1. How Traveling to Singapore Could Save Your Life
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Apparent Need for Affordable Heart Bypass Surgery Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States.  Some conditions that put people at higher risk for heart disease include: ...

2. Even Top Officials Are Leaving Home for Safe Health Care
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Low Priced Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Leads Patients Abroad Do you really want a low priced heart valve replacement surgery?  Are medical vacations really as safe as they’re made out to ...

3. 1000+ Miles to Costa Rica for Hair?
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...  procedures like heart surgery, hip/knee replacements, or glaucoma surgery.  While most people can agree that those types of treatment need to be affordable for patients, elective surgeries can easily ...

4. How India is Raising American Eyebrows
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India’s Helping Bring Bushy Back Typically, people think of male baldness when it comes to hair replacement or hair transplant surgery, but a surprising trend is surfacing.  Oddly enough, with ...

5. Let India Roll Your Cloudy Vision Away
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... One such condition is glaucoma, which affects the vision and when untreated, almost certainly leads to blindness.    Currently, there is no known cure for glaucoma, but surgery can stop the condition ...

6. The Lowdown on Low Priced Breast Augmentation Surgery in India
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India Calls for Affordable Cosmetic Surgery India, among the foremost medical tourism destinations, is known for its affordable heart surgery, hip resurfacing, hip and knee replacement, dentistry, ...

7. How Much Does Breast Lift Surgery Cost in Thailand? Not Much
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Breast Lift Surgery Cost in Thailand: An Affordable Option Mastopexy (or breast lift surgery )is required to lift up sagging breasts and give them a firmer shape.  If you are wondering how much ...

8. 3 Reasons Why Malaysia Offers Safe Health Care
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... like root canals or heart surgery.  Whether you agree with the current health care reform plan or not, something needs to happen.  For more than 750,000 Americans in 2007, that something was medical tourism. ...

9. Thailand Can Increase Your Size without Shrinking Your Wallet
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Patients Opting to Save, Despite Low Plastic Surgery Prices "How much does penis enlargement surgery cost?” So far, the congressional health care reform debate hasn’t addressed this type of question.  ...

10. How Hungary Keeps Your Heart Beating
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... of local medical facilities for cheap health care in other countries by 2010.  They travel for affordable dental care (braces/laser teeth whitening), cosmetic surgery (facelift/breast augmentation), and ...

11. Facing Yourself in Brazil
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Taxes on Low Priced Nose Job Surgery? There’s a move afoot in the United States to tax cosmetic surgeries.  Proponents consider taxing such procedures as a sort of luxury tax for non-essential ...

12. Low Cost Plastic Surgery – Is It Really Cheap?
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The Truth about Low Cost Plastic Surgery Given the current economic climate, it seems like more and more would-be cosmetic surgery patients are exploring low cost plastic surgery options, especially ...

13. Black Friday in Singapore
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... a reduced quality of life.  Low cost or not, plastic surgery is still surgery and complications can occur for any number of reasons.  Fortunately medical tourism is too lucrative an industry for hospitals ...

14. Singapore Can Make You the Man or Woman You Want to Be
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Transgender Patients Excited about Low Priced Sex Reassignment Surgery It’s important that you like what you see when you look in the mirror.  Although the phrase typically refers to a person’s ...

15. Save Money, Gain Self-Esteem in Hungary
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Can Cosmetic Surgery Help Bring Sexy Back To Your Legs? Legs are two of a woman’s sexiest features, according to Glamour magazine.  There are hundreds of products to smooth, shave, and tan them, ...

16. The Good and Bad about Thailand’s Medical Tourism
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Cosmetic Surgery In Thailand Has Its Share of Dangers “Safety first” is more than just a cute slogan when it comes to your health.  No one cares more about your health than you, and it’s important ...

17. Looking for a Sex Change? Try Asia
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How Much Does Male To Female Surgery Cost? In Trinidad Colorado, dubbed the sex change capital of the world, Dr. Marci (formerly Mark) Bowers has reassigned the gender of more than 550 men.  ...

