India Surgery Blog

What is Visa?
A visa is a stamp or an endorsement on your passport which validates that you are allowed to enter or stay in a country for a specific period of time.
There are different types of visa, most common of which are tourist visa, business visa, student visa, work visa and transit visa.  The visa can be issued for single entry or multiple entries.
VISA IS MUST TO ENTER INDIA
It is must to have a visa to enter India if you are a not an Indian national irrespective of your citizenship.



Medical Visa  The Govt. of India now issues the medical visa to those who wish to come to India for medical treatment.  There are two types of medical visa- Regular Visa and Visa on Arrival.
Eligibility for Medical Visa
Your sole purpose of visit to India is medical treatmentThe treatment happens at a reputed/ recognized hospital in IndiaMedical treatment sought is a recognized medical procedure
Medical Attendant Visa (MED