Archive for September, 2009

Wednesday,September 30th, 2009

by Denise

Regardless of what causes weight gain, excessive weight gain causes a multitude of health problems and complications such as high blood pressure, diabetes and joint injuries.

After dieting doesn’t work for many turning to procedures such as bariatric bypass surgery, gastric bypass procedure, laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, banded gastroplasty, laparoscopic band surgery, or sleeve gastrectomy or lap sleeve gastrectomy are the only options to regain health. One of the most popular facilities that engages in a multitude of bariatric and gastric bypass surgeries, including adjustable gastric banding system, gastric balloon surgery, mini gastric bypass surgery and gastric band surgery is Mexicali Obesity Solutions.

Dr. Marco Sariñana has performed hundreds of gastric banding surgeries, gastric sleeve and other weight loss techniques and procedures to help international patients achieve their weight loss goals. Affordable bariatric surgery is available in Mexico, but don’t let low-cost bariatric surgery intimidate you. Mexicali Obesity Solutions, like many obesity and weight loss centers and facilities found around the world, are certified members of regional as well as international associations of endoscopic surgery.

Quality, effective, and state-of-the-art techniques and methodologies utilized by international physicians, surgeons and facilities offer greater choices for individuals seeking world-class and high-tech procedures well at the same time being able to afford those surgeries.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado offers biographical and center profile information of facilities like Mexicali Obesity Solutions as a one-stop resource on training, qualifications, facilities, travel arrangements and costs for a variety of bariatric and obesity solutions for all.

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Tuesday,September 29th, 2009

by Denise

Many of us put our dental and oral hygiene at the bottom of the list when it comes to dental insurance, but then we find out something’s wrong and realize that instead of paying a relatively small deductible, we’re shelling out thousands of dollars for dental work.

This isn’t just about teeth whitening, but about cosmetic dentistry implants or a temporary dental bridge, dental bone implants, or the need to see dental implants specialists for a variety of reasons. It’s about needing partial dentures, lower dentures, or complete dentures, all of which may cost thousands of dollars before everything is said and done.

Rising medical and dental care costs prevent many individuals from seeking the services of a dentist, but inexpensive cosmetic dentistry can be had in convenient locations such as Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama. 

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers a multitude of medical and dental resources for individuals around the world. Showcasing state of the art, world-class and certified dental facilities such as Wellness Dental Group, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry in Cancun, Mexico, or Global Medical Group, located in Christ Church, Barbados are just a few of many excellent and highly regarded cosmetic dentistry facilities found South of the Border.

When it comes to the best dental surgery abroad, look for traditional dental care techniques and cosmetic dental procedures that are affordable yet provide the quality that every dental patient is looking for.

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Posted in Costa Rica Medical Tourism, Dental Tourism Abroad, Medical Tourism, Mexico Medical Tourism, South America Medical Tourism | 1 Comment »

Monday,September 28th, 2009

by Denise

The seasons continue to change and rush by, leaving many of us wondering how we got from there to here. New wrinkles appear, gravity starts taking its toll, and many of us are left with dry, sagging skin, fine wrinkles around the eyes and mouth and drooping features that do nothing to personify the person we are inside. We all know that we can’t stop the aging process. We know we’re mortal, but we can defy the appearance of aging, sagging, or loose skin through a variety of methods.

Whether we’re looking for hair restoration treatment, cheap hair transplant procedures, liposuction procedure options, reconstructive breast surgery, or tummy tuck surgery, we now have options. Women dealing with gravity have the option of affordable breast lift augmentation as well as nonsurgical breast lift techniques.  Eyelid plastic surgery helps to create a more youthful, fresh appearance. Facelifts, facelift without surgery, instant face lift, acupuncture facelift, and lower face lift procedures offer many of us a perpetual fountain of youth that defies the aging process.

Age management is affordable, especially when we use facilities such as Ageless Wonders Panama, located in Panama City, Panama, or cutting edge medical facilities such as the Sanoviv Medical Institute in Rosarito, Mexico and travelers to Asia benefit from anti-aging and age management techniques in Yanhee Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Don’t let age get the best of you. Fight it every step of the way with the affordable and convenient anti-aging and age management techniques, methods, and facilities located around the globe.

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Thursday,September 24th, 2009

by Denise

When it comes to medical tourism, it’s nice to have answers. One of the first thing that crosses the mind of someone who’s interested in obtaining health care abroad is the training, education, and experience of those who will be providing such care.

Medical tourism is not just about dental procedures, but may range from orthopedic fields to cardiac care, cosmetic and plastic surgery, obesity and weight loss surgery to adult stem cell research and therapy. Medical tourists have ventured to the Middle East, Asia, and South America for heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery, and coronary artery bypass surgeries. They have flocked to South America for affordable cosmetic dentistry, bridge work, dental implant surgeries, and affordable dentures.

