Medical Tourism http://www.medical-trip.com Low Cost International Hospitals and Surgery Overseas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:05:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gastric Lap Band in Brussles, Belgium - European Weight Loss Surgery Destination medical tourism destinations in the West for laparoscopic gastric band surgery, especially if you are from the UK or Europe.

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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 Belgian hospitals are sticklers for high hygiene standards and use of latest technology. Recently,…
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Bariatric Surgeon in Mexico

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