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All-Inclusive Dental Tourism Packages in Mexico: A Smart Investment

Mexico is the top destination for medical tourism from the United States, attracting 41% of American medical tourists. This popularity is due to incredible cost savings—up to 70% off! For example, dental implants in Mexico cost around $1,500, compared to $3,000-$5,000 in the US and $2,500-$3,300 in the UK. Veneers are also a bargain at $350-$600 versus $900-$2,500 in the US. Mexico offers top-quality care, with packages often including accommodation and transport. Bookimed is here to help ...

Smile makeover

Dental Treatment

Updated July 2, 2024

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Dental Veneers Review: Key Pros and Cons

What are veneers? Why are they even required? What are the dental veneers' primary benefits and drawbacks? These inquiries are being made by thousands of individuals worldwide. Meanwhile, 600,000 patients have veneers each year around the world. Apparently, these patients seem to be well aware of the benefits associated with such cosmetic procedures. The Bookimed team has investigated the key advantages and disadvantages of teeth veneers and is prepared to inform you about them right now. The B...

Veneers

Updated January 26, 2024

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Low-Cost Mommy Makeover Packages Prices: Top Deals Overview

Bookimed recommends having medical travel and medical complications insurance during your trip, with coverage valid in a host country. Affordable mommy makeover packages: Turkey — $8,200-$9,500 Mexico — $6,500-$7,100 Dominican — $8,900 Poland — $5,800-$7,200 So what do you do? Mommy makeover is the best answer for getting rid of complexes and resumes or improving pre-birth body shape. A mommy makeover is a plastic surgery operation that combines such procedur...

Mommy makeover

Plastic Surgery

Updated December 21, 2023

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Top 10 Rehab Centers According to Bookimed Ranking

Rehabilitation is the most effective option for people with severe conditions that cause physical limitations. As the conditions and their stages can differ in each person, specialists use the unique unit to measure the disease burden — YLDs (years lived with disability). It is calculated by multiplying of the disorder by the short- or long-term health loss that leads to the disability. According to WHO (World Health Organization), 75% of YLDs in the world are the result of those conditio...

Rehabilitation

Updated December 18, 2023

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The Bookimed Award Winners in 2018

Bookimed is pleased to release the 2018 Best Hospitals ranking based on our patients’ experience and reviews, quality of medical services, treatment success, and overall value in the medical facilities. The Award is aimed to provide the honors in healthcare and assist patients in making an informed choice to receive care. Each year, the Bookimed team analyzes patients' requests, preferences, needs, experience and reviews in a whole year and makes a ranking to thank medical facilities for their...

Updated October 18, 2023

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Bookimed Awards 2017: Best Hospitals For Treatment Abroad Based On Our Experience And Patient Reviews

According to OECD, more than 50 million people yearly opt for getting medical treatment abroad. This year, over 700 patients have received expert treatment in the best world clinics with Bookimed assistance. These made a considerable part of 1,300 treatment organization requests we solved since the project launch in 2014. Having analyzed latest patient testimonials and the experience of our Coordinators, we decided to honor the best hospitals in the area of medical tourism through Boo...

Updated October 18, 2023

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Lifehacks of Bookimed patients: How to combine treatment, rest and save money?

There are a lot of articles on the Internet which give tips how to save money or find the best hotel. The topic of touristic lifehacks is very popular. But what about medical travels abroad? Are there any useful tips or lifehacks? Bookimed has thousands of stories from patients, which can be useful for those who are going for treatment in another countries. The first story is about a patient who went to treat hepatitis in India. She combined travel for diagnostics and treatment, reste...

Updated October 18, 2023

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Liver transplant success story: the world's 1st surgery for a 5-day child

It seems like a liver transplant is a compulsory procedure for adults who have cirrhosis and other liver pathologies mostly caused by unhealthy lifestyle. But it does not always concern adults... Taking a risk This story happened in the Schuttke’s family in 1997. Jurgen and Ita Schuttke from Ireland were expecting a baby. Their previous two babies Lucas and Reuben died just a week after birth because of a rare genetic disorder of neonatal hemochromatosis. The parents were afraid their newbor...

Liver transplant

Transplantology

Updated October 18, 2023

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How much do veneers cost you?

On this page: Fast facts about veneers Am I a good candidate to place a veneer? Differences between veneers Composite veneers step-by-step | Ceramic | Lumineers Veneers before and after Price factors Affordable veneers with Bookimed FAQ’s This material has information purposes only and aims to tell about the most cost-effective skilled inpatient care. It isn't a call to action. The choice is yours. All prices, saving rates, and other cost information given below have 3 independent s...

Porcelain Veneer

Dental Treatment

Updated October 18, 2023

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Indian miracle for Ukrainian sailor

Every day Bookimed assists hundreds of people from all over the world. Every case is particular to us. So we are ready to do everything possible and impossible to help patients. We want to tell you the incredible story, an example of never giving up! Igor Kravchenko, a Ukrainian sailor, cannot return to the sea anymore. But he will live. After 7 long years of pain and despair, this 46-aged calm lean man can breathe again after the heart and lung transplant. In 2009, Odessa citizen Igor Kravc...

