What Is Medical Tourism?

Medical Tourism has simply become the common phrase used to describe the experience of travelling to another country, to take advantage of competitively priced medical treatment or surgery. Over the last few years, it has become a popular way to combine affordability with first class care

Travelling abroad for treatment  provides an opportunity for those with limited vacation time to have both surgery and a break with their family or partner, although it should be noted that not all surgeries enable you to have the type of ‘holiday’ you would normally have due to some surgeries not allowing you as much movement or ability as you would without surgery.
surgery abroad international specialise in facilitating cosmetic Surgery, Obesity Surgery and other surgical procedures and remove the doubts that might naturally come with considering treatment abroad

Any surgery undertaken is major surgery, people having cosmetic surgery should understand that most cosmetic surgeries require a stay of 10 to 14 days minimum at the destination of your choice.

The following is available to patients having surgery abroad, there may be slight variations within the destinations we offer of services available:

• Upon your Hospital Admission:
  Pre-operative assessment the day prior to your surgery
  Your own bed within the hospital, Television with English channels, meals with an excellent selection of local and Western menus.
  24 hour nursing and care facilities.
  Operating theatre, medication and dressing fees.
  Post operative consultation with your surgeon
  
• Upon your hospital discharge:
  Medication to take home following discharge for up to 7 days
  Removal of stitches and dressings if required
  
• Visa Service:
  We will provide you with the visa form for completion, upon our receipt of your completed visa application we shall hand deliver it to the Embassy and have your medical visa processed and posted to you by special delivery within 5 working days. The fee for the visa application is NOT included within our fees and is an extra cost; please ask a representative of Surgery Abroad International Limited for clarification.
  
• Three way telephone conference call:
  If required or requested, we will make a three-way conference call between your consultant, you and ourselves before and after the surgery. You will be consulted about the time of the calls and we will make reasonable endeavors to accommodate your requested time. We hope this will allow you to join the call from the comfort of your own home at a time, which is convenient to you. This will be an opportunity for you to talk freely not only with us but also with the Consultant who will try to answer any queries or concerns that you may have.
  
• Video Conference call:
  If required or requested, similar to the telephone conference call but via video link, this enables you to talk face to face with your consultant both prior to flying out to your choice of country for surgery and also upon your return. The video conference call will take place in one of our establishments within the UK.
  
• Airport transfers:
  We will arrange for you to be transferred to and from your hotel as well as to and from the Hospital. This may incur an extra fee in certain countries (please clarify with Surgery Abroad International Limited representative prior to going)
  
• Transport arrangements:
  Only if you have specifically requested it, To make your trip even easier for you, we can also arrange flights, hotel accommodation; we can also, if you wish, arrange places of interest and visitor attraction for you to visit, should you extend your stay either prior to your surgery or to help you to recuperate by having a relaxing holiday. Our fee does NOT include costs of flights and accommodation.
  
• Mobile Telephone:
  Only if you have specifically requested it, a mobile telephone, or a pay as you go SIM card will be provided to you. You will be responsible for all call charges from the mobile telephone. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the mobile telephone and/or SIM card is safely returned to us. In the event of the mobile telephone and/or SIM card not being returned you will be responsible for the replacement cost of the mobile telephone and/or SIM card.
  
• Contact Number:
  We will provide you with a contact telephone number for the hospital where you will be staying and/or mobile telephone (if requested) prior to your departure as well as 24/7 contact with a surgery abroad representative
  
• Accommodation arrangements completed on your behalf:
  A representative from Surgery abroad shall discuss your preferred type of accommodation and budget with you, they will make all of the hotel arrangements for you while you can remain relaxed!!
  
• Places of interest, visitor attractions will be arranged as requested:
  If you want to visit any visitor attraction whilst abroad our representatives will arrange this for you, going to Delhi? Why not see the Taj Mahal!! Ancient ruins in Turkey or the EU building in Belgium!!
  
• Flights:
  Flights from your requested airport will be booked for you, one of our representatives shall discuss your preferred budget, time and date of departure and complete all of the necessary arrangements on your behalf.
  
• Private Transfer to/from hotel/hospital (airport transport provided in certain countries - please clarify with your Surgery Abroad International Representative)