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

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

Thanks to technology, an electronic medical record makes it easier to share and transfer medical information between physicians in your country as well as foreign medical providers. This capability makes medical tourism easier than ever. Why change from paper to electronic records? For several reasons. First, to save on administration costs in tracking and filing sometimes-massive amounts of paper accumulated for patients.

Not only that, but electronic records increase speed and efficiency in health care delivery options. Electronic records can be accesses through secure passwords, fingerprints and voice-activated software that increase use of telemetry, an increasingly popular mode of communication between physicians. Your doctor in the U.K. can talk directly with and share data-secured medical information from your health record to a cancer specialist in India, Turkey or the U.S. in a matter of moments.

You worry about confidentiality, but electronic medical records are safer and more secure than your paper record. Computer and IT technology only gives direct access to your medical record to those qualified to view and share your information. Identification systems ensure security and sharing systems ensure your confidentiality. Instead of faxing your information to another doctor or medical provider, for all to see, your private information is transmitted through a secure hospital system network right into the hands of the doctor who needs it and no one else.

As more people travel across borders for health and wellness, cancer therapy, orthopedic surgery, dental care and cosmetic surgery or fertility treatments, ease of transfer of information improves and benefits your care.

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by Denise

Just because you want to look better doesn’t mean you have to go through extreme plastic or cosmetic surgery. Even if your medical insurance doesn’t cover elective cosmetic surgery doesn’t mean you can’t afford it – if you know where to look. For example, Mexico and destinations south of the border are great options for cosmetic surgery and minimally invasive cosmetic surgery treatments. Traveling to Mexico or Costa Rica offers cost-effective options.

Top trends in cosmetic surgery today include:

• Breast augmentation
• Breast lift
• Dermabrasion
• Tummy tuck
• Botox treatments
• Laser skin resurfacing

Breast augmentation in Mexico or the best liposuction in Costa Rica are available through qualified, certified plastic and cosmetic surgeons such as the Esthetique Clinic and Spa in San Jose, Costa Rica, or the qualified services of the Perfection Makeover and Laser Center in Cancun, Mexico.

Cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons in Mexico and Costa Rica offer a variety of cosmetic surgical procedures, including breast asymmetry, blepharoplasty, facelift, tummy tuck, and more. Face and body procedures such as hair and chin implants, Botox, and facial fillers are available. Take a cosmetic holiday in Mexico, and research reduced plastic surgery costs in Costa Rica. Medical travelers from around the world can be assured that medical destinations such as these provide high quality care at affordable cosmetic surgical prices.

For more information regarding cosmetic surgery in Mexico and Costa Rica, or cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico, visit PlacidWay.com, an international medical resource and provider connecting global patients to global providers abroad.

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by Denise

Did you know that bone marrow stem cell therapy has been practiced for nearly half a century? It has. Actually, bone marrow stem cell therapy is one of the most common treatments for blood and bone disease and conditions like leukemia.

One of the most well known techniques in stem cell therapy today is called a bone marrow stem cell transplant, also known as an adult stem cell transplant. Bone marrow transplants have long been used to help treat patients diagnosed with leukemia as well as a number of blood disorders.  One of the most value products of blood are white blood cells. These cells fight against infection, bacteria and viruses in the body.  Bone marrow contains multipotent and adult stem cells, which can develop in a number of different cell types.

Bone marrow stem cell therapy is actually a bone marrow transplant. A person’s bone marrow (damaged by cancer or other blood or bone disease or blood that has been exposed to chemotherapy and radiation) may be replaced by healthy blood cells that migrate to the patient’s bone marrow. There, the new, healthy cells help produce more of the same, to replace diseased or damaged cells caused by radiation or chemotherapy treatments.

Those traveling to international destinations tens of thousands of dollars or up to 70% on stem cell therapy treatment abroad. Medical travelers to facilities in India such as Stem One Biologicals Pvt Ltd., in Pune, or ADIVA Stem Cell Therapy Center in New Delhi, find the best of care for stem cell therapies that won’t leave you in debt for the rest of your life.

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by Denise

The field of medical tourism is a growing option for surgery abroad, cheap surgery (not meant to imply inexperienced or lesser quality surgery) and medical travel. Still, take the time to plan and organize for your not only medical stay in a beautiful and high-quality medical facility in a foreign country, but to make the most of the experience.

Before you venture off for any type of wellness tourism, make sure that you have a valid and signed passport (most countries require at least several blank pages and may require six blank pages) and a non-expired visa if you visit a medical facility in a country that requires visas. Whether you’re traveling to Mexico or Croatia, know what you need before you go.

Always complete the emergency contact information in your passport, have the contact name, and phone number of consular personnel from the nearest U.S. Embassy for your intended destination for emergencies. Register with the State Department, which you can do online, so they can contact you in the event of an emergency back home. Registering also allows your safety in the event of trouble overseas (this can include a natural disaster or a threat from local politics or issues), and enables you to receive up-to-date warnings if anything’s going on in your intended travel area.

Dozens of countries abroad offer safe, effective and beautiful medical destinations for health and wellness and care in fields ranging from dentistry to spine surgery. PlacidWay, an international medical resource and provider based in Denver, Colorado, wants you to enjoy and benefit from your medical travel abroad. Still, be prepared, plan accordingly and have a safe trip.

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by Denise

Medical tourism to all parts of the world is flourishing, but don’t forget to use common sense when choosing a medical provider. Just as you would at home, check out the doctor, surgeon, hospital or facilities before you engage their services.

