To achieve the goal we are looking for, we will investigate the following points:

The Procedure: Find out how the surgical procedure is going to be and compare your expectations with what is achievable with surgery. Also find out if you need a follow-up after the operation, the recovery time required and whether it would be appropiate rehabilitation time with an expert.

The Hospital: When choosing the right Hospital for your needs, you should consider the Hospital acreditation, fame and awards as well as facilities an equipment. Try to access to the hospital statistics and the rate of success.

The Surgeon: Check the certifications of the specialist, his years of preparation and training, experience performing the operation that you require and its recognition within the world of medicine and his reputation.

The Destination Country: You should base the choice on the quality of the Surgeon and Hospital. If there are several surgeons with an aproppiate reputation, the following items for your choice should be the distance and cost. I want to emphasize that the most important thing is quality.

Accommodation: In the case that you have to wait after the operation to retourn back home, you need to find a quiet place to relax, with the amenities you need at that time. It should be near the Hospital of your intervention and well comunicated.

These are the five points that should be taken into account when you are planning your medical trip. Then you will have completed all necessary medical care.

ID: Carry your ID and make sure it remains in force while you are travelling.

In your hand luggage you should carry a variety of documents with your contact information: Address of the Embassy of destination, name of the Hospital, the name of the Hotel, name of the surgeon and telephone of relatives or friends.
For each document, make copies and leave a game of them in a safe place at home.
With all these steps well done, you will have no bureaucratic problems during your trip and you will relax and enjoy everything.

If you are thinking about doing a surgery trip, you could find the information that you need in Surgeryandholidays.com, it is a clinic stablished in southeastern of Spain. It is specialised inthe area of surgical medical care and holidays in the postoperatory. The company breaks new ground in offering the possibiligy of recovering from surgery in a holiday resort which will undoubtedly help prompt recovery. Mar Menor Surgical Corporation “Surgery and holidays” consist of a personalisez attention service able to respond each patient´s real needs.

¿ What are the symptoms? Cataract produces a gradual loss of vision. It can also cause glare, poor night vision and see the colors worse. Other signs are frequent changes of graduation or begin to see well without glasses closely.

¿What is the treatment? The only solution for cataract is a surgycal treatment. The cataract surgery is a surgycal intervention that in experienced hands and using the latest techniques achieved an outstanding result and complete visual recovery. It is done so outpatient, without entering the hospital, and the entire process takes less than fifteen minutes. The anesthesia is applied only in drops, with no need to puncture and cover the eye. Through an incision of slightly more than 2 mm the opaque lens is removed and replaced by a lens that will completely restore vision.

There are several types of intraocular lenses: Each patient is studied prior to decide which type of lens is best.

Monofocal: Lets you see afar.

Multifocal: Lets you see afar and nearer.

Tórica: Corrects astigmatism

¿When should we carry out a cataract operation? The decision must be made jointly by patient and ophthalmologist. The ideal moment is when there is a reduced of vision. You do not have to wait a long time, if the cataract is advanced and the vision is low, there will be complications during the intervention.

It is one of the most commonly performed operations in Spain, and the most popular among tourists who visit our cities.

According to a press release found on Reuters.com on Wednesday the 5th of August in 2009 from London, about 40 percent of British people undergoes surgery outside their country to avoid the waiting lists of the National Health System, according to a study published on Wednesday.
The study revealed that only 10 percent of those “medical tourists” who travel for surgery, do it for cosmetic surgery.

The remaining 90 percent go abroad for medical care and treatments related to eye disorders work, dialysis, orthopedic problems, addictions and cancer treatments.

YourSurgeryAbraod.com, in collaboration with the International Medical Travel Association, surveyed 7,000 people to conduct the study, which also revealed that because of the crisis 40 percent of respondents take into account cheaper treatments abroad, compared with the previous year.

“The 71 per cent of British people in our study use the Internet to find the treatment options available abroad, creating a multimillion-dollar industry,” said Adam Nethersole director of YourSurgeryAbroad.com.

The figures showed that if it is not possible to travel, 22 percent of the poppulation prefer to postpone the operation to get in a long waiting list.

The sample showed that about 80 percent of people do not know that, thanks to a European directive on cross-border medicine, patients can be treated in a country of the European Union and make it pay by your Country National Health System.

Replacement is the technique of open surgery, and the laparoscopy is something diferent, this interventions are performed through small incisions. It introduces a fiber optic tube that transmits images of the cavities, while illuminating the environment in their wake. This technique achieves a virtually painless postoperative period, no long scars and with less risk of infection. The result is more aesthetic than a transaction with open surgery. One of the operations in the most widely used technique is the removal of besícula Vilia doing most of the surgeons. At present only few teams are able to perform laparoscopic operations such as gastroesophageal reflux, hiatus hernia, gastric band, surgery for cancer of the colon and rectum interventions adrenal, liver, spleen, morbid obesity etc..

Laparoscopic surgery and holidays

An increasing number of foreign tourists, takes his vacation to make this intervention in Spain. Given the complexity of this surgical technique, it is essential the correct choice of a surgical team experienced in laparoscopy. The Mediterranean clinics are specialized in attracting foreign tourists providing a medical-vacation package. The tourists enjoy a privileged climate and a hight-quality service at this hospitals.