Showing posts with label medical tourism complications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical tourism complications. Show all posts

24 Mar 2012

TUMMY TUCK SURGERY COMPLICATIONS

Everybody wants to have a lean flat tummy. But not everybody have one. The reasons could be multiple and diverse. They range from genetics to underlying medical conditions. Sometimes, the blotched abdominal surgeries, drastic weight loss by dieting or bariatric surgeries, pregnancy related streching and strech marks are other causative factors..


Tummy tuck surgeries (Abdominoplasty) provide an option for these group of patients. Though some patients can benefit from liposuction, the patients with loose skin around the abdomin can not use the liposuction and hence might require liposuction. The candidates for Tummy Tuck surgery in medical tourism needs to be evaluated carefully and choose the facilities that promote optimal outcomes. The medical tourism agencies managed by American health care professionals like "World Medical and Surgical. Com" is usually a good place to start.

It is very important to realize that proper healing and the skill of the surgeon plays a very important role in determining the outcomes of tummytuck surrgeries. The surgery line will fade away in many cases, although the scarring is possible in some cases. Post surgical infections are possible, and sometimes might lead to serious conditions like peritonitis.That is the very reason that made us not to associate with cheap surgery clinics with questionable reputation. Many American doctors trusted us for their medical tourism needs.


It is very important to realize that many patients with tummy tuck surgeries at cheap clinics abroad had complications or less desirable outcomes. It is advised that one needs to take the bigger picture into consideration when planning on a cosmetic surgery. Just remember- this surgery should ideally be performed in a hospital. Not a cheap surgery clinic.

29 Sept 2011

The importance of safety in medical tourism

The medical tourism industry has seen an impressive growth in the last decade. Since there are no established standards in this emerging industry, it is often plagued with growing pains. One of these problems includes the compromised  patient safety. Mostly, this industry is managed by marketing people, who are not best known for their ethics. This problem is further compounded by the clinics and surgeons undertaking surgeries for medical tourism patients. There is nothing wrong with that. But the issue is, some of these clinics do not have facilities to safely operate on medical tourism patients. They don't compete on quality, but just on price.

 
Since medical tourism has a huge online presence, most of the referrals are generated over the internet. The best way to get the consumer's (patient?) attention is by a dirt cheap price. The surgery tourism patients compare the prices with their home country and obviously feel that they are getting a good deal. But these facilities fail to disclose that quality aspect. This is especially evident from many medical tour stories that have surfaced in the recent times about the patients who have obtained plastic surgery abroad. We will be providing this much sought after information to the patients and committed to educate the patients to ensure a safer experience.