Before you take off in that plane, take the time to plan and organize your medical stay in a high-quality medical facility in a foreign country. You can find such facilities, like the Madras Joint Replacement Center in India or the Terme Selce Spa and rehabilitation sports therapy center in Croatia. Whether you’re traveling to South Africa or South America, give family or friends get a copy of your intended travel and
stay itinerary, with contact phone numbers. Don’t forget your passport and visa.

You don’t want to court trouble, but if you’re from the U.S. and venturing across borders for medical treatment abroad, American baby boomers, singles, couples or families should register with the State Department. This is easy to do online, and give you protection and a way of contacting you or your family members in case of any emergency at home or abroad. When you register with the State Department, they can find you in the event of trouble overseas, and enables you to receive up-to-date warnings if anything’s going on in your intended travel area. With growing numbers of Baby Boomers and retirees traveling abroad for health and wellness, this is a must. Carry the contact name and phone number of consular personnel from the nearest U.S. Embassy to your intended destination.

PlacidWay, an international medical tourism resource and provider, wants you to benefit from your medical travel abroad. Plan accordingly for a safe trip. For more information regarding travel abroad for medical care, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

Another patient has left the Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai, India a happy customer. With the skills of Dr. A.K. Venkatachalam, it’s not difficult to see why. Stephen R., a 52-year-old British citizen living in Uganda, ventured to India for hip surgery called a Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure. Recently diagnosed with arthritis of the hip, Stephen was finding it difficult to get around, and then pain he experienced was severely limiting his formerly active lifestyle and quality of life.

His doctor informed him that the only cure was a hip replacement. Stephen was not happy about that, and sent his medical information off to several doctors in the U.K. for a second opinion.  His diagnosis was confirmed and he was given several quotes regarding cost of hip replacement surgery. Friends told him to
consider traveling to India, where surgery was much cheaper.

Stephen contacted Dr. Venkatachalam of the Madras Joint Replacement Center by email. He received a prompt reply. Not wanting to take much time away from his business, Stephen scheduled an appointment with Dr.  Venkatachalam within two weeks (nearly unheard of back home) and then agreed to a Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure, which he underwent several days later.

Stephen was given excellent care, 24-hour nurses following the surgical procedure. Only eight days post-surgery, Stephen is walking well with one crutch and he feels improvement every day. He’s happy to share his story and his recommendation for others to travel to India for orthopedic procedures from excellent and highly trained orthopedic surgeons like Dr. Venkatachalam. Stephen is exercising his right hip with physical therapy every day. A physiotherapist visits him in his hotel room every night.

For more information regarding Dr. Venkatachalam and the Madras Joint Replacement Center  visit PlacidWay.com, an international medical provider and resource, or Dr. Venkatachalam.

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by Denise

Now that the weather’s changing in the northern hemisphere, the thought of warmer climes is appealing. If you’ve been saving up for cosmetic or plastic surgery (it costs an arm and a leg in the U.S. and no elective procedures are covered by medical insurance), why not consider traveling to a warm location to have your surgery done?

Have you thought about cosmetic surgery in South Africa, or Latin America? You should. You’ll save between 30% and 75% on costs traditionally charged in the U.S. South African surgeons are trained and experienced to meet your plastic surgery or aesthetic surgery needs in non-invasive as well as full facelift techniques. In South Africa, surgeons and facilities are registered and accredited by the South African Medical Council. Affordable surgery in South Africa draws thousands of medical travelers every year to such places as Surgical Bliss also in Cape Town, South Africa, which specializes in cosmetic and plastic surgery.

Individuals seeking affordable cosmetic surgical or non-surgical procedures to defy wrinkles and age flock to international destinations such as Latin America to obtain the best in skin care and age defying treatments and procedures. Locations such as Makeover Travel in Santa Cruz, Bolivia or CCPR, the Center of Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, combine the best in vacation travel with the best in medical tourism.

Access the best in affordable, quality cosmetic surgery in Latin America. For the best cosmetic surgery clinics in Latin America or the best plastic surgeons in South America, visit PlacidWay.com for up-to-date resources and information on everything from rhinoplasty to facial reconstruction.

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by Denise

Jessica wanted a baby so badly that her life began to feel empty and meaningless without one. The problem was, Jessica was having trouble conceiving. She’d tried all the folk remedies, visited her OB/GYN in her homeland and kept on hoping, without success.

Then, a friend told her about Adiva, a fertility center located in New Delhi, India. She and her husband decided to give them a try. They were out of options at home. She did sit down and research the facility and their credentials through PlacidWay. She read the profile about Dr. Rita Bakshi, a reproductive specialist. She read about their success with IVF or in vitro fertilization techniques.

Long story short, Jessica underwent nine unsuccessful attempts at IVF and had just about resolved herself to the fact that she was barren. However, Dr. Bakshi convinced her to try one more time. The tenth attempt was the charm. Today, Jessica is the proud Momma of an active little boy. Adiva and the staff of caring and compassionate doctors and nursing staff at Adiva gave her hope and helped her dreams come true.

In vitro fertilization is still one of the most common methods of conception for women who have difficulty conceiving. During the IVF process, women are injected with hormones that increase the body’s supply of viable eggs.

For additional information regarding infertility treatments and specialists from around the world, access PlacidWay, a growing leader in the field of medical tourism, resources and information that offers global medical travelers their own chances of success and opportunities for their own dreams to come true.

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