1. How Much Does Face Lift Surgery Cost in Thailand?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... are able to fork over the thousands upon thousands of dollars necessary to reclaim youthful looking skin.  However, there is a growing niche market in countries like Thailand that specialize in innovative ...

2. Pain Relief With Affordable Disc Degeneration Repair in India
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... expensive.  The surgery itself can be quite expensive, but in countries like India, Singapore, and Thailand, it is possible to find affordable health care for a fraction of what you might pay in the ...

3. India Promises a New You with Low Priced Dermabrasion
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... of dermabrasion vary depending on the location and the surface area to be treated.  In the US, the procedure typically costs approximately $1400.  But in medical vacation destinations like Thailand or ...

4. The Cost of Dental Implants Will Bring a Smile to Your Face
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... entrant onto the medical tourism stage, the Filipino government is optimistic about its future despite stiff competition from long running medical tourist markets in Thailand and Singapore.  In a recent ...

5. Uncover Your Inner Self in Thailand
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

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. ...

6. Despite the Recession, Medical Tourism Is on the Increase for India
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... not appear to be the case.  Already popular in countries such as Thailand, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, and Turkey where accredited and affordable health care is available for many westerns, India is fast ...

7. Medical Tourism vs. Universal Health Care
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... For the time being, stimuli payments alone probably won’t fill the void.  Perhaps medical tourism advice from countries like Thailand, who’ve created a thriving tourist economy from health vacation revenue, ...

8. Will Medical Tourism Help or Hurt US Health Care Crisis?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... 750,000 Americans who sought medical care abroad in 2007 help clarify the reality. Make Working With Thailand Part of US Health Care Strategy As a major medical tourism destination, Thailand is an ...

9. Cost of Penis Enlargement Surgery: Too High For Comfort
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... medical tourism to countries like Thailand.  The Land of Smiles has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation for its male enhancement procedures.  Excellent hospitals, courteous and well-trained staff, ...

10. Has Your Employer Added Medical Vacations to Your Medical Coverage?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... 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 ...

11. Thailand Can Make a Man Out of You
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... like Thailand can offer dramatic savings on life-changing cosmetic surgeries.  Due in large part to affordable cosmetic surgery prices, Thailand is one of the world’s hotspots for low priced female to ...

12. Affordable Health Care During Tumultuous Times
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Trouble in Thailand May Disrupt Draw for Affordable Health Care Even if patients are unafraid of the political unrest in Bangkok, Thailand, their hopes of traveling abroad in search of affordable health ...

13. Look No Further for Low Priced Chemical Peels
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

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 ...

14. Low Priced Colonoscopy: Bargain or Hoax?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Bargain Savvy Patients Still Want Safe Health Care Sure you can get a low priced colonoscopy in Thailand, but is that health vacation going to ensure your safety?  Will you travel thousands of miles ...

15. Custom Made Vaginas in Thailand?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... Thailand, one of the world’s leaders in plastic surgery, hosts health vacations at discounted prices compared to US health care costs.  One procedure that is quickly rising in popularity and in cost (in ...

16. What Awaits You in Thailand?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... jump need not be quite so precarious.  There are many avenues of information that keep consumers informed and able to make educated decisions.  Thailand, for example, is quickly gaining a reputation ...

17. Reconciling Medical Tourism with Local Healthcare
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... class and the elite who can afford high quality private health care.  The medical tourism facilities in plastic surgery meccas like Thailand's Bumrungrad or India's Apollo Hospitals tend to be priced higher ...

18. Why Health Vacations Are So Right for Women
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... of medical treatment whose costs are not covered by insurance.  From elective procedures (which are rarely covered) to major procedures like a hysterectomy, a health vacation in India, Singapore, or Thailand ...

19. Are Health Vacations Becoming Too Mainstream?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... to India, Brazil, Israel, Hungary, Thailand, Costa Rica, or even Mexico. Insurance Companies and Medical Tourism Agencies Support Industry With more insurers jumping on the medical tourism bandwagon, ...

20. Medical Tourism Advice for the Newbie Traveler
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... before you leave on your health vacation. Whether your doctors are based in faraway Thailand or next door Mexico, look up his or her credentials on the hospital's website.  Look for the number of procedures ...

21. Medical Tourism Competes with Strings and Doorknobs
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Medical Tourism, Thailand’s Signature Attraction In 1997, Thailand’s currency collapsed, forcing its government to look diligently for sustainable revenue streams.  Thailand's solution was to offer ...

22. Malaysia Gets the Kinks Out of Your Neck
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... care they need when they need it.  Medical tourism to countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and others have helped answer the affordability issue for over 750,000 Americans in 2007.  And due to ...

23. Is the UAE the New Thailand?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... medical talent from the US and UK to its heath care facilities, and you have the makings of a medical tourism giant that should be able to give Thailand a run for its money.  However, progress in capturing ...

24. Lose Major Weight at Minor Price in India
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... Brazil, Mexico, and Thailand to name a few—have helped alleviate the strain of the rising costs of health care in the United States.  Most of these countries are able to reduce medical costs to patients ...

25. Medical Vacations May not Be US Health Care Answer, but They’re Helping
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... consumers.  With the advent of globalization, businesses, too, were lured abroad.  These days, growing numbers of US patients are leaving the borders for countries like India, Thailand, Hungary, and Argentina, ...

26. Find Your Roots in Malaysia
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Cost of Malaysian Root Canal Almost Too Good to Be True With savings of 20 to 70 percent or more, Malaysia and other dental tourism destination countries like India, Thailand, Mexico, and Singapore ...

