<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>SaveMyEye Medical Tourism Agency Bangkok, Thailand &#187; Eye Laser Refraction</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/category/eye-laser-refraction/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.savemyeye.com</link>
	<description>Medical Tourism Service Operator of Bangkok, Thailand</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:58:43 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Plastic Surgery for Women</title>
		<link>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/68</link>
		<comments>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/68#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ear, Nose & Throat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Laser Refraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin Laser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Lift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breast augmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eyelid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gynecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hair removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obstetrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tummy Tuck]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savemyeye.com/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Body lift Surgery

to tighten up the loose sagging skin caused by aging, pregnancy, weight loss through arm lifts, thighs lift and bottom lift, Please specify which one in your enquiry

Eyelid surgery

to remove fat, excess skin and muscles as well as correct drooping upper eyelid and lower eyelid droopy bags

Tummy Tuck

to remove the excess fat and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Body lift Surgery</p>
<ul>
<li>to tighten up the loose sagging skin caused by aging, pregnancy, weight loss through arm lifts, thighs lift and bottom lift, Please specify which one in your enquiry</li>
</ul>
<p>Eyelid surgery</p>
<ul>
<li>to remove fat, excess skin and muscles as well as correct drooping upper eyelid and lower eyelid droopy bags</li>
</ul>
<p>Tummy Tuck</p>
<ul>
<li>to remove the excess fat and tighten loose skin around the tummy</li>
</ul>
<p>Breast augmentation</p>
<ul>
<li>Breast surgery to enhance breast size with breast implants.</li>
<li>Correction Mammoplasty</li>
<li>Nipple reduction</li>
<li>Breast lift</li>
<li>Brest lift with reduction</li>
<li>Buttock implant</li>
</ul>
<p>Obstetrics and Gynecology</p>
<ul>
<li>Reduction labiaplasty</li>
<li>Posterior vaginal repair</li>
</ul>
<p>Hair removal</p>
<ul>
<li>by Electrolysis</li>
<li>Shin</li>
<li>Armpit</li>
<li>By coolglide laser</li>
<li>Mustache</li>
<li>Armpit</li>
<li>Shin</li>
<li>Bikini line</li>
</ul>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/68/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Plastic Surgery for Men</title>
		<link>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/66</link>
		<comments>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/66#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Laser Refraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin Laser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hair Transplant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hoarseness correction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Male Breast Reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penis surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep apnea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savemyeye.com/?p=66</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hair Transplant  to improve hair loss and increase hair thickness
Male Breast Reduction Surgically reshapes the breast by removing sagging skin and excess fat by chest liposuction or removing the tissues (Gynecomastia)
Penis surgeries To increase the size of penile. Lipofilling of the penis and penile enlargement with groin tissue are procedures to increase the girth [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hair Transplant </strong> to improve hair loss and increase hair thickness</p>
<p><strong>Male Breast Reduction Surgically</strong> reshapes the breast by removing sagging skin and excess fat by chest liposuction or removing the tissues (Gynecomastia)</p>
<p><strong>Penis surgeries</strong> To increase the size of penile. Lipofilling of the penis and penile enlargement with groin tissue are procedures to increase the girth of the penis, while penile elongation is to increase the length of the penis in its flaccid state.</p>
<p><strong>Snoring and voice clinic</strong></p>
<p>Surgery for <strong>hoarseness correction</strong></p>
<p>Correction of <strong>low voice pitch</strong></p>
<p>Correction of <strong>sleep apnea</strong> + <strong>snoring </strong>by radio frequency tissue volume reduction</p>
<p>Correction of sleep apnea + snoring by laser</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/66/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Eye Care</title>
		<link>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/64</link>
		<comments>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/64#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Laser Refraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cataract surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corneal transplant surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye care Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LASIK Surgery Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi focal lenses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Sight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savemyeye.com/?p=64</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest in eye care  surgery is &#8220;Super Sight Surgery&#8221; and this is performed in only a few hospitals around the world. Here in Thailand it is at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital in Pattaya. It is aimed at the over 50&#8217;s and they will give you your vision back from when you where in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The latest in eye care  surgery is &#8220;Super Sight Surgery&#8221; and this is performed in only a few hospitals around the world. Here in Thailand it is at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital in Pattaya. It is aimed at the over 50&#8217;s and they will give you your vision back from when you where in your 20&#8217;s and it has a guarantee of 45 years. So throw away your contacts or your glasses and try Super Sight it will change your life.</p>
