Medical Tourism Australia
Medical tourism in Australia (aka. medical travel, health tourism) can be defined as healthcare abroad with a provision for cost effective, high quality medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry. It’s basically going on holidays to exotic locations and receiving top quality medical care at significantly lower prices than in the USA or UK.
Medical tourism is being promoted by governments and businesses all over the world. With global revenues of over 20 Billion US dollars in 2005, the medical tourism industry is the one of the world’s largest industries. Australia is one of the upcoming destinations.
A medical vacation to Australia combines wellness and healthcare. It promotes leisure and relaxation aimed at revitalizing a person; both mentally and physically. Health tourism draws you away from your daily routine to relaxed natural surroundings in exotic locations.
Medical tourism has been around for quite some time, decades in fact. It’s not a new phenomenon, although a lot of people seem to think it is. Nowadays, more and more people are taking advantage of it.
People in the North of Africa and the Middle East have been practicing medical tourism for a long time. For years they have been visiting medical facilities in Bavaria. It’s also popular with Hollywood celebrities, often choosing to visit spas and clinics in Switzerland.
In Australia, they have very high quality medical services and offer a wide range of practices and procedures. Patients gain access to first class Australian medical expertise and the latest medical technology.
There are various companies in Australia (including Avisis Health) that can manage all the arrangements for the medical tourist - from the time of initial enquiry to the eventual return home. You’ll be offered the most relevant options after careful discussion and determination of your specific needs.
Every effort will be made to ensure your experience is safe and comfortable, with the highest standards of both medical and non-medical services.
Primary Procedures and Medical Practices
Some of the more common procedures in Australia include; Executive Health Checkups; Cardiac Check-up Programs; and Cosmetic Surgery.
Cardiovascular tests include; Electrocardiogram; Exercise Stress Test/Treadmill Test; Echocardiogram; Transoesophageal Echocardiogram (TOE); Stress Echocardiogram; Pharmaceutical (Chemical or Isotope) Stress Echo; and Carotid to name but as few…
Typical Cardiovascular Procedures include; Cardioversion; Coronary Angioplasty; Coronary Angioplasty with Stent Insertion; and Drug Eluting Stents.
Common cosmetic procedures in Australia include; Browlift; Asian Eylids; Octoplasty; Rhinoplasty; Lip Augmentation; Facial Implants; Jaw and Cheek Surgery; Breast Surgery; Liposuction; Cosmetic Dentistry; and Hair Restoration amongst others….
One area of cosmetic surgery, which has become increasingly important in Australia, is breast enlargement. They’ve already started a campaign to lure foreigners here for their surgery. The campaign, headed by Brooke Stevenson (implant spokesperson) is expected to increase procedures in Australia by a third, all from American patients.
It will cost you about the same amount of money to get a breast enlargement in Australia as it would in the US but there’s the added bonus of a two-week long holiday in Australia included in the price.
A lot of surgeons also believe that the breast enlargement techniques used in Australia are far superior to the traditional American procedures. In Australia they use “gummy bear gel” rather than traditional Saline implants, which are more likely to be rejected.
The Australian tourism Development Association is delighted at the increase in medical tourism the country has seen. They are very keen to push for American medical tourists for their cosmetic surgery industry.
Medical Tourism Boosting Due To Long Wait Times
The Embassy Newspaper report that Medical Tourism Boosting Due To Long Wait Times.
The favourite medical destination for Canadians seems to be India, but some companies are promoting Cuba. Worldwide, Singapore and Thailand rank high.