Thousands of Western and Central Europeans and inhabitants of Russia are traveling to excellent healthcare facilities in Turkey, Croatia, India, and Thailand and Singapore for cutting edge medical technology. There, effective treatments for a variety of illness and disease processes by compassionate, certified and accredited surgeons, medical staff, and facilities focused on the medical needs and comfort of international travelers are available.

The Medical Tourism Association anticipates that over 16 million Americans alone are expected to travel to foreign destinations for dental and medical care in fields such as orthopedics, cardiac care, diabetes, cosmetic procedures, spine care procedures, treatments and surgeries. Cost perspectives in medical tourism options offer affordable world-class treatments and procedures to individuals in a variety of medical fields, including obesity and weight loss, cosmetic dentistry, and stem cell research.

The Asian Medical Tourism industry is expected to reach nearly $10 billion by 2013, while health tourism in Mexico, Central America and South America is close behind. Countries in Central Europe are benefitting from providing world-class medical facilities, procedures and
travel packages to international travelers, among them Croatia, the Ukraine, and Turkey.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, provides a timely and respected source of medical travel information regarding treatments, procedures, facilities and surgeons abroad to offer international patients and travelers the best options when it
comes to their medical care and health and wellness options.