Posts Tagged ‘Cape Town’

Wednesday,February 10th, 2010

by Denise

A mere decade ago, medical tourism was not taken very seriously. Much the same way as online schooling or dating, the thought of traveling across borders for medical care was scoffed at. Today, online schools provide accredited educations for millions of students, and online dating has become a norm. No longer is medical tourism thought to be only for people desperate for cheap medical procedures.

Today, medical tourism is the booming and growing industry. Individuals seeking cosmetic dental treatment, plastic surgery specialists, treatment for cancer, custom Lasik eye surgery, fertility treatment abroad, bariatric surgery centers, cardiac bypass surgery, or orthopedic surgeons may find excellent, highly trained, and world-class surgeons, procedures, and facilities around the world.

Medical tourism is not a joke. It has turned into a multibillion dollar industry that continues to grow. Medical destinations are not limited to Mexico or Southeast Asia, but may be found today throughout Switzerland, South Africa, and the Middle East, from Croatia to Guatemala to South Korea.

Treatments for stem cell based therapy, chronic disease treatment, joint replacement surgeries, professional skin care, and plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries are available in facilities that are JCI (Joint Commissions International) accredited or certified by international accreditation organizations.

Facilities such as the Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, or the Jordan Hospital, in Amman, Jordan are just two of such facilities. Facilities and organizations such as the Wooridul Spine Hospital in Seoul, South Korea to Surgical Bliss in Cape Town, South Africa offer medical travelers today state of the art technologies, highly trained physicians and surgeons as well as world-class facilities for a variety of medical care options that also offers affordability and convenience for medical patients. 

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Posted in Affordable Heart Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Abroad, Croatian Medical Tourism, Fertility Treatment Abroad, Health Tourism Switzerland, Jordan Medical Tourism, Medical Tourism, Medical Tourism Turkey, Orthopedics Surgery Abroad, South America Medical Tourism, Stem Cell Therapy, chronic disease treatment | 1 Comment »

Tuesday,December 8th, 2009

by Denise

Many of us don’t think of South Africa as a medical tourist destination, but nothing could be further from the truth. South Africa has a growing global reputation as offering some of the best medical tourism and travel packages around the world, and with good reason. South Africa, and Cape Town especially provide some of the best surgeons and facilities for a variety of treatments and procedures, including orthopedic care, cosmetic and plastic surgery, fertility and IVF treatments, Executive Healthchecks, general surgery and LASIK eye care.

 

Medical tourism South African offers some of the best Cape Town health centers and clinics in South Africa. Hospitals, clinics and high-tech facilities are attracting more medical tourists every year, especially those seeking high quality care and cost savings in procedures like cosmetic and plastic surgery, dental surgery and orthopedic and ophthalmic surgical procedures. So whether you’re looking for a face-lift or a heart transplant, South African surgeons are trained and experienced to meet your needs.

 

For affordable surgery in South Africa and some of the best surgeons in South Africa, take the time to research Surgical Bliss in Cape Town, offering world-class medical care and quality.

 

Surgeons and facilities are registered and accredited by the South African Medical and Dental Councils. From accommodations to surgeries to taking advantage of exchange rates, medical travelers from the U.S. are generally able to save at least 50% of costs for similar surgeries back home. Private and public medical settings offer medical travelers the privacy they need for recuperation, while offering a unique setting in which to do so.

 

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Saturday,June 6th, 2009

by Denise

Individuals from around the globe, including Americans, Iraqis, Nigerians, Canadians and Australians, just to name a few, seeking affordable medical care beyond domestic borders is growing drastically. Global market trends for medical tourism and health and wellness tourism are creating a booming, and profitable medical tourism business.

Increasing costs of health care as well as overburdened public healthcare systems are creating a heightened demand for affordable surgery abroad in a multitude of fields, including bariatric, weight loss and obesity surgical procedures providers, cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, cardiac care, fertility treatments, orthopedic surgery, vision care, and dental care. In many locations, the unavailability of quality care in local geographic areas is encouraging individuals to seek alternatives as well as expertise and experience in medical destination locations such as India, Thailand, South Africa, Latin America, and Central European countries such as Turkey, Croatia, the Ukraine and Germany.

Individuals looking for unique programs or alternative or integrative medicine such as stem cell therapy, alternative cancer treatments, and wellness programs look for excellence, customer intimacy, and healthcare leadership in affordable clinics, hospitals and outpatient care facilities in locations such as Zagreb Croatia, Mexicali Mexico, Buenos Aires Argentina, Mumbai India, Bangkok Thailand, and Cape Town South Africa, just to name a few.

When it comes to uniqueness, quality, customization and convenience, millions of Americans and other international travelers are becoming international medical patients, the new trend in health, medical, and wellness care around the globe.