27. Dental Tourism Destinations Whitening the Way
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... tourism destinations.  Dental Work, Then Medical Vacation The term medical vacation comes from the exotic locations of many medical and dental tourism destination countries like Singapore, Thailand, ...

28. In Singapore, What You Don’t See is What You Get
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... for the first time.  These aren’t business travelers who frequent places like Singapore or Thailand as part of their normal routine.  These average Joes and Joans, whose medical vacation may be the first ...

29. Medical Tourism Thailand: Strong enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Thailand among Top Medical Tourism Destinations Thailand has garnered a reputation as a medical tourism destination of repute.  This is especially true in elective surgeries like male to female surgery, ...

30. Thailand Will Make a Man of You, Yet
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... cancer).  Even after the operation, patients should continue to receive pap smears and other gender-specific diagnostic tests. Thailand, Competes with Colorado Plastic Surgery “Mecca” Some describe ...

31. Singapore Gets in Your Face
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... than their beauty.  Medical tourism to places like Singapore, India, Hungary, or Thailand help patients by significantly reducing the cost of plastic surgeries like facial implants, tummy tucks, and breast ...

32. Will Medical Tourism Prices Impact the Presidential Elections?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... tourism, more countries have opened their borders to the influx of medical tourists.  In addition to the usual providers like India and Thailand, countries like Argentina and Israel are also gaining in ...

33. Watch Your Back in Singapore
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... The quest for cheap health care has literally taken patients hundreds or even thousands of miles to countries like India, Thailand, Mexico, and Singapore.  There, highly skilled doctors using the most ...

34. See More, Pay Less In Thailand
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Patients In Thailand Now See Affordable Healthcare “Seeing is believing,” some say.  When patients visiting Thailand for LASIK surgery look at their bills without corrective lenses, the believing becomes ...

35. India Helps Rub Out The Dead
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... We’ve heard of women going to stores across town for the right pair of shoes at the right (lower) price.  Thanks to the growth of medical tourism, women are travelling to countries like India, Thailand, ...

36. Low Cost of Saving Lives in India
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... transplant is medical tourism to countries like India, Hungary, Thailand, or Singapore.  Amazing Reductions in the Cost of Bone Marrow Transplants The cost of a bone marrow transplant in the United ...

37. Why Solo Travel Is Dangerous
(Tips and Safety/Travel Tips for Everyone)

... What happens to you if you forget to take your medicine while scuba diving in Thailand or visiting temples in India?  Will bystanders know what to do?  Will they know how to administer medicine, ...

38. Dehydration
(Medical Tourism Safety/Travel Safety)

... is especially true in medical tourism destinations like India and Thailand; 2 countries known for their heat and humidity.  Additional Thoughts about Water Not all fluids are created equal.  8 oz ...

39. Thailand Caps Excessive Healthcare Costs
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... are not uncommon.  Top these savings with vacations in tropical places like Thailand, Singapore, or the Philippines, and medical tourism seems to kick the doors of opportunity off their hinges.      ...

40. Medical Tourism Packages
(Medical Tourism/Medical Tourism Companies)

...  it’s nice to have a tour operator handle visa and passport paperwork for you.  This is especially true if your treatment requires a longer stay.  In Thailand, for example, you only receive 30 days  ...

41. July
(Media/2008)

... congress in San Francisco, USA Medical tourism a 'shining star' for Thai tourism industry Phuket sets to be Thailand's leading Medical Tourism Destination Overseas surgery cheaper but not without ...

42. June
(Media/2008)

...  Medical Tourism Conference in Thailand Social Movement Unionism World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Connects Global Healthcare Providers with Global Insurance Companies Medical ...

43. May
(Media/2008)

... Revolutionising tourism A Plan for Real Health Reform Medical Tourism Conference in Thailand Treatment Abroad launches online patient reviews New medical tourism website brings competitors ...

44. April
(Media/2008)

... Exports Palau president asks Luli Arroyo to help push tourism Thailand: Still The Best Place In The World To Have Your Penis Chopped Off Jovita Cásarez berates hospital administrators, emergency ...

45. History of Malaysia
(Destinations/Malaysia)

... kingdom included all the areas which now come under peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, and Sumatra.  In 1511, Malacca fell to Portugal, and after this began a battle for control of the Malay archipelago ...

46. Healism Mission Statement
(Medical Tourism/About Us)

... encourage you to review all of the options out there before making a final decision.  You might find that taking a short vacation to India, Thailand, or any of the other exciting destinations featured ...

47. March
(Media/2008)

... waits force patients abroad Thailand's New Medical Complex USAID presents private hospital assessment results regarding Jordan medical sector competitiveness Turkey to host health tourism congress ...

48. February
(Media/2008)

Tourism for the Health of It Prognosis Positive for Taiwan's Medical Industry Agents say travel to Thailand and be transformed Breast-surgery patients to be treated at IWK Aesthetic Surgery ...

49. January
(Media/2008)

... Correction in Turkey TAITRA to host the 2nd “SenCARE” in May 2008 Corona del Mar residents return to Thailand to help Vt. Futures panel hears of haves and have-nots 'Clinical risk management ...

50. December
(Media/2007)

... Tourism Panama: Nipandtuckpanama. Sign Exclusive Agreement ... Choice Medical Services Launches First Major Canadian Health Care ... `Priority to medical tourism' Medical Tourism in Thailand  ...

51. Thailand
(Category)