18. Save Money and Your Back in India
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Low Priced Spinal Fusion Surgery, Just a Plane Ride Away You mean there’s such a thing as low priced spinal fusion surgery?  Surely for something as complex as surgery on the spinal cord is well ...

19. Open Your Eyes to Hungary
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... medical tourism is on the rise. Can I Afford It:  How Much Does LASIK Surgery Cost? Sadly, health care seems to fit that upscale pricing mantra:  If I have to ask how much LASIK surgery costs, I probably ...

20. Why Are There no Fat People in Thailand?
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Cosmetic Surgery Can Help You Lose Weight Obesity has been one of the leading factors contributing to unaffordable health care in the US.  Untreated, it can lead to a range of medical complications, ...

21. Still Concerned about Safe Health Care Abroad?
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... can your home country's health care possibly be if you can't afford to pay or wait for it?  If there’s a low priced solution for the laminectomy, disc replacement, or heart surgery that you need, and if ...

22. Getting the Most from Your Liposuction Surgery
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Getting the Most from Your Liposuction Surgery Liposuction is a very common cosmetic procedure, in which pockets of excess fat are removed from the body.  In some cases, the fat is redeposited elsewhere ...

23. How Much Does Face Lift Surgery Cost in Thailand?
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... facelift operations…all for a fraction of what you might normally pay Stateside.  Comprehensive facelift surgery with recovery and relaxation can cost as little as US $4000 at some hospitals in Thailand.  ...

24. Pain Relief With Affordable Disc Degeneration Repair in India
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... handled with physiotherapy and medications.  When these palliative measures do not work, many doctors recommend surgery (disc degeneration repair a.k.a. artificial disc replacement) in which the weakened ...

25. India Promises a New You with Low Priced Dermabrasion
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... India, one can opt for low priced dermabrasion, with prices as low as $225 per session. Get the Correct Cosmetic Surgery Advice Before you rush to buy tickets to India, make sure you conduct plenty ...

26. Universal Health Care Trumped by Medical Tourism?
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... such as dental, cosmetic surgery or bone marrow transplants.  Experts predict that by 2012, medical tourism will turn into a $100 billion international industry with more than 780 million patients seeking ...

27. Head to Brazil for a Nip and Tuck
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How Much Does Abdominplasty Cost in Brazil? The current recession is putting a hold on the number of cosmetic procedures in the U.S.  The $10 billion U.S. plastic surgery market had a 9 percent slowdown, ...

28. Head to Brazil for a Nip and Tuck
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How Much Does Abdominplasty Cost in Brazil? The current recession is putting a hold on the number of cosmetic procedures in the U.S.  The $10 billion U.S. plastic surgery market had a 9 percent slowdown, ...

29. Get a Winning Smile with Dental Veneers
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Are Dental Veneers the Right Choice? Dental veneers are becoming an increasingly popular cosmetic surgery procedure for those who want to improve their smiles.  During the procedure, practitioners ...

30. Uncover Your Inner Self in Thailand
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Sex Reassignment Surgery in Thailand Thailand is renowned for its affordable cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, attracting men and women from around the world every year to go under the knife. ...

31. The Art of Rhinoplasty: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
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The Changing Face of Rhinoplasty Cosmetic surgery is no longer a one-off exotic procedure simply reserved for the lavish and bored.  Nowadays cosmetic surgery is more accessible and widely specialised ...

32. Despite the Recession, Medical Tourism Is on the Increase for India
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... becoming the preferred destination for medical tourism. Low priced gastric bypass surgery, affordable Botox, and cheap dental work are saving thousands of dollars for millions of Americans.  In a recent ...

33. Is a Nose Job For You?
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Rhinoplasty Has Made a Difference for Many Celebrities While many celebrities deny having had plastic surgery, there are also many who will admit to having had procedures performed.  A common cosmetic ...

34. Will Medical Tourism Help or Hurt US Health Care Crisis?
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How Long Before Affordable Cosmetic Surgery Ceases to be a US Oxymoron? Medical tourism has the potential to help the US health care crisis in several ways, but one particularly stands out:  stimulating ...