<p>We also offer a full range of eye care treatments including</p>
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive vision testing</li>
<li>Full eye examination services</li>
<li>Pediatric ophthalmology</li>
<li>Oculoplastic surgery</li>
<li>Corneal transplant surgery</li>
<li>Cataract surgery/artificial interocular lens implantation</li>
<li>Eye Laser Refraction Center</li>
<li>LASIK</li>
<li>PRK</li>
<li>Ocular prosthesis (artificial eye)</li>
<li>Glaucoma treatment</li>
<li>Multi focal lenses</li>
<li>Phaco Normal lenses</li>
<li>Fitting for contact lenses and eyeglasses</li>
</ul>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/64/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Compare price on Rhinoplasty, Heart Bypass, Gastric Bypass, Liposuction, Abdominoplasty and Dental Implants between Thailand and USA/UK</title>
		<link>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/26</link>
		<comments>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostic & Therapeutic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Laser Refraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guideline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orthopaedic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rehabilitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abdomen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdominoplasty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok Phuket Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breast augmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumrungrad Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comparison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CT scan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dental implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dental veneers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hair Transplants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Bypass surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hip Replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knee Replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laser whitening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liposuction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRI scan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nose job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phuket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhinoplasty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sculpt the body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tummy Tuck]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savemyeye.com/?p=26</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bumrungrad Hospital offers a rhinoplasty (nose job) procedure for approximately US$2,500.  The same procedure in the UK will cost about US$5,000 while in the United States will cost about US$6,000.  Breast augmentation is an extremely popular procedure in the US and can range from US$5,000 to US$8,000 while the cost in the UK [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Compare price on Rhinoplasty, Heart Bypass, Gastric Bypass, Liposuction, Abdominoplasty and Dental Implants between Thailand and USA/UK" rel="lightbox[pics26]" href="http://www.savemyeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/csm104001.jpg"><img class="attachment wp-att-53 alignleft" src="http://www.savemyeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/csm104001.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Compare price on Rhinoplasty, Heart Bypass, Gastric Bypass, Liposuction, Abdominoplasty and Dental Implants between Thailand and USA/UK" width="200" height="133" /></a>Bumrungrad Hospital offers a <strong>rhinoplasty (nose job)</strong> procedure for approximately US$2,500.  The same procedure in the UK will cost about US$5,000 while in the United States will cost about US$6,000.  <strong>Breast augmentation</strong> is an extremely popular procedure in the US and can range from US$5,000 to US$8,000 while the cost in the UK is about US$6,500.  You can have the same procedure done at Bumrungrad Hospital for US$2,250.</p>
<p>Bangkok Phuket Hospital, on the island of Phuket, can perform a <strong>Heart Bypass surgery</strong> for approximately US$12,000.  The price for the same procedure in the US begins at US$66,000 and can easily rise to US$150,000 and in the UK the procedure can actually cost upwards of US$200,000.</p>
<p><span id="more-26"></span></p>
<p><strong>Gastric Bypass</strong> surgery is tremendously popular in the United States and is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom.  As Americans are dealing with the issue of obesity, <strong>this procedure is gaining widespread appeal</strong>.  You can expect to pay anywhere from US$33,000 to US$58,000 to have this operation in the US with the UK being in the same price range.  In Thailand, you can expect to pay approximately US$13,000 for the same surgery.</p>
<p><strong>Liposuction</strong> is a procedure that can help <strong>sculpt the body</strong> by removing unwanted fat from specific areas. This is a very popular procedure in the US as well as the UK. Liposuction is on offer in Thailand for approximately US$1,600 whereas the price in the US begins at US$2,500 and can go as high as US$10,000 which is compar<span lang="en-gb">able</span> to the cost in the UK.</p>
<p><strong>Abdominoplasty</strong> (Tummy Tuck) is an operation that removes excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and tightens the muscles of the abdominal wall. This procedure in the US can cost as much as US$8,000, while in the UK you can expect to pay from US$6,000 to US$10,000<span lang="en-us">.</span> Thailand offers this procedure at US$3,500.</p>
<p>If you <span lang="en-us">are</span> considering diagnostic imaging such as a <strong>CT scan or an MRI scan</strong>, <span lang="en-us">t</span>he price for<span lang="en-us"> this procedure</span> <span lang="en-us">can be very expensive</span>. For example, <strong>a private MRI scan can cost upwards of US$1,500 </strong>in the UK whereas in the United States the scan can cost upwards of US$1,600. An MRI scan cost<span lang="en-gb">s</span> around US$700 in Thailand.</p>
<p>Medical tourists have <span lang="en-gb">also shown an</span> interest in <strong>elective dental procedures</strong> such as dental implants, <strong>dental veneers and laser whitening</strong>. You can have a tooth extracted in Thailand for US$30 <span lang="en-gb">while</span> you can pay US$400 in the US and US$3<span lang="en-gb">00</span>-<span lang="en-gb">$</span>400 in the UK.</p>