Individuals seeking the best in obesity and weight loss surgical procedures have traveled to locations in South America and Central Europe for the best in bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, lap band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy procedures.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers reliable, up-to-date information regarding popular medical tourism destinations, treatments, procedures, facilities, and the doctors and surgeons who staff them. Pramod Goel, founder and CEO, knows the type of questions people one answered when it comes to their health care, and is dedicated to providing that information.

After all, we should all have a choice in how, when, and where we receive our medical care. It’s all about choices. Medical tourism is bringing accredited, certified, and affordable world-class medical techniques and procedures into the common Health Care Industry and is the wave of the future, from teeth whitening to stem cell technologies.

 

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Posted in Affordable Heart Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Abroad, Dental Tourism Abroad, Health Tourism, Medical Tourism, Obesity | Bariatric Surgery Abroad, Orthopedics Surgery Abroad, South America Medical Tourism, Stem Cell Therapy, weight loss programs | 1 Comment »

Wednesday,September 23rd, 2009

by Denise

Have you ever had trouble finding a dentist you liked? Have you ever been “fired” by a dentist because he or she just didn’t seem to want to take the time or effort to treat your specific dental problems or issues? More people are finding themselves turned away from dental offices because their dental issues are too complex or too time consuming compared to reimbursement for such services.

Dental treatments in the United States are growing increasingly expensive, and individuals looking for traditional dental fillings, extractions, bonding, dental crowns or bridges or even more complex procedures such as bone grafts or dental cyst operations find that the costs of cosmetic dentistry are astronomical.

In the United States, a single tooth extraction may cost up to $650. Travelers venturing south of the border to Mexico, Costa Rica and even further south into Panama, Guatemala, Columbia or Argentina can save between 50% and 75% on the same dental procedures, with the same quality as those performed in the United States.

Dental medical facilities such as Wellness Dental, located in Costa Rica, or the Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry facility in Cancun, Mexico offer American and international patients superlative dental expertise at a fraction of the costs found in the United States.

Travelers to Italy, Turkey, and Thailand find excellent, world-class and JCI accredited dental facilities for treatments and procedures such as cosmetic dentistry veneers, dental crowns and bridges, mini dental implants, flexible dentures, custom dentures, and inexpensive cosmetic dentistry that offers choices and options to suit every need.

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Posted in Argentina Medical Tourism, Costa Rica Medical Tourism, Dental Tourism Abroad, Dental Vacations Europe, Medical Tourism Turkey, Mexico Medical Tourism, South America Medical Tourism | No Comments »

Tuesday,September 22nd, 2009

by Denise

Dental tourism south of the border is growing in popularity. One of the most popular destinations in all of Mexico is Cancun. Cancun isn’t just popular among college students taking their infamous spring breaks, but is one of the ultimate destinations for dental care South of the Border.

Dentistry in Mexico offers affordable techniques and procedures to ensure beautiful, white smiles that everyone is looking for. Dental clinics located in Cancun have been dedicated to treating international dental patients when it comes to fashion and cosmetic dentistry for years. 

Qualified staff members, skilled and experienced doctors with more than 10 years of care in experience make up this network of doctors that offer services that range from filling cavities and teeth whitening to full mouth restoration. The best part is combining an exotic travel destination with superlative dental care that includes prosthesis, dental bridges, dentures, dental crowns, veneers and dental implants and more.

Located in beautiful Cancun, visitors arriving at Dentaris or Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry for dental services may also enjoy the local attractions and atmosphere of this coastal Mexican city, enjoying a wide range of entertainment, dining an accommodation auctions. Dental facilities in Cancun offer the best in dental vacation packages also offer some of the most affordable dental care in Mexico and other destinations south of the border.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado offers American and international patients and travelers the best in dental care and options around the world.  For up to date, informative, relevant and reliable information regarding dental care abroad, visit PlacidWay, a one stop resource for all your dental needs.

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Monday,September 21st, 2009

by Denise

Did you know that Americans spend an average of $30 billion dollars a year on weight loss medications and products? Some of them are effective while others are not. Obesity, like other long-term and chronic conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes often utilize the benefits of prescription drugs, but like any medication or drug, side effects from weight loss medications do occur.

On the other hand, obesity and weight loss treatments and surgeries are generally only an option for people who are more than 100 pounds overweight. Most physicians will first suggest a wide variety of treatments such as behavior modification, dieting, and exercise. Sometimes, a doctor will prescribe medications. When these fail, surgery is an option for those who have not responded to such treatments and who are severely obese.

Unfortunately, many people don’t realize that along with a multitude of weight loss treatments and surgeries, changes in attitude, lifestyle, and sometimes lifelong habits need to be addressed. Studies have shown that weight loss programs that don’t provide the support of counselors,  educators, nutritionists or support groups often fail.

