, cancer, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cardiovascular disease, diabetes and arthritis, just to name a few.

A combination of complementary and alternative treatments can address symptoms and help improve quality of life.
Chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer have, and will continue to be treated through diet and nutrition, lifestyle counseling and herbal treatments, sometimes in conjunction with traditional medications.

Find chronic illness and disease treatment facilities such as the Arab City for Comprehensive Care in Amman, Jordan
or the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland. Both are the source of just a few of world-class programs in chronic disease treatment and prevention. The Indus Valley Ayurveda Center in Mysore, India, is popular in its approach for traditional
therapeutic approach to whole-body wellness and care.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, encourages patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses
to search for health and wellness in every corner of the globe. From South America to Central Europe to Asian, affordable chronic disease treatment abroad offers the best in quality and promising treatments and care.

Chronic illness and disease can cost you thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars a year in drugs, treatments and
procedures. Seek ways to improve your quality of health and improve your symptoms by seeking the best in chronic disease treatment plans, at home and abroad.

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by Denise

Your heart is the most important organ in your body, so why leave its health to chance? We all know how expensive cardiac
care and heart surgery is in the U.S. and other countries abroad, but we also know that no one should be denied such care due to their current finances or the limitations of a health insurance policy.

A variety of heart care and cardiac surgical procedures are available abroad, including:

• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Heart valve replacement surgery
• Angioplasty
• Pacemaker procedures
• Heart transplantation

Each of these procedures could save your life or the life of a loved one. Unfortunately, and depending on the type of procedure or surgery performed, cardiac surgeries have widely differing price ranges. Cardiac surgeries are the most expensive performed
in the United States. The cost of angioplasty can range from $3,000 to $7,000, and coronary bypass surgery can cost up to $20,000 for one bypass, more if additional bypasses are required. A heart transplant may cost over $150,000.

However, a single valve replacement procedure in other parts of the world doesn’t cost as much; roughly $10,000 in
India, and $18,500 at the National Heart Centre in Singapore.

Where to look for accredited, certified and affordable heart care and surgical procedures? Try the Jordan Hospital in Amman.
Globally based heart care and cardiac treatment may also be found at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya in Bangkok, Thailand. Or, contact Memorial Hizmet Hospital in Turkey for valve replacement surgery to coronary angiogram and coronary artery
bypass.

You do have options. Access international medical resources such as PlacidWay to find the doctor, surgeon or cardiac care facility that will best meet your needs. After all, you deserve the best in care, no matter where you’re from or where you’re
going.

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by Denise

Many people erroneously believe that a lack of ability to conceive is just a feminine problem, but it also affects men. Today,  fertility treatments are available that deal with both female and male infertility problems and treat a variety of causes and issues that result in lack of conception. Just a handful of these treatments include:

• Clomid treatments
• Ovulation induction (OI)
• In vitro fertilization (IVF)
• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
• Artificial insemination (AI)

 These treatments are geared for those couples dealing with conditions that reduce their chances of normal conception, such as adhesions, low sperm count, or women diagnosed with ovulation problems. Most fertility treatments help to increase the development of eggs within the ovary, which help to promote the chances of one of those eggs being fertilized by a sperm.

Couples traveling to foreign destinations such as Mexico, South America, India, and Thailand can save thousands, up to 75% of costs in the U.S. Popular destinations that treat infertility such as:

• Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
• Family Hospital, Mexicali, Mexico
• Adiva, New Delhi, India
• Dr. Glujovsky, Fertility Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Dr. Osama Badran, Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgeon, Amman, Jordan
• emBIO Medical Centre, Athens, Greece

This is just the tip of the iceberg. For in-depth information regarding the newest technologies and treatments in fertility, qualifications and experience of infertility experts around the world, and information regarding travel packages to such destinations, visit PlacidWay.com - offering full and transparent resources in pricing, qualifications, treatments or procedures, and best of all, saving money on travel packages that help you achieve your dream.

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by Denise

Every year, thousands of men and women take that step to face and treat their addictions, whether it is gambling, drugs, alcohol or prescription medication abuse. In most cases, traditional treatments for substance abuse and drug addiction have involved detox programs where the body is weaned off alcohol, drugs, or the behavior, and include counseling, and in some cases, medications designed to help reduce symptoms of withdrawal. This works for some, and not for others.

What should you look for in a successful rehabilitation or addiction treatment program? Look for a variety of components that include treatment, counseling, support, compassion and guidance.  PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal and resource based in Denver Colorado offers information on international addiction treatment facilities around the world that are affordable, private and effective in the treatment of multiple forms of addiction.

Unfortunately, addiction and treatment facilities in the U.S. are often bursting at the seams with clients, and waiting lists can be as long as 6 months to a year, sometimes more. No one should be denied treatment when they’re most ready to receive it. That’s why PlacidWay has partnered with multiple addiction and treatment centers around the world, such as:

• Costa Rica Medical Tourism and Retirement Services in San Jose, Costa Rica
• Ageless Wonders Panama, Panama City, Panama
• Dr. Vorobiev’s Rehab facilities in Russia and Serbia
• Arab City for Comprehensive Care, Amman Jordan
• Rehab in Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico
• Alliance Medical Global, Shanghai, China
• Health Greece, Athens, Greece

As you can see, you do have alternatives that are accessible and affordable. Don’t wait for treatment. Contact PlacidWay.com for more information regarding world-class addiction treatment centers abroad. Your life may depend on it.

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by Denise

Did you know that lower fertility treatment costs in foreign destinations aren’t because of substandard care or training? Lower costs are enjoyed because other countries don’t have to deal with the rising and often prohibitive costs of medical malpractice insurance that is rampant within the healthcare industry in the United States. Medical providers in other countries are able to perform such treatments, procedures and surgeries at huge savings to their patients.

Infertility treatments and procedures in the U.S. are cost-prohibitive for many couples wishing to conceive a child. Intrauterine insemination in the U.S. may cost between $300- $800 per attempt, and multiple attempts are often necessary for success. In vitro fertilization, the most successful fertilization process, is also one of the most expensive, and may cost $8,000-$10,000 per attempt, in addition to medication, which may cost over $2,000. In vitro fertilization is often utilized by couples experiencing ovulation difficulties, low sperm count or low sperm survival rates, women experiencing problems with their fallopian tubes or uterus, as well as conditions such as endometriosis.

Nevertheless, don’t lose hope just yet. Medical travelers to foreign destinations such as Mexico, South America, India, and Thailand can save thousands, up to 75% of costs in the U.S. Popular destinations that treat infertility such as:

• Almater Hospital in Mexicali, Mexico
• Superior A.R.T. in Bangkok, Thailand
• Jordan Hospital in Amman, Jordan
• Lew Life, India
• EmBio, Athens, Greece

For more information regarding infertility treatments, procedures, facilities, hospitals and clinics around the globe, visit PlacidWay.com. As a leading medical provider in the U.S., PlacidWay wants to help make your dreams come true.

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