Medical Travel for Private Health Care

Introduction to Low Cost Surgery and Medical Tourism

Private Medical Treatment Abroad

Complicated surgery can be undertaken abroad as well as simple cosmetic procedures.

What is Medical Tourism?

Medical health travel is the name given to the act of travelling from your home country and seeking private medical services abroad. You may need life saving heart surgery or require cosmetic medical procedures that are too expensive in your own country. The lower costs of medical surgeries in other countries may be the reason for medical tourism or long waiting lists in your own country. The United Kingdom for example can have long waiting lists on the NHS for urgent surgical procedures. The lower cost in certain countries for plastic surgery can often be upto ninety percent lower which attracts many medical tourists. Doctors in India perform complicated surgery regularly on non-nationals such as heart bypass and many other highly advanced medical treatments.

Why Medical Health Tourists choose India.

India's hospitals are of the highest standard in the world and are comparable and in some cases exceed the standards of hospitals in America and the EU. Advanced surgery such as organ transplant is a regular procedure for medical tourists to India. Surgeons and Doctors in India are highly qualified and skilled in their chosen profession. Common Indian medical tourist treatments range from heart surgery, cancer treatment through to hip replacement and cosmetic procedures such as dentistry. The private hospitals in India offer the most hygienic surroundings and the very latest technological advancements in medicine available. Medical tourists visiting India can have surgery performed for some of the lowest costs in the world.

Some Medical Tourism Treatments available in India.

Almost any medical treatment or surgery can be accomplished by visiting India as a medical tourist for much lower cost than most other countries and little or no waiting lists. Below we have highlighted some of the common treatments visiting patients receive.

Hip Replacement - This is a common surgery performed in India on medical tourists.
Knee Surgery - Various knee procedures are regularly completed on medical tourists by Indian surgeons. From fairly non-invasive knee resurfacing treatments to full kee replacement surgery.
Heart Surgery - Heart organ procedures are undertaken by highly skilled Indian surgeons on visitors from abroad. All types of heart surgery can be performed in India such as heart valve replacement, heart bypass surgery or pacemaker implantation.
Oncology - Many cancer treatments are available in India for the health tourist including surgical tumour removal procedures. Chemotherapy, cancer Radiotherapy and bone marrow transplant treatments are all possible in highly dedicated Indian cancer treatment hospitals.

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery performed at low cost in India.

Plastic surgery can be an expensive luxury for people in the UK or America but is readily available in India at lower cost from highly trained plastic surgeons. Many medical health tourists to India also have cosmetic dentistry work completed like dental bridges, crowns, tooth caps, dental veneers and even teeth whitening.

Nose Plastic Surgery - Reshaping or straightening of the nose (known as Rhinoplasty) is a common cosmetic procedure available at low cost in India performed by highly qualified plastic surgeons.
Dental Surgery - Dental procedures that can be highly expensive in countries such as the UK can be completed by highly competent professionals at a fraction of the cost by the medical tourist visiting India.