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Friday,May 8th, 2009

by Denise

Are painful joint movements making it hard to enjoy life? Traveling abroad for orthopedic services might be just the answer for a number of aches and pains, such as sports injuries, knee and hip problems or even arthritis. Whether you need hip orthopedics or knee surgery treatment or orthopedics specialists, orthopedic medicine providers, orthopedics doctors and surgeons abroad can help you feel better, work better and play better.

 

Some of the most common orthopedic services include but are not limited to: hip replacement surgery (partial or total), hip joint resurfacing surgery, knee replacement surgery (partial or total), hand surgery, elbow surgery, and  shoulder surgery.

 

Surgical orthopedics and orthopedic surgery treatments help treat chronic diseases such as various forms of arthritis in the hands, knees and back. Depending on the type of procedure needed, surgery may take one or more hours, most often being performed under general anesthesia.

 

In many cases, recovery from most types of orthopedics surgery is quick with very little discomfort. Depending on the type of surgery, recovery time varies from two weeks to four months.  Physical and Occupational therapy usually follows any type of orthopedic surgical procedure, which will help restore muscle strength, coordination, and mobility. 

 

Using an orthopedic procedure to address joint or bone needs is ideal in becoming pain free. By undergoing the procedure, the chances of becoming mobile and increasing movement are drastically improved. Other orthopedic services and procedures include partial or total hip replacement surgery, as well as hip resurfacing surgery, partial or total knee replacement procedures and those that focus on hands, elbow, or shoulder joints.

 

Where can you find facilities that offer orthopedic procedures? Check out Medical Poland in Bydgoszcz, Poland for excellent orthopedic medical care and a pleasant experience. In addition, look at MediAccess in Cape Town, South Africa for world class medical care.

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Saturday,April 25th, 2009

by Denise

Bariatric surgery addresses severe obesity difficult to treat through diet and exercise. Generally, bariatric surgery is reserved for people who suffer from obesity related health problems, or those who have difficulty losing weight through traditional methods and are at high risk for complications. Bariatric surgical procedures restrict food intake and promote drastic weight loss when combined with a healthy and nutritious diet plan and regular physical exercise and activity.

 

Four types of bariatric surgery procedures are fairly common and each comes with its own benefits. The physician will help a potential candidate consider which procedure is optimal for his or her condition and may include factors such as eating behaviors, health, body mass index, and other medical conditions affected by massive weight gain.

 

·        Open and Laparoscopic

·        Adjustable Gastric Band

·        Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)

·        Gastric Sleeve

 

Traveling to foreign destinations to an obesity surgery center offers people the chance to change their life and the opportunity to visit beautiful countries such as Switzerland, Turkey, South Korea, South Africa and Latin destinations such as Mexico, Guatemala and Columbia.

 

Whether you want gastric bypass surgery in Latin America or weightloss treatment in Jordan, global destinations can give you what you’re looking for.

 

So do yourself a facvor. Check out the excellent facilities of MediAccess in Cape Town, South Africa or the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland or the CTG Healthcare Group in Izmir, Turkey, medical tourists will fine accredited surgeons and facilities that meet all your needs. For the best obesity surgery abroad, look to see what bariatric surgery in Guatemala or affordable bariatric surgery in Mexico can do for you.

 

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Friday,March 27th, 2009

by Denise

The trend for medical tourism in Africa is growing. Why? Because the best clinics in Africa offer high-tech facilities that are attracting more medical tourists every year, especially those seeking high quality care and cost savings in procedures like cosmetic and plastic surgery, dental surgery and orthopedic and ophthalmic surgical procedures.

 

So whether you’re looking for a face-lift or a heart transplant, South African surgeons are trained and experienced to meet your needs. Surgeons and facilities are registered and accredited by the South African Medical and Dental Councils. Affordable surgery in South Africa is drawing thousands of medical travelers every year to such places as MediAccess in Cape Town, South Africa, which specializes in dentistry, cosmetic/plastic surgery and general surgery and IVF treatments. Surgical Bliss, also located in Cape Town, offers some of the best doctors in Africa in eye and LASIK surgeries, general surgery and infertility treatments.

 

From accommodations to surgeries to taking advantage of exchange rates, medical travelers from the U.S. are generally able to save at least 50% of costs for similar surgeries back home. Private and public medical settings offer medical travelers the privacy they need for recuperation, while offering a unique setting in which to do so.

 

South Africa is a unique place - a land of oceans, jungles and plains. Most of us think of safaris when we think of Africa, but South Africa has so much more to offer world travelers that her beautiful wildlife. South Africa also offers high-tech and modern cities, culture, arts, fine dining and the best in world-class hotel accommodations. South Africa offers experiences and sights that can be found nowhere else on the planet.

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