Surgery Abroad
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Surgery AbroadPrivate healthcare and cosmetic surgery are not just for the rich and famous. Health providers worldwide have recognised the ever increasing demand for treatments at affordable prices and have launched their facilities on to the world's stage. The result is that world class healthcare is now available in each corner of the globe to anyone, from any country.There are many reasons why you may be considering surgery abroad; price, standards of care, technology, time or the location, but sifting through the vast amount of options can be daunting and at Surgery Worldwide we are here to assist. Medical tourism (also called health travel or health tourism) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. Medical tourism is actually thousands of years old. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god, Asklepios, at Epidaurus. In Roman Britain, patients took the waters at a shrine at Bath, a practice that continued for 2,000 years. From the 18th century wealthy Europeans travelled to spas from Germany to the Nile. In the 21st century, relatively low-cost jet travel has taken the industry to a new level. Being able to decide where and when to have treatment is no longer a luxury - technology has pulled the world together and now the leading health providers of the world are set to do likewise. |
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