<p><strong>Hip Replacement</strong> surgery can cost over US$40,000 in both the US and UK. In Thailand, you can<span lang="en-us"> have this surgery </span>for<span lang="en-us"> just </span>US$13,000. <strong><span lang="en-us">K</span>nee <span lang="en-us">R</span>eplacement</strong> <span lang="en-us">surgery </span>will also cost over US$40,000 in both the UK and the US, whereas Thailand is offering the same surgery for about US$10,000.</p>
<p><strong>Hair Transplant<span lang="en-gb">s</span></strong> <span lang="en-gb">are</span> <span lang="en-us">another</span> popular procedure with medical tourist<span lang="en-gb">s</span>. The procedure can be performed in Thailand starting at US$2,000 (less than 1,000 grafts). While t<strong>his procedure is very common in the US for both men and women</strong>, it has remained an extremely costly procedure with beginning cost<span lang="en-gb">s</span> of $US5,000 (less than 1,000 grafts). The UK has a <span lang="en-us">starting</span> price of approximately US$6,000 (less than 1,000 grafts).</p>
<p>Many people will consider medical tourism in Thailand for elective and medical procedures due largely to the fact that the<strong> price is only a fraction of what similar treatments would cost</strong> in Western countries.  However, not every condition is suitable for treatment abroad so make sure that your condition allows you the flexibility of long distance travel.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/26/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who are the medical tourists and what are they coming for?</title>
		<link>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/21</link>
		<comments>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/21#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Laser Refraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Screening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgical Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumrungrad Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiac surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBS award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical tourism destinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical tourists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phenomenon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scalpel tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea and surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spinal surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surgical services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worldwide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savemyeye.com/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By and large, medical tourists are travelling for specialty medical             and surgical services. The recent surge in the popularity of plastic             surgery, however, has led to a new wave of medical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="medical tourists are travelling for specialty medical and surgical services" rel="lightbox[pics21]" href="http://www.savemyeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/index_03.jpg"><img class="attachment wp-att-51 alignleft" src="http://www.savemyeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/index_03.jpg" alt="medical tourists are travelling for specialty medical and surgical services" width="500" height="193" /></a>By and large, medical tourists are travelling for specialty medical             and surgical services. The recent surge in the popularity of plastic             surgery, however, has led to a new wave of medical tourists and headlines             like &#8220;Sun, sea and surgery&#8221; or &#8220;Scalpel tourism&#8221; have             helped create buzz for this emerging phenomenon. Medical tourism             destinations such as Bangkok, Thailand promotes the benefit of high-quality             medical care as just one more reason to visit the kingdom.</p>
<p>Elective out-patient procedures like check-ups, dental care, LASIK           are becoming increasingly popular and there is a growing interest on           the part of the tourism industry to include these services as part           of their travel packages. Higher intensity medical services, like spinal           and cardiac surgery, pose a bigger challenge because these medical           services are not as easily packaged and require significantly more           knowledge about medicine.<br />
<span id="more-21"></span></p>
<h3>Who are the players?</h3>
<p>Bumrungrad Hospital located in central Bangkok is a dominant player             in the medical tourism field in  Thailand, attracting over 360,000             international patients annually from over 150 countries worldwide.             But Bumrungrad is not alone. There are quite a few other hospitals             in Thailand and also regionally that are aggressively marketing their             hospitals to capture a slice of this fast growing market. Both Bumrungrad             Hospital and the India-based Apollo Hospital were recently featured             on the CBS award winning news programme &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; as             medical tourism destinations for a growing number of Americans.</p>
<h3>What is the future?</h3>
<p>Reliable figures on the size and growth of medical tourism are hard             to come by, as government and immigration statistics do not yet categorize             inbound travellers coming for medical care. That said, the Tourism             Authority of Thailand is actively promoting medical tourism as medical             tourists on average spend more and stay longer than leisure travellers.</p>
<p>Ruben Toral, Group Marketing Director for Bumrungrad Hospital, sums           it up this way. &#8220;In five years time, the idea of hopping on a           plane and travelling overseas to get a hip replacement or a heart operation           will be commonplace. People around the world are looking for the same           things in healthcare – high quality, immediate access and affordable           prices – and if they cannot find that combination at home, then           they will seek alternatives abroad.&#8221; This niche market has tremendous           protential for Thailand’s healthcare providers and also represents           an opportunity for airlines, hoteliers and tour operators.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.savemyeye.com/archives/21/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