35. Cost of Penis Enlargement Surgery: Too High For Comfort
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Is The Cost of Penis Enlargement Surgery Worth It? Many men feel uncomfortable about the size of their organ, and if you're reading this, you might have questions of your own.  But before you rush ...

36. Will Universal Health Care Level Medical Playing Fields?
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Can’t Afford High Priced Cosmetic Surgery? Medical Tourism Can Help Ever find yourself wondering how much blepharoplasty, more commonly known as eyelid surgery, costs?  Most of us don’t have the disposable ...

37. Has Your Employer Added Medical Vacations to Your Medical Coverage?
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... medical tourism to places like Thailand, India, or Singapore for low priced medical procedures ranging from braces to ear surgery.  An increasing wave of US patients—over 750,000 in 2007 alone—have travelled ...

38. Thailand Can Make a Man Out of You
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Bargain Shopping For Low Priced Female to Male Surgery Whoever thought there’d be bargain shopping for low priced female to male surgeries, also known as gender reassignment surgery?  But countries ...

39. Could Affordable Facial Implants Be for You?
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Are Men Driving Women To Singapore For Cosmetic Surgery? Male opinion may be among the top factors for women to have cosmetic surgery.  In many cases, women feel compelled to fit the standards of beauty ...

40. Can Medical Tourism Packages Thrive With Universal Health Care?
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... how much coronary angioplasty surgery cost, one must factor in the salaries of the medical staff, fluctuating fuel costs, and IT support. So How Much Does Coronary Angioplasty Surgery Cost? The cost ...

41. US Insurer Announces Cover for Health Vacations in India
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... tourism revenues.  Cost savings are as extensive for cardiac surgeries as they are for non-emergency treatments like a herniated disc procedures.   The cost of herniated disc surgery in India can often ...

42. The Search for the Legendary Health Vacation Insurance Provider
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Cosmetic Surgery Prices Catch the Eye of the Insurance Guy There was a time not too long ago when insurance companies would steadfastly refuse coverage for any elective surgeries.  It seems times have ...

43. Is Medical Tourism Dangerous?
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... is commonly available for elective surgeries.  Consumers now have the opportunity to select from a whole world (literally) of specialists and to combine any necessary surgery with a dream vacation.   ...

44. Get a Brazilian Butt with a Health Vacation Package
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How Much Does Buttock Augmentation Cost? As of 2005, over 2,000 Americans opted for buttock augmentation surgery, which cost approximately $20,000.   Dr. Thomas L. Roberts III, a plastic surgeon in Spartanburg, ...

45. Look No Further for Low Priced Chemical Peels
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Brushing Beauty’s Surface in Thailand As early as 2003, chemical peels were the leading cosmetic surgery in the US with more than 840,000 procedures performed.  Very likely, the affordability of a ...

46. Avoiding the Dangers of Medical Tourism
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Cosmetic Surgery Abroad Can Be Dangerous, Need Help? Despite the dangers of excessive blood loss, infection, or complications, some people actually choose to have surgery.  They elect to have cosmetic ...

47. Can India Help You Fake Your Age Like the Rich and Famous?
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Low-priced Brow Lift Surgery Is Not a Myth Most of the Beverly Hills clientele of plastic surgeon Dr. Chiu don’t blink an eyelash at the $8,000 price tag attached to a simple brow lift.  Then again, ...

48. Are Health Vacations Dangerous?
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Medical Tourism: Boon or Bane? So you’ve decided to get yourself a reverse boob job and all those medical tourism ads for affordable breast reduction surgery have caught your eye.  But many want to ...

49. Custom Made Vaginas in Thailand?
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... reach of plastic surgery and other health care options both economically and geographically.  With health vacations, patients can now travel farther and pay less to have their bodies customized. Medical ...

50. How Singapore Is Restoring Virginity?
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... It’s not really as easy as it sounds.  To do it right takes plenty of research.  Medical tourism reduces the stress of having plastic surgery, at least the financing aspect.  You must also factor in the ...

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