Medical Tourism

Considering Multiple sclerosis surgery in India? Individuals stricken with multiple sclerosis are excited about a new theory that the often-crippling disease may be treatable with a simple surgery.  The new and still being tested procedure is known as liberation procedure.  Although, it is not available in most countries, it is being offered in India by some leading hospitals to be performed by experienced vascular surgeons.

What is the Liberation Procedure?

Dr. Paola Zamboni, a professor of medicine at the University of Ferrara in Italy, has theorized that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is the underlying cause of multiple sclerosis.  CCSVI can be explained as a vascular condition where veins draining blood from the brain are either blocked or malformed in some way.  Angioplasty can be used, he says, to clear this blockage. His findings and surgical alternative as a way to treat multiple sclerosis is also called the Zamboni Procedure.

Researchers including in India continue to test the new theory that it could be a vascular disease, which will represent a major shift from the traditional thinking that multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition.

Considering the CCSVI Procedure in India

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India is one of the top medical tourism destinations in the world and liver transplant is one of the most popular procedures medical tourists visit India for. Liver transplant in India costs much cheaper as compared to developed nations like US, UK or Canada. Cost of liver transplant in India is fraction of the costs in US, UK and Canada.

Laws related to organ donors vary from country to country. In India there are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled before a liver transplant can be done for patients from foreign country. Below are the few prerequisites for liver transplant in India:

• As per Indian law, liver donor needs to be relative of the patient therefore donor also need to travel along with the patient for liver transplant. The patient will have to provide documents/certificate from their local authorities to certify the relationship.  The relatives have to be of the first degree i.e. Mother, father, sister, brother, children or spouse. This certificate will have to be endorsed by the Embassy of the respective country. The hospital will forward these documents to the DMER- Directorate of Health Services who give

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Amman in Jordan, Istanbul in Turkey, India, Mexico & South Korea are some of the popular medical tourism destinations where people travel for surgical & radiation therapy for oncology treatments.

Radiation oncology is the science of using ionized radiations in optimally favorable doses for the treatment and management of cancers. Radiation Oncology is used in association with chemotherapy (i.e. the use of drugs) and surgery (i.e. surgical removal of the malignant tissues) as an effective measure to manage different forms of tumors.
Radiation therapy is the first line of treatment preferred in association with chemotherapy for the management of tumors and cancers.

The role of Radiation therapy depends upon the focus of the treatment plan. It could be,

• Curative Therapy: Radiotherapy is used for complete removal of the tumor cells. This is possible for small sized tumors with minimal or no metastasis.
• Palliative Therapy: Radiotherapy is used to reduce the severity of symptoms, pain and discomfort, however the disease may continue to progress. This is in case of cancers that have been detected late or with wide spread and extensive metastasis across the body making surgical removal impractical.
• Neo-adjuvant Therapy: Radiotherapy is

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Dental Implants in India cost significantly less than what they do in the US, Canada and UK. People requiring a Dental Implants Surgery in USA, Canada and UK avoid going to the dentist because of the high costs of dental procedures if their insurance has run-out or does not cover much of the cost. India is now offering such patients a way to restore their smiles by offering affordable and safe Dental Implants Surgery, which is also reliable and of the highest quality.

Dental Implants Surgery alone in the US can cost anywhere from $ 1,250 to $ 3,500, depending upon the amount of damage control to be the done and the dentist one chooses. Throw in other factors like medication, type of material used for implants, follow ups, etc., and the cost can quickly escalate to as much as $ 15,000 to $ 27, 000. This cost can be reduced by as much as 75% when a patient opts for a Dental Implants Surgery in India. And this stands true for Canada and UK as well.

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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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People considering hip resurfacing abroad are bound to have many questions, especially about activity levels post-surgery recovery.This article will examine whether patients can take up sports activities like rock-climbing and other outdoor sport after their hip resurfacing surgery in India, Mexico, Costa Rica and other reputed medical tourism locations. Hip Resurfacing Recovery & Outdoor Sports Activity Many candidates for hip resurfacing are still in the prime of life, so concerns about activity levels are common. Majority of hip resurfacing patients can return home in four to six days after surgery.