Obesity and weight loss treatments in the United States are expensive, and few are covered by health insurance plans. However, facilities such as the Antiobesity Center, located in Cancun, Mexico offers not only weight loss procedures and surgeries, but support and management in long-term weight loss maintenance.

World-class weight loss and obesity centers located around the world, from 365 mc’s Obesity Clinic in Seoul, South Korea to the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland offer individuals seeking long-term weight loss and lifestyle changes not only affordable, but effective and successful - at prices you can afford.

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Sunday,September 20th, 2009

by Denise

Would you be surprised to find out that most of the cutting edge technologies, developments, procedures and surgeries are not developed in the United States?  Do you remember the first successful heart transplant?  It didn’t occur in the United States, but Cape Town, South Africa in the late 1960s. Since then, cardiac transplantation is in the top five most commonly performed organ transplants in the United States. South Korea’s scientists are among the leaders in stem cell research, as is stem cell research development in Japan and other Asian countries. Laser assisted vision correction, also known as LASIK, was pioneered in Germany in the mid 1980s, but was not available in the United States until the mid 1990s.

Why does it take so long for treatments and procedures to be accepted in the United States? Most commonly, because most procedures, medications, and medical protocols need to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the safety of such technologies and drugs are essential, individuals seeking the benefits of stem cell research must travel to Mexico, Asia, Europe or Central Europe for treatment.

The growing trend in medical tourism is caused by an increasing dissatisfaction with the healthcare system in the United States, as well as Britain and Canada.  Medical procedures in orthopedics, cardiac care or cardiology, obesity, and degenerative diseases are being studied, researched and treatments developed in locations such as EmCell, located in Kiev, Ukraine, ProgenCell, located in Tijuana, Mexico, and Integra Medical Center, located in Tamps, Mexico, just south of the Texas border.

Until such procedures are placed on the fast track within the FDA, travelers from the United States will be venturing to destinations such as Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico, and Central European destinations for immediate and effective, affordable medical care.

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Saturday,September 19th, 2009

by Denise

Adult stem cells have the capability of filling a multitude of purposes in the human body. Recently, scientists at Stanford Research Center determined that adult fat cells could easily be encouraged to become multipurpose stem cells utilized for a variety of uses. It’s studies like these that encourage adult stem cell therapy and adult stem cell gene therapy is being studied in every corner of the globe with the hopes that someday a multitude of illnesses, disease processes, and traumatic injuries may be treated through the use of adult stem cell therapy.

Facilities such as ProgenCell and Integra Medical Center located in Tijuana and Tamps, Mexico, as well as EmCell, located in Ukraine, already offer treatments and therapies for international travelers. Stanford University’s Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Institute recently announced that adult fat cells may be reprogrammed to become pluripotent, meaning they may be able to manipulate stem cells into developing into a variety of tissues and cell structures, including those found in the heart, the brain, liver, pancreas, and more.

Regenerative medicine procedures and techniques will increase in coming years as obesity problems contribute to the rise of arthritic conditions, cancers and cardiovascular disease. Someday, adult stem cell therapies will enable researchers and medical experts to literally use a person’s own fat cells to heal themselves.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado is focused on offering consumers knowledge and information about stem cells therapy, embryonic stem cell therapy, adult stem cell gene therapy, placenta stem cell therapy and umbilical cord stem cell therapy techniques and procedures as treatments around the world offer hope to millions.

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Friday,September 18th, 2009

by Denise

According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, advances and upcoming trends in cosmetic surgery are hot and top of the list of discussions being launched by the Academy in recent months. Focus on patient safety, quality care and outcomes are under constant discussion, as are attitudes and results of customer and consumer surveys conducted in 2009. According to J.P. Faber, editor of New You Magazine, launching in 2010, “For every person who has undergone a cosmetic procedure, there are at least two more people who would like to.”

The truth is, elective cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures in the United States are not covered by most health insurance policies. When it comes to liposuction, tummy tuck procedures, cosmetic nose surgery, breast liposuction, abdominal liposuction, or any other type of liposuction procedure, patients are often left burdened with heavy medical care costs. Popular cosmetic surgical procedures such as breast reduction, augmentation, and breast lift surgical procedures often cost tens of thousands of dollars. A cosmetic facelift, eyelid surgery, thread facelift, and other face lifting techniques are also increasingly expensive and unattainable for many.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers an online resource for individuals looking for affordable cosmetic surgery that at the same time offers quality and sought-after results. Facilities such as Makeover Travel, located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, or clinics like Ageless Wonders Panama, located in Panama City Panama, offer international travelers excellent care, superlative experience, and affordable cosmetic surgery treatments, procedures and surgeries.

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