One of Piyavate Hospital’s centers of excellence is their “Perfect Heart Institute”. State-of-the-art facilities at the heart institute include Multi-Detector Spiral Computerized Tomography Scanner (MDCT 64 slices). MDCT is used at the heart center for determining causes of chest pain. The procedure takes only about 30 minutes and is recommended when a physical examination is […]

A column at the Market Watch website called Marshall Loeb’s Daily Money Tip had an article today titled “How To Save Money on the Cost of Dental Treatment“. He starts with the statement that “A trip to the dentist is never fun, but the cost of dental treatment can make it even worse. Routine treatment […]

A story from the author of the IVF Info blog about a pleasant experience at Bumrungrad’s dental center. Another illustration of how medical treatment in Thailand so often exceeds expectations.
The story: “I had a tooth ache so I went to the dental center at Bumrungrad International Hospital. Bumrungrad is perhaps the most famous of the […]

The dramatic cost delta between medical treatment in the U.S. and at some of the world class overseas medical centers is compelling employers to send their employees overseas for treatment. A recent example is cited in the Los Angeles Times:
“Carl Garrett of Leicester, N.C., will fly to a state-of-the-art New Delhi hospital in September for […]

A business called Healthcare Holidays based in Pattaya, Thailand, offers liaison assistance to visitors interested in receiving medical care at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. They focus on facilitating treatment at just this one hospital and offer assistance in booking travel and accommodations as well as obtaining background information on treatments and doctors at the hospital.
For those […]

LaserSmileTM is a patented accelerated teeth whitening system based on something called TCIATM (Target Chromophore In-phase Accelerated-activation). If you think that’s a mouthful, try this - It uses the laser’s monochromatic characteristics together with proprietary wavelength-specific photon activated gel to achieve fast, gentle and effective teeth whitening in only one office visit.
Getting desired results in […]

Medical tourism from the American woman’s perspective has been reported on in Women’s e-News and one particularly interesting article discusses the experiences of several women who sought treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital. The details of those experiences really tell the story of why medical tourism is so popular. From the article:
June Flowers suffered from a […]

The Skin Laser Center at Bumrungrad Hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art lasers for a variety of therapeutic and esthetic laser procedures. The center has on hand four types of advanced technology lasers best suited to each type of procedure.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser is the most efficient method of removing moles, age spots and warts. It […]

Yanhee Hospital is the world’s largest cosmetic surgery center, having performed more cosmetic surgery procedures than any other hospital in the world, by a very large margin. And in addition to all the nips and tucks they perform, they also offer surgical weightloss procedures, including gastric banding.
Gastric banding using the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band, or […]

Combining modern medicine with traditional Thai medicine, the Thai Medical Spa at Nakornthon Hospital applies a holistic and naturopathic approach to health and rejuvenation. The Spa’s medical team oversees programs for dermatology and laser skin treatment, orthopaedics, endocrinology, grastrology, obstetrics-gynecology, and nutrition. Modern medical techniques are combined with Thai herbals, massage, aromatherapy and meditation in […]