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2008 Medical Tourism Conference

This is an update of the original 9-20-08 video. Global healthcare leaders in the booming medical tourism industry convened in San Francisco in Sept, 2008. GLOBAL PATIENT SERVICES MAGAZINE is the Official Magazine devoted to affordable, world-class healthcare, and travel … Continue reading →

How Dental Tourism Ruined Lisa’s Teeth

How Dental Tourism Ruined Lisa’s Teeth

When her husband Mark Beggs offered to pay for her bridge work, Lisa Hewer, 38, was excited. But the high cost of dental treatment in Britain was too much for them.

Lured by the growing popularity of dental tourism, Hewer decided to have her teeth fixed in another country. That would enable her to save money and give her the opportunity to travel at the same time. It was an offer that was hard to resist.

The couple decided to travel to Hungary, one of the many travel destinations of people seeking affordable dental care. Other popular destinations for dental tourism include India, Africa, Mexico, Thailand, and Costa Rica.

The dentist there charged Hewer £3,500 for a full bridge for her upper teeth including the preparation of her existing teeth, tooth whitening and replacement of five mercury fillings. That was a bargain indeed considering that she would spend from £18,000 to £48,000 to have her teeth fixed in Britain.

“When we spoke to the managing director (of the dental travel agency) he was very helpful, reassuring us that the dentists in Hungary were highly trained and follow-up care was always provided,” Hewer said.

“On August 12 the couple flew out to the Hungarian town of Szombathely for treatment. The dental work involved filing down all of Lisa’s remaining upper teeth ready for her permanent bridge and took four days. All questions were translated through an interpreter,” reported Alison Smith-Squire in the Daily Mail.

After the treatment, Hewer was delighted with her new smile but she was also bothered by the pain she felt in her upper teeth. The dentist told her not to worry since this was normal and would disappear in 14 days.

But the pain never disappeared and got worse after Hewer returned home. The manager of the travel agency said it was caused by the gum adjusting to the new bridge. Still, the pain remained after two weeks.

“The dentist said I needed an X-ray and the following day we were told we could go back to Hungary to see what the problem was. However, we’d have to fork out whatever the cost was to put it right. Mark and I were furious, as we had always understood that after-care would be included in the initial cost,” Hewer narrated.

By now, Hewer’s face had doubled in size with swelling and Beggs took her to a hospital. There, the couple discovered the ugly truth.

“I couldn’t open my left eye. My face was so swollen it looked as if I’d been beaten up. The hospital dentist was shocked. An X-ray showed that the Hungarian dentist had filed down too much upper front tooth and killed the nerve,” Hewer said.

“He explained that when the nerve dies it decays and causes an infection and because the tooth no longer has any circulation, the body cannot fight it. Left another few days without antibiotics, the infection could spread to the bone,” she added.

Hewer learned that her other teeth were affected and she would need root canal treatment costing £8,000 to get things right.

“It is devastating. It now looks increasingly likely that I will need to have all my teeth removed and wear dentures because Mark and I simply cannot afford to have the costly root canal work,” Hewer said.

If you are considering dental tourism, look around before making a decision. That way, you can avoid the bad eggs. Remember that you have nothing to lose except your teeth!

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Tummy Tuck Surgery in India at Lilavati Medical Centre with Recreational Packages provided by Medical Tourism

Tummy Tuck Surgery in India at Lilavati Medical Centre with Recreational Packages provided by Medical Tourism

Tummy Tuck Surgery in India offers a great deal to make your body look slim and beautiful like before. Surgery at Lilavati Medical Centre in India is one of the best groups of hospitals providing one of the best surgeries for Tummy Tuck under professional and skilled surgeons. Surgeons for this surgery are certified and have served in one of the best medical group in overseas. The provision for surgery and treatment in India is exceptional as compared to medication provided overseas. The service and treatments provided for Tummy Tuck Surgery at Lilavati is magnificent. Many patients from other nations are coming in India to have the advantage of surgery and treatment from Lilavati surgeons and physicians. A patient can accustom himself in Indian hospitals, as Indian hospitals are known as reputed medical institutions in India. For amusement, Medical Tourism in India is providing Recreational Packages for relaxation to the patients coming to India from overseas.

