Medical Tourism

Hip resurfacing is a technique invented specifically for younger patients with hip problems and has some advantages over hip replacement. Conventional total hip replacement, while being a good option for an elderly person (above 70 years), can be a poor choice for young patients as it will fail rapidly.

The hip resurfacing operation is an alternative to hip replacement and has 5 crucial advantages.

The first is that no plastic (polyethylene) is used like in conventional hip replacement. Since an anatomical sized ‘metal on metal’ bearing is used, it lasts for a very long time, manifold  that of conventional hip replacement and is extremely popular in Europe, Australia and some parts of Asia. The anatomy and bio-mechanics after resurfacing mimic a normal hip very closely.

The second advantage is post operatively patients are encouraged to lead an active life after hip resurfacing, and must play some sport, do swimming etc. No activity is restricted including sitting on the floor, crossing legs etc. In short, it behaves like a  normal  hip enabling patients to return to their normal lifestyle. In contrast,

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Brussels, Belgium is one of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the West for laparoscopic gastric band surgery, especially if you are from the UK or Europe.

Why is Belgium a popular Lap Band Surgery destination in Europe?

• Huge savings: In the UK, you may have to shell out something like a whopping £ 9,000 - £ 12,000 for the adjustable gastric band, whereas the same procedure can be done in as little as £ 4,000 in Belgium. The huge savings does not come at the cost of quality. Quite the contrary.

• Quality: Belgium has a long standing history as an affordable and high quality weight loss surgery medical centers. True, many countries in the world offer obesity surgery, but not all of them can claim the same level of experience and success rate as Belgium. And laparoscopy, in fact, is one of the areas of expertise of Belgian medical tourism. Wherever possible, Gastric Band or Gastric bypass is done by laparoscopy (unless technically impossible) and as this means a very short stay in hospital, the patients too find this a great choice.

Add to this the fact that

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