Cost Comparison - Asia Medical tourism vs USA

Those are some standard treatments in quality healthcare locations. The good thing for you as an EU or US Medical tourism, when traveling to Asia - you can even combine your necessary health treatment with a holiday in a tropical paradise for the cost of the treatment alone back in your home country!

Cost Comparison

PROCEDURE USA INDIA (USD) THAILAND SINGAPORE

Heart Bypass USD 1,00,000 USD 7,200 USD 11,000 USD 16,500

Angioplasty USD 1,60,000 USD 7,000 USD 10,000 USD 15,000

Hip Replacement USD 43,000 USD 7,100 USD 12,000 USD 9,200

Knee Replacement USD 40,000 USD 8,500 USD 10,000 USD 11,000

Spine Fusion USD 62,000 USD 7,500 USD 8,500 USD 10,000

Lap.Gastric Bypass USD 35,000 USD 9,200 USD 10,200 USD 11,500

Tummy Tuck USD 10,000 USD 4,500 USD 5,500 USD 6,550

Dental Implant USD 10,000 USD 1,500 USD 2,000 USD 2,400

Source By : nomad4ever,saharamedicaltourism

Patient's Experiences Hip Resurfacing Surgery BY Mr James S

Mr James S from USA, speaks about his experience of getting Hip Resurfacing Surgery done at Wockhardt Hip resurfacing Center - a state of the art facility at South Asia's First Internationally Accredited Superspecialty Hospital at Mumbai. As associate hospital of Harvard Medical International (HMI), Boston, USA, this hospital is equipped with latest technology, multi-disciplinarycapability, world class infrastructure and excellent patient care ambience and processes. Hip resurfacing or surface replacement arthroplasty is a bone-conserving alternative to conventional total hip replacement (THR). Unlike THR, hip resurfacing does not involve the removal of the femoral head and neck; hence the head, neck and femur bone is preserved in an effort to facilitate future surgery to enable the patient to take advantage of newer technology or treatments in the future. The current generation of hip resurfacing devices utilizes a metal-metal bearing.

Source By : Wockhardt Hospitals India

Plan you trip outside United States

Some countries have special medical requirements prior to allowing travelers to enter their country. You may need special proof of immunizations, or you may be immunized on the spot, sometimes in less than sterile conditions. If you are planning a trip outside the United States,you can determine if there are any special requirements, Visas or inoculations pertaining to your destination.

Source By : thetraveldoctor

Quality of Care

Don’t think that low prices equal low quality. Quite the contrary. Many of the most advanced medical facilities in the world exist outside of the United States (Medical tourism), with specific programs carefully designed to attract international travelers such as your self. In fact, these hospitals have spent the last decade preparing for the explosive growth of medical tourism, specifically adhering to the same high standards that we in the United States have come to trust.

Source By : MedRetreat

Medical tourism: Need surgery, will travel

A Canadian patient

Across Canada, thousands are on waiting lists for surgeries. In some cases those waits can last for years.

A year ago, Aruna Thurairajan of Calgary was becoming resigned to the idea of living in pain. At the age of 50, a spinal condition was making tasks like reaching over her head impossible.

"I had almost 20 to 40 painkillers a day," she says.

Her doctors in Alberta said there would be a three-year wait for corrective surgery.

"I went over to India... and I had the surgery, " Thurairajan says.

Six weeks later not only could she lift her arm, she could also endorse this cheque from the province of Alberta, reimbursing her for almost the entire cost of the surgery despite the fact it was done in a foreign private hospital.

"I had a legitimate claim, I processed it just the way they wanted, I didn't make any unreasonable demands," she says,

An out of country health services claim is little known, little used. Alberta only had 45 cases last year. It's an option for patients who simply can't get into a hospital quick enough.

Source by : CBC News Online

Reporter : Cameron MacIntosh

Cost Dental Comparison - India vs USA

Cost Dental Comparison - India vs USA

Here's a brief comparison of the cost of few of the Dental treatment procedures between USA and India

Dental procedure	Cost in US ($)*		Cost in India ($)*
	General Dentist	Top End Dentist	Top End Dentist
Smile designing	-	8,000	Save over 50%
Metal Free Bridge	-	5,500
Dental Implants	-	3,500
Porcelain Metal Bridge	1,800	3,000
Porcelain Metal Crown	600	1,000
Tooth impactions	500	2,000
Root canal Treatment	600	1,000
Tooth whitening	350	800
Tooth colored composite fillings	200	500
Tooth cleaning	100	300

Source By : medical-tourism-india