Your next heart surgery could well be in Bangkok — but don’t worry, it’ll be “in network.” How your health care is taking wing …

“This doesn’t look like a hospital,” says Ruben Toral, showing me around. “It feels more like a hotel or an upscale mall.” After studying the gleaming lobby of Bumrungrad International for a minute or two, I’m inclined to agree. Americans in shorts recline across from Arab couples in flowing white dishdashas and black abayas, the latter accessorized with designer handbags and sunglasses. We’re in Bangkok in August, when even the asphalt is overripe and malodorous, but the only scent inside is a faint whiff of espresso from the Starbucks in the corner.

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Bumrungrad International hospital in Bangkok is becoming a popular destination for international travelers in search of low-cost medical procedures, particularly among Americans who lack comprehensive health insurance and Europeans who are unhappy with long waiting times at home. Bumrungrad treated 450,000 foreign patients last year – more than any other hospital in the world. Ruben Toral, Bumrungrad’s marketing director, says that medical tourism will eventually lead to medical outsourcing. “Your corporation, your insurer, your government could send you [to Bumrungrad] for surgery and make significant savings.” However, the trend is creating a backlash among physicians in the West, many of who voice serious concerns about the cleanliness of Thai hospital facilities and the level competency among Thai health care professionals.

To make the breast appear higher and reposition the nipple.

The procedure of Breast Lift Surgery / Mastopexy Surgery:

This procedure should be carried out by a surgeon with relevant skills and experience in an establishment registered with the Healthcare Commission. A breast uplift is a surgical operation which usually takes place under general anaesthetic, although some surgeons for some cases may use a combinations of local anaesthetic and sedation. The operation can last up to two hours and there are several techniques that can be used, all of which involve the removal of excess skin and a reshaping of the breast using the remaining skin. Some techniques also involve moving the areola (the brownish area around the nipple) into a higher position.

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Most women find that their breasts begin to sag and droop as they get older. Weight loss, pregnancy and breastfeeding can also be contributory factors. A breast uplift, known as a mastopexy, is an operation to raise and re-shape your breasts.

During the breast lift operation, your surgeon removes excess skin from around the areola (the area of dark tissue surrounding the nipple) and sometimes from under your breasts. This creates a tighter cone of breast tissue and your nipple is moved to a higher position to give a more youthful and firm appearance. Breast lift surgery is carried out under a general anaesthetic and you will usually need to stay in hospital for a day or two following your mastopexy operation.You’ll also need to plan time off work so that you can relax and recover at home.

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Breast enhancement surgery can significantly improve your appearance and self-confidence. However, it can be a costly affair. Why not have your breast implants surgery in Thailand? The quality is excellent and the surgeons are all highly trained and experienced.

About breast implants surgery

A woman’s breast is a symbol of beauty. A well-proportioned breast is a source of pride and satisfaction, but a non-balanced one may cause self-consciousness and a low self esteem. The objective of breast enhancement surgery is to improve the size, shape and appearance of the breast by means of breast implants. Breast implants can be either silicon breast implants or saline breast implants, and they can have either a rough or a smooth surface. Our cosmetic surgery partner normally uses silicone breast implants with a rough surface as these are considered the best and safest. Breast enhancement surgery is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed. Undeveloped breasts, difference size of the breasts, or changes to the breasts causes by weight loss, aging and child birth are some of the main problems that can be eliminated by means of breast implants. Or it can simply give you the figure that you have always wanted.

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Are you considering plastic surgery in Thailand? You will not be disappointed by the excellent quality of cosmetic surgery Thailand. Thousands of international patients from all around the world have already traveled to Thailand for plastic surgery. In addition to the first class care and service you can experience in Thailand, the prices of cosmetic surgery in Thailand are surprisingly low compared to western countries.

Cost savings of 60-70% are common for plastic surgery in Thailand.

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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 is about US$6,500. You can have the same procedure done at Bumrungrad Hospital for US$2,250.

Bangkok Phuket Hospital, on the island of Phuket, can perform a Heart Bypass surgery 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.

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The best part about treatment in Bangkok, Thailand is that you enjoy world-class medical advantages at a fraction of the cost in comparison with destinations like US, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Here are some examples of your medical price savings as well as some of your medical questions answered as such;

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is the reason for 55.7% of hospital stays.

Next on the list is angioplasty, accounting for 48.7% of hospital stays.

And what do you save when you get treated in Bangkok, Thailand? If you come for bypass surgery, you will save over 75%, even after taking airfares and local stay into consideration.

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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 “Sun, sea and surgery” or “Scalpel tourism” 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.

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.
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Medical tourism is a relatively new term to describe a growing number of people worldwide that travel abroad for healthcare. Why these people travel and for what varies, but essentially there are two types of medical tourists – the leisure tourist that incorporates a visit to the doctor for some minor treatment, as part of his or her vacation, and the tourist travelling specifically for medical treatment.
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