Transplantology

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Dr. Aziz Aksöz from Estetik International shares which hair transplant option is the best

Dr. Aziz Aksöz, a leading hair transplant specialist and researcher in Turkey, answers the most frequently asked questions by Bookimed patients. The doctor has over 15 years of experience and has performed more than 5,000 hair transplants! This is a real sign of doctor's professionalism and expertise in this field. Nowadays, Dr. Aziz Aksöz operates at Estetik International, one of the largest plastic surgery and cosmetology centers in Turkey. Every year, over 1,000 patients impro...

Hair transplant

Plastic Surgery

Updated October 18, 2023

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500,000 Bookimed Patients: Stories Embracing Hope

Bookimed, a global platform for hospital search and treatment arrangement, is proud to share a new record: over 500,000 people have requested our services. Half a million — it means the world for us. Every new request means a new person with a unique story behind. It brings new experiences and challenges for us. We remember everyone. Keep reading the article to find out about the most inspiring cases. The Power of Hope: 3 Life-Affirming Stories Most of our patients are people who...

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Dr. Mehmet Erdogan tells about DHI, FUE, and Sapphire FUE hair transplants in Smile Hair Clinic

Dr. Mehmet Erdoğan is a specialist in hair transplant, a cofounder of Smile Hair Clinic. Smile Hair Clinic is a hair transplant center in Istanbul which receives patients from the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UAE. In his interview, doctor Erdogan tells about approaches, prices and own experience of hair transplants. What is your work experience? We have been working for 8 years already. How many hair transplants have you already performed? We have performed around 5,000 hair t...

FUE hair transplant

Aesthetic Medicine and Cosmetology

Updated October 18, 2023

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Hair Transplant Success Story, ‘It took 7 hours with a lunch break. An anesthetic injection was the most painful part of the procedure.’

The US resident, Niko, challenged himself. He fulfilled his old dream and visited Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Niko is a Bookimed patient requested to arrange his journey to Turkey for gair surgery. And now he shares his hair transplant story. At 46 years of age, the US citizen, Niko, did what many men of his age think about but hesitate to do. For long, Niko didn't want to admit that the prospect of losing his hair worried him either, even to himself. But looking in the mirror o...

Hair transplant

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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How revision rhinoplasty changes lives. A happy story of our patient

Zahra Abed had been suffering from the consequences of a poorly performed surgery for 8 years. And only in September of 2021, thanks to Bookimed, she became happy again. Today, Zahra admires her reflection in the mirror and smiles when someone takes her photo. Looking at this beautiful young woman, you would never have thought that a few months ago she suffered so much because of the way she looked. The reason for her insecurities was the unsuccessful septoplasty and rhinoplasty surgery perform...

Revision rhinoplasty

Plastic Surgery

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery: How Our Patient Became Slimmer and Healthier

Gastric sleeve surgery became the last chance for Irene to get rid of excess fat. She was trying different types of dieting. All of them brought only a short-term or zero effect. Having gained 132 kilograms, Irene realized that she needed more effective options. Irene decided to have gastric sleeve surgery. Only a little time has passed, but Irene already feels her life has drastically changed: she resumes work and moves easier. Finally, Irene has got energy that equaled zero before surgery. U...

Sleeve gastrectomy

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Lymphoma Survivor Story: How Little Carolina Got Over Burkitt Lymphoma

There are 2 main types of lymphomas: Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin. They develop and respond to the treatment in different ways. Hodgkin lymphoma is a rarely diagnosed disease, while non-Hodgkin often occurs and is represented by 30 subtypes. One of its most aggressive types is Burkitt lymphoma. However, even with this diagnosis, it is possible to become healthy again and return to the usual lifestyle. Is Lymphoma Curable in a Child? According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 86% is a survival...

Lymphoma

Oncology

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Gastric sleeve success story, “I’ve lost 70 kg and became the happiest person ever”

"I’ve lost almost 70 kg and became the happiest person ever" – Jasmine from Great Britain shares her sleeve gastrectomy experience. 28-years old Jasmine struggled trying to lose weight all her life. All the diets and restrictions did not work. The woman decided to make a sleeve gastrectomy – a bariatric procedure that removes 75-80% of the stomach and helps induce weight loss by restricting food intake. Jasmine lost almost 70 kg after a procedure, and her life has ...

Sleeve gastrectomy

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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"I Just Fell Asleep and Woke up with Beautiful Breasts," — Mariam's Breast Lift Experience

Loving yourself and enjoying life is the philosophy of 41-year-old Mariam from Denmark. After the giving birth of five children, the woman's body changed. However, this fact did not stop her on the way to the body of her dreams. Even though it required the plastic surgeon's intervention. Mariam shared how she decided to have surgery, why she chose a plastic surgeon abroad, and how her life has changed after the mammoplasty. I really wanted to enjoy my body I am a cosmetologist...

Breast lift

Patient stories

Updated October 18, 2023

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Top 10 centers for orthopedic surgery worldwide

For millions of people in the world, physical activity and sports have become the primary basis for a healthy lifestyle. However, most physical activities are highly-traumatic and have led to a boom in the field of orthopedic surgery. Over 6,000,000 orthopedic surgeries are performed worldwide annually according to the Becker's ASC Review, the source for healthcare statistics of the global medical leaders. The booming demand for appropriate options has possessed Bookimed managers to find the b...

Updated October 18, 2023

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