Medical Tourism Blog

Excellent article. At WorlMed Assist, we couldn’t agree more. The reference to Medical Tourism and Medical tourism companies is made in this article several times and correctly so. Some of these companies engage in the selling of organs. WorldMed Assist specifically does not: we have helped many people obtain organ transplant surgeries, but in all […]

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Please see below for an interesting study reported by Reuters.
We welcome research into the clinical outcomes of newer types of joint replacement surgeries. The outcome is not surprising though: since it takes experience to achieve the desired result, newer surgeries, all else being equal, will on average have poorer outcome data especially when you are […]

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Interesting article that we fully subscribe to. The medical tourism ethics of worldmedassist (www.worldmedassist.com) go much further than this declaration, but this is a step in the right direction. 
Experts from 78 countries around the world have signed a declaration calling for a total ban on organ trafficking and transplant tourism.
The 152 transplant specialists, including representatives from the UK, […]

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Interesting study comparing gastric bypass (RNY) and lap band surgeries. Click on the following for more information about gastric bypass in Mexico or India or lap band in Mexico 
LAP-BAND(R) System is less invasive, less risky than laparoscopic gastric bypass, according to a five-year study comparing the two most common weight-loss surgery procedures for the seriously overweight presented […]

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Very interesting article  featured on NBC about links between getting a lap band and getting rid of Diabetes. The downside of getting lap band surgery is the cost ($18K in the US). The good news is that WorldMed Assist can provide lap band surgery in Mexico for less than $8000, done by a surgeon who has […]

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Pitt Meadow, British Columbia—Before Bill Moore decided to pursue gastric bypass surgery abroad, he had tried every diet, every exercise program, and every ounce of will power to reduce his weight and alleviate the joint pain caused by the extra pounds that were stressing his frame.  But each effort ended with the sad result of […]

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 STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK—Medical Tourism company WorldMed Assist (www.worldmedassist.com) helped Tina Iovene to Turkey to take advantage of having quality cosmetic surgery at less than half the price she’d been quoted in the U.S.  Just ten days after her departure, she was back home, healing quickly from dual surgeries: correction to the rhinoplasty done in […]

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Cosmetic Surgery in Turkey
I just got back from my trip to Turkey for cosmetic revision surgery—breast augmentation and corrections to the rhinoplasty I had done four years ago in the U.S.  When I smiled, my nose was crooked, and it was hard to breathe on one side.  My doctor in the U.S. wasn’t interested in […]

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Medical tourism company arranges hip surgery with world expert, at a fraction of U.S. prices
NEW ORLEANS, LA – October 1, 2007 – WorldMed Assist, a growing company in the expanding industry of medical tourism, gave Maurice Moreau of New Orleans a new lease on life by connecting him with a world renowned orthopedic surgeon […]

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CONCORD, CA — August 21, 2007 – WorldMed Assist, a growing company in the expanding industry of medical tourism, helped save Kevin Stewart’s life.
Last November, Stewart’s liver started to fail, and by February, he had to endure hospital visits every two weeks to have his belly drained of fluids his liver would no longer […]

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