Tummy Tuck, also known as Abdominoplasty or Panniculectomy is a surgical procedure used to flatten the abdominal wall or stomach area. Large amount of skin and fat are removed from the middle and lower part of the abdomen. Tummy Tuck Surgery removes excessive hanging skin, and repairs loose or stretched muscle, thereby, improving abdominal wall tone and structure. Skin that contains stretch marks on the lower abdomen may be removed as well. Tummy Tuck is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the abdomen more compact. This type of surgery is usually sought by patients with loose tissues after pregnancy or individuals with sagging after major weight loss. The abdomen or tummy comes in many different sizes and shapes. Time, gravity, weight loss, and pregnancies take their toll on our abdominal region.

Tummy Tuck Surgery procedure is performed under general anesthesia; Complete Tummy Tuck Surgery takes about 3 – 4 hours where as Partial Tummy Tuck Surgery takes about 1 – 2 hours. Depending on how extensive a Tummy Tuck procedure is, hospitalizing for 2 – 3 days is required after Tummy Tuck Surgery.  Tummy Tuck Surgery requires a horizontal incision across lower abdomen within or above the pubic area. The length of the incision varies depending on the amount of skin to be removed. In some cases an incision around the navel is made so that the excess skin above the navel is pulled downward and removed. The navel’s position remains unchanged. The skin flap is then stretched down, extra skin is removed and the skin incision is stitched and bandaged to ensure proper healing with minimum scarring.  If large amounts of fat needs to be removed from the abdominal area, Tummy Tuck may be accompanied with Liposuction.

In general, a complete Tummy Tuck Surgery follows by an incision made from hip to hip just above the pubic area. Another incision is made to free the navel from the surrounding skin then the skin is detached from the abdominal wall to reveal the muscles and fascia to be tightened. The muscle fascia wall is tightened with sutures whereas the remaining skin and fat are tightened by removing the excess and closing the defect. The old belly button stalk is brought out through a new hole and sutured into place. Liposuction is often used to refine the transition zones of the abdominal sculpture. A dressing and sometimes a compression garment are applied and any excess fluid from the site is drained.

For better recovery patients can take one to four weeks and are advised to take at least a portion of this recovery time off from work. Heavy activity especially is best avoided during this time as initially there may be bruising and discomfort. A supportive abdominal binder or compression garment can minimize swelling or bruising, and support the repaired tissues. Patients are advised to avoid all forms of nicotine for a month or longer prior to surgery and also during the recovery period. Full recovery takes 3 – 6 months, with further fading of scars thereafter.

Medical Tourism in India is a developing concept whereby people from world over visit India to solve their health related problems. Being a land of exotic location many people come India for tourism with Health care. Recreational packages are provided by Medical Tourism in India for the patients who are coming to India for Surgery and Treatment. India is giving stiff competition to other nations in healthcare services for overseas patients with cost of surgery lower by over 30% and in fact cheapest in entire Southeast Asia. Medical tourism is fast emerging as a big opportunity for India with its low cost advantage. Lilavati is known for its excellence in surgery and treatment, professional surgeons, pleasant staff, hale and hearty atmosphere; Lilavati Medical Centre in India is providing better opportunity for the patients who wish to approach India for Tummy Tuck Surgery at effective cost and recreational packages provided by Medical Tourism in India.

For further assistance or to know more about Tummy Tuck Surgery in India please visit our website at www.lilavatimedicalcentre.com or email us at info@lilavatimedicalcentre.com or contact us on +91 9579119313

Medical Tourism

The rising costs of medical treatment in the US have fueled a medical tourism exodus. Medical tourism is when citizens of highly developed nations bypass services offered in their own communities and travel to less developed areas of the world for medical care. Estimates suggest up to 500000 Americans each year are travelling abroad to receive elective medical and surgical care at costs of 50-80% of those found in the US There are many reasons why medical tourism is thriving and some of these reasons are described in a recent study.
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Latin America Medical Tourism and Health Tourism Congress

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