Medical Tourism Blog

Cosmetic Dentistry in Costa Rica

Cosmetic dentistry in Costa Rica is a feasible alternative for people intimidated by the high cost of cosmetic dentistry procedures like dental implants and dental bridges in the USA. More than 100 million people in the USA lack dental insurance, and hence dental treatment abroad becomes an attractive, cost-effective option to such persons. Benefits of Cosmetic [...]

Cosmetic Dentistry in Costa Rica

Dental Implants vs. Dentures

People who need to replace missing teeth have several options today, like dentures and dental implants. In this article we will compare dental implants and dentures: situations where one is preferable over the other and why dentures or dental implants abroad could be a good idea. Comparison of Dental Implants and Dentures Material: Dentures are made of acrylic, [...]

Dental Implants vs. Dentures

Gastric Lap Band Surgery in Mexico in areas bordering USA

Lap band surgery abroad is at hand, thanks to the many quality lap band centers along the Mexico border. People suffering from obesity in Texas, California, or Arizona states do not have to look too far for bariatric surgery. Because of the geographical proximity, there are many similarities in culture, too, and it is not like [...]

Gastric Lap Band Surgery in Mexico in areas bordering USA

Revision hip replacement in India

India is a popular destination abroad for revision hip replacement (or arthroplasty) surgery. Revision hip replacement is an orthopedic surgery to replace an earlier hip prosthesis that has worn out. Though first-time hip joint replacements are common and successful nowadays, they tend to wear out with time. When a patient’s hip replacement has worn out, [...]

Revision hip replacement in India

Knee Replacement for Younger People Abroad

Total knee replacement is commonly used for elderly people with severe arthritis. However, there are situations where doctors might advise knee replacement for younger people, too. Knee replacement prostheses can help in situations where the patient is suffering from severe pain of the knee joint and internal medicine is of very little or no help. This [...]

Knee Replacement for Younger People Abroad

Australian student fights cancer with CyberKnife treatment in Turkey

Sonny Guerrini, 20, had developed an Ewing’s sarcoma tumor near his spinal cord. Because of the location of the tumor, conventional radiotherapy had the danger of wreaking undesirable side effects. Hence, Sonny chose to go for CyberKnife cancer treatment in Turkey which has several major advantages over traditional radiation therapies like Gamma Knife. Medical Tourism [...]

Australian student fights cancer with CyberKnife treatment in Turkey

India Gestational Surrogacy Success Rate

India has become the top international surrogacy destination for couples and even single men and women who have not been able to have children through natural means. This is because of the cutting edge technology adopted in fertility clinics in India, highly qualified fertility specialists, social acceptance of surrogacy, and low cost of surrogacy, all [...]

India Gestational Surrogacy Success Rate

Donor Egg IVF in India

The human female is born with about a million eggs and this number does not increase. With age, there is a dip in female fertility. Egg donation or oocyte donation makes it possible for those women to get pregnant who cannot do so with their own eggs. Older women most often opt for this method of [...]

Donor Egg IVF in India

Obesity Epidemic in the West

Obesity is one of the most visible of chronic health conditions and has become an epidemic today. Between half and two-thirds of men and women in 63 countries across five continents – not including the US – were overweight or obese in 2006. (Overweight is BMI > 25 , obese is BMI > 30). What is [...]

Obesity Epidemic in the West

Low cost gall bladder surgery in Mexico, India, and Costa Rica

Costs of medical procedures in the US and UK can often be too high and seem unaffordable, especially for the un-insured or for procedures not covered by insurance. Same is the case with gall bladder surgery or cholecystectomy. But you can achieve significant cost savings if you opt for gall bladder surgery in Mexico, India, [...]

Low cost gall bladder surgery in Mexico, India, and Costa Rica