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In March, as much of the world is freezing and sneezing, we’re focusing on balmy Thailand, which will draw 16 million visitors this year despite worldwide economic woes. Long regarded the global leader for medical tourism, the latest offerings are designed to make you feel even better – and look it. | |
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Thailand Inside-Out | |||||
| Americans and Europeans have been traveling to Thailand by the thousands for decades to receive the affordable world-class elective and non-elective medical procedures for which the country is renowned, often combining their medical treatment with a holiday on the beach and still coming out ahead. | |
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More Than Just a Pretty Face |
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A Hair-Raising Experience |
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| Bangkok Hospital is offering a face and neck lift package that costs about 15% of the current price in the US, making the popular cosmetic surgery affordable to those who were previously excluded and destined to inspire many Americans to head for the airport. | Hair transplant procedures have come a long way since the early 1950's. The “corn row” or “doll’s” hair look that was associated with hair transplantation has evolved into today's follicular unit procedure which, when done right, is undetectable even by a barber or hair stylist. | |||||
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Service in the Land of Smiles | |
Regina’s Story: A First-Person Account | |
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| One of the main reasons that so many overseas patients seek treatment in Thai hospitals is the reduced cost, but it is all the little touches that have collectively become known as “Thai hospitality” that sets the country apart and brings “service with a smile” to a whole new level. | “This is my fourth trip to Thailand, and when I realized that I needed surgical intervention on my knee, I told my husband that I would like to have it performed in Thailand because I had previously taken advantage of the medical services and was very impressed,” says Regina Siemoneit. | |||||
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Why Is Thailand the Most Popular Medical Destination in the World? |
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| The only country in Southeast Asia never to have been colonized, Thailand is a self-confident, outward-looking, internationally focused country and has always been an attractive destination to foreigners – but there are many more reasons for its allure. | ||
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| Stay active and feel young. | ||
| Fitness, strength and flexibility do not have to fade away with age, and are more often a matter of lifestyle choices. [read more] | ||
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| Feel happy and stay healthy. | ||
| Meanwhile, American researchers have found that optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, in a study that gives pessimists one more reason to grumble. [read more] | ||
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| Your job or your mind – the choice is yours. | ||
| Just when many people have become over-achievers in an attempt to hold onto their jobs, we are told that working beyond a 40-hour week could be our downfall. [read more] | ||
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| 2,275,200 baht a year for acupuncture? | ||
| German researchers have discovered that acupuncture improves the quality of life of hay fever sufferers and say it’s worth the cost. [read more] | ||
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