• As with other surgeries, patients need to be careful not to contract infections. Later in life, if patients need to be operated on or even have dental work done, they should inform the doctor about their hip resurfacing surgery.
• After hip rehabilitation, patients experience much better range of motion and strength in the hip joint. After about a year or so, they can get back to their activity levels pre-arthritis or pre-trauma. Ultimately what you can do depends on what you used to do before arthritis developed.
• Patients who were into swimming, walking, gardening and driving can return to these

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Cervical Disc Replacement is a spine surgery for patients with cervical/neck pain due to degenerative disc diseases like slipped disc in the neck or cervical spondylosis. Although cervical disc replacement has been used extensively in Europe for quite some time now, the first cervical disc system got FDA approval only in 2007. When medication, rest and exercise don’t help, patients may be advised to undergo surgery. Cervical surgery centers in India may be a good option for patients concerned about high cervical disc replacement costs in the USA.

Prior to surgery, a cervical disc replacement candidate should have tried at least six months of non-surgical options like medication, rest, physiotherapy, etc. Also, cervical disk replacement should be conducted only at specialized spine surgery centers.

Pre-operative Care/Factors to Consider Before Cervical Disc Replacement

• Understand the benefits and risks of cervical spine surgery. It will help you be mentally prepared and have realistic expectations from the surgery. A study in the UK showed that 65% who had one cervical disc replaced, and 77% who had

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The process of surrogacy in India involves two visits to India: sperm deposition, IVF, and embryo transfer are done during the first visit, and the next visit is to bring your baby home after the delivery.

 

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Thanks to the embryo and sperm overseas transfer service provided by our partner fertility clinic in India, the first trip may now be totally avoided. On the first trip, the male partner is typically required to stay in Mumbai for 3-5 days, and the female partner has to stay for almost two weeks.

Because of work pressures or any other reason, it may not be possible for everyone to stay so long in India. Cryopreservation and frozen embryo/sperm transfer abroad come to the rescue in such a situation.

What is cryopreservation of embryos and sperm?

Cryopreservation is ‘a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as (typically) 77 K or −196 °C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen). At these low temperatures, any biological activity, including the biochemical reactions that would lead to cell death, is effectively stopped.’ (Source: Wikipedia.)

Our partner fertility clinic in India allows those interested in surrogacy

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Surrogacy refers to the process of third party reproduction wherein a woman agrees to become pregnant and carry someone else’s baby under a contract. Whether the baby has any genetic connection to the surrogate depends on the kind of surrogacy method chosen.

Surrogacy in India is legal. It can be availed by heterosexual couples who are unable to bear a child on their own for some medical reason, by same sex couples, and by single men for whom surrogacy is the only way in which parenthood can be achieved. Also visit India Surrogacy Frequently asked questions. (The pic on the left is an African fertility symbol.)

We list below the important features of gestational and traditional surrogacy:

Features of Gestational Surrogacy:

1. Gestational surrogacy is an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) where the surrogate plays ‘host’ to the embryo that is transferred to her uterus.

2. The embryo is produced through the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) process, that is, the biological mother’s egg is mixed with the biological father’s sperm in a glass dish in the lab.

3. The process of gestational surrogacy: The surrogate starts taking

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Donor egg IVF is a fertility treatment or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in which the egg from a donor is subjected to IVF. That is, the egg from the donor is mixed with the sperm from the biological father in the laboratory. If embryos are produced, they are grown in a lab dish and then transferred to the recipient’s uterus. If this results in a pregnancy, the baby thus born will have genetic linkage to the donor of the egg.

India donor egg IVF program is anonymous and highly successful. The chief reason for its success are highly experienced and well-qualified infertility experts.

We present below a comparison of successful pregnancies achieved with and without donor eggs. This data is from the top fertility clinic in India, which is also Medical Tourism Corporation’s partner clinic:

The first chart shows the number of ART cycles and the % of clinical pregnancy rates without the use of donor eggs. That is, the patient used her own eggs. As you can see, the success rate is well below 40%.

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Single men, who want to be fathers but do not wish to enter into relationships with women, are increasingly choosing the surrogacy route. Men being single parents is not new, of course: widowers and divorced men have always brought up children on their own. But the idea of single men wishing to be parents through surrogacy is definitely new. Single & Gay men are increasingly heading to India for surrogacy as an way to have children.

Single fatherhood through surrogacy

The desire for fatherhood does not have to be necessarily connected to or dependent on a relationship with a woman. A large number of men opting for surrogacy are gay, though there are straight men, too, who wish to be fathers and not have a woman partner. Women chose to be single parents almost two decades ago and it now looks like men want similar status for themselves.

As with any new idea, this one too is going to take some time to be accepted, but is on its way there. Society is beginning to see that men, too, can have strong fatherly instincts and want

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Sadhus  {ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi)} are widely respected in India, especially the rural country side. There goal in life is attainment of liberation from the cycle of death & births (as Hindu’s believe). Yoga, now a worldwide growing phenomenon has its origins in Hinduism. Other later Indian religions like Buddhism & Jainism also have some element of Yoga as part of them.

India is home to number of popular health centers where yoga is part of the medical treatment and care.

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Hernia surgery in Mexico is safe, affordable, and hassle-free. Mexico is an established medical tourism destination internationally and is especially popular with Americans because of the proximity and high quality of medical care. (The other preferred medical tourism destination for hernia surgery is India. Read about the cost of Incisional (Ventral) Hernia Repair Price.)

A hernia is an abnormal bulging of internal organs, often the intestine. It happens because of a weakness in a muscular wall. This weakness itself can happen because of various reasons. There are different types of hernia, namely Inguinal, Femoral, Hiatal, and Umbilical, etc.

Treatment options for hernia

• Open Mesh Surgery: A small incision is made at the hernia site. The bulging tissue is then returned to the abdominal cavity. The repair of this area is completed by first sealing the hernia rupture or hole with a plug made of a sterile mesh material, and then suturing a piece of sterile mesh material over the mesh seal.

• Laparoscopic Surgery: The patient is put under general anesthesia. A surgeon inserts small tubes through the abdominal wall, one

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Anyone who has had injuries in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament has been through a lot of pain and is anxious to get the ligament reconstructed as soon as possible. If you are one of these people, getting your Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery done in Mexico, Costa Rica or India can bring you relief quickly at unbelievably low costs.

ACL is said to occure more commonly in women than in men. A tear in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament happens because of a sudden direction change or when a deceleration force crosses the knee. The patient often feels or hears a popping sensation, has the rapid onset of swelling, and develops a buckling sensation in the knee when attempting to change direction.

Is Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery done in Mexico, Costa Rica and India?

Yes, very much. The surgical procedure of ACL repair overseas adheres to the standards followed everywhere:

Surgical treatment of the torn ACL usually involves an arthroscopic surgical reconstruction of the injured ligament. Although different types of tissue have been utilized to reconstruct the ACL, the most common type involves harvesting the central third of the patellar tendon with a

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Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPDDS) is a bariatric surgery that is claimed not to have the adverse side affects like ulcers, stomach closures and blockages, and the dumping syndrome associated with many weight loss surgery procedures, especially the gastric bypass.After this procedure the individual can eat larger portions than in case of gastric bypass. Duodenal Switch surgery in Mexico, India & Costa Rica are priced quite low compared to the USA, UK or Canada.Duodenal Switch is also, believed to have better weight loss results than the common Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedure. [refer: Duodenal Switch Patients Lose More Pounds and Fat]The procedure involves a hybrid bariatric surgery approach where both the restrictive & malabsorptive aspects of the weight loss surgery are used. As a first step, a vertical sleeve gastrectomy is performed making the stomach size small restricting the amount of food one eats(this part of the surgery is not reversible). Second, is “duodenal switch” where the small intestine is divided in such a manner, that one pathway carries the food from the stomach directly to the larger intestine and the

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