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

... treatments.  Thailand in particular has benefited from this massive influx of travellers in search of specialized procedures.  In an article on Reuter’s, Asia’s medical tourism market generated $3.4 billion ...

2. The Art of Rhinoplasty: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... stunning coastlines.  A country that is experiencing a wealth of foreign patients seeking rhinoplasty for low cost treatment, Costa Rica is becoming a popular destination for medical tourists.  Each year ...

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

... earnings reach the $2 billion mark by 2012, making India the next best tourist destination for medical treatment.  Low Priced Health Care in India  As the world deals with the financial turmoil, ...

4. Will Universal Health Care Level Medical Playing Fields?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... can reasonably wait to see a doctor or receive much needed treatment.  Health care officials can, however, learn from the successes and best practices of medical tourism as it helps globalize affordable ...

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

... abroad for affordable medical treatment.  As a testament to the continued growth of medical tourism, those numbers are expected to reach 6 million or more by the year 2016.  Rather than miss out on the ...

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

... and can create prosthetic male genitalia through phalloplasty and by using prosthetic testicles.  Concurrently, having a hysterectomy reduces estrogen levels and testosterone treatments help to sustain ...

7. US Insurer Announces Cover for Health Vacations in India
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Americans Can Have Indian Heath Vacations Covered US insurer Wellpoint has announced a program to cover health vacations in India for group members who wish to travel for non-emergency medical treatment.  ...

8. The Search for the Legendary Health Vacation Insurance Provider
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... brand, look into coverage provided by agencies like Blue Cross Blue Shield—South Carolina.  There’s even a possibility that your employer may pay for all or part of your treatment abroad (depending on ...

9. Get a Brazilian Butt with a Health Vacation Package
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... to $5,700.  This significantly lower price tag, compared with $20,000 in the US, buys you not only the treatment but also 8 nights in furnished apartments, breakfast and lunch, and the services of an English-speaking ...

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

...  Medical Tourism Coverage Expanding for Americans Unreasonably high health care costs drove more than 750,000 Americans to other countries for medical treatment in 2007.  For most of these patients, ...

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

... to the tremendous growth of medical tourism, investors too want safety for financially backing health care treatment abroad. Continued Industry Growth May Ensure Safety of Health Care For some countries, ...

12. Can India Help You Fake Your Age Like the Rich and Famous?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... there are those among them who vouch for the cheaper Botox lift treatment instead.  The good doctor notes, “In this economy, even the wealthiest women have to make a decision between that coveted Hermes ...

13. Why Is Medical Tourism on the Rise?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... selecting the right provider: quality of care.  Quality of Care on a Medical Vacation Although it may sound too good to be true to have both low-cost treatments and high-quality care, medical tourists ...

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

... going abroad to cover the cost of dentures or other dental procedures?  Safety should be a priority for all dental tourists.  Although, for some, going abroad for treatment can be a leap of faith, the ...

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

... treatments and plastic surgery procedures to foreigners, but have moderate to poor records when it comes to providing affordable heath care to their own citizens.  In most parts of Asia, it’s the middle ...

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

... by itself can result in other problems later in life, like urinary incontinence, which again requires treatment or surgery that costs thousands of dollars.  Plus, there are additional conditions like fibroids ...

17. History of Dubai
(Destinations/United Arab Emirates)

... towards meeting the health care needs of these residents.  In the process, the city has built up a strong reputation for the quality of its US- and UK-educated physicians and ultramodern treatment facilities.  ...

18. Hotels in Warsaw
(Destinations/Poland)

... there are a growing number of medical tourism travelers who arrive to seek treatment at some of the city’s sophisticated medical facilities.  Because of this diverse group of visitors, ranging from eastern ...

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

... savings can also be found for cosmetic procedures and even non-surgical cosmetic treatments like Botox.  In fact, there is an entire menu of medical procedures that you can choose from on health vacations ...

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

... they can save heavily on the expenses incurred on these treatments simply by taking a plane and heading overseas.  In a country like India, for instance, the cost of a hip replacement surgery at renowned ...

21. Medical Vacations Replace Your Apple-a-Day
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... covering the costs of their health care, and many are forced to prolong even routine care.  Preventive medicine, the best treatment for any medical issue, consequently falls to the wayside.  Dental care ...

22. India’s Baby Boom and the Rise of Medical Tourism
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

Fertility Treatments in India Couples seeking fertility treatments are often faced with staggering costs that limit their options or force them to wait until they can save enough to afford the procedure. ...

23. Philippines Medical Tourism Summit Sounds Optimistic Note
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... out of reach of the already exorbitant treatments costs in the US.  This could actually spell a huge opportunity for countries like the Philippines, which could step in with their well established medical ...

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

... the local population in approaching its own hospitals for treatment poses a danger to the development of the medical tourism industry here.   ...

25. Does a Recession Mean More Benefits for Medical Tourism Industry?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... and say, Detroit, isn’t helped by rising gas prices, but even with the high air fares and extra expenses, a health vacation in India makes better sense than having treatment back home. Benefits of Medical ...

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

... interest.  In some cases, medical vacations help insurers kill two birds with one stone:  1.) Discounted pricing serves as an incentive for patients to seek treatment earlier (making it more preventative ...

27. Toothless No More, Courtesy of Dental Tourism
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... must take care to notice that the phenomenon makes the costs of dentures and dental care as a whole more affordable, but not necessarily affordable.  Although the cost of airfare, hotel, and treatment ...

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

... of prerequisites must be met before a patient can opt for a sex change operation.  These include certification from a psychologist, sustained hormonal treatment, and an age requirement (18 years).  In ...

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

... as sex reassignment surgery).  The cosmetic applications have been around for decades, but today’s “adjustments” like hormone treatments, technological advancement, improved plastic surgery techniques, ...

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

... popularity.  The website report finds that about “750,000 Americans traveled overseas for medical treatment in 2007,” and the number is expected to increase to a staggering 15 million by 2017.  The Insurance ...

31. How Health Vacations Can Ease the Pain in Your Back
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... often have concerns about the safety of going abroad for medical treatment, particularly for critical procedures.  As Dr Hedge pointed out, “When single disc replacement surgery is complicated, imagine ...

32. Taking the Cost of Coronary Angioplasty Surgery to Heart
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... cost savings.  India, for example, has been a hot favorite among medical tourists as both a vacation spot and a provider of high-quality treatments.  Prices for health vacation packages tend to vary among ...

33. Mexican Smiles for Sale
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

... Healthcare Savings Network saved one woman almost $3,000 off the cost of her dental veneers.  In Nampa, ID, where HCSN is based, around 50% of the residents have had to forgo dental treatment for almost ...

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

... just looking for medical bargains though.  Some seek better and more accurate care and treatment.  A United Arab Emirates man visited several hospitals seeking diagnosis and treatment for a common kidney ...

35. Sex Sells, Brazil Offers Discounts
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

...  can enhance a woman’s sex life, but an added benefit is the massive discount for the cost of either labiaplasty or vaginoplasty when you receive these treatments abroad.   Brazil Works Wonders for ...

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

... cost and intensity of the treatment can vary, however, the concept of dermabrasion remains the same: Someone or something scrapes or smoothes away layers of older or dead skin cells leaving behind ...

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

... The medical tourism phenomenon serves to debunk the “get what you pay for” philosophy.  Instead, patients receive treatment and care from high quality medical staff members.  And many of these health ...

38. Hair Removal
(Procedures/Cosmetic Surgery)

... laser treatments).  The effects of such treatments can often be permanent, but in some cases, they only serve to temporarily reduce the amount of hair in the area.  Well-known temporary methods of ...

39. Male to Female Surgery
(Procedures/Male)

... look and function like a vagina).  Men considering sexual reassignment surgery also usually opt for hormone treatments to complete many of the endocrinological changes necessary for the transformation. ...

40. Hernia Repair
(Procedures/Digestion)

What Is Hernia Repair? Hernia repair, laparoscopic hernia repair, or open hernia repair is a treatment designed to remove hernias from within the digestive tract.  Left untreated, hernias can cause ...

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

... 45,000 UK patients looked to medical tourism for dental treatment, with some medical tourism destination countries claiming that 95% of their patients came from the UK.  Similarly, with almost a 50% ...

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

... doctor, airline, hotel staff, and any other parties.  The medical tourism agency will act as the go-between for any problems relating to your travel and treatment.  This can be a huge time-saver since ...

43. Overview
(Medical Tourism/Medical Tourism Companies)

...  Who is legally and financially responsible for each aspect of your trip (travel to treatment to recovery). What services the medical tourism company offers. What services the medical tourism ...

44. Invisalign Braces
(Procedures/Dental)

... the duration of treatment, patients should wear their aligners for a minimum of 22 hours per day.    The dentist (who must be certified by Invisalign) first takes impressions and images of the patient’s ...

45. How Much Does Spinal Fusion Surgery Cost?
(Blogs/The Stanley Rubenti Medical Tourism Blog)

...  procedure places bone grafts between two vertebral bones to prevent any movement between them.  Who Requires Spinal Fusion Surgery? The most common need for spinal fusion is for the treatment of ...

46. July
(Media/2008)

New Study Sparks Debate on Medical Travel Healthy occupancy levels in Syrian hotels Medical Tourism Grow Into Healthy Old Age Dental treatment abroad - "dental tourism" MOH Urged To Regulate ...

47. Fertility (Infertility)
(Procedures/Female)

What Is Fertility Treatment (Infertility Treatment)? Whether through hormones, counselling, or various medications, fertility treatment (aka infertility treatment) focuses on helping couples conceive.  ...

48. Female to Male Surgery
(Procedures/Female)

... reassignment surgery is actually a series of surgeries that includes: mastectomy (breast removal), hysterectomy (removal of female reproductive organs), genital reassignment, and testosterone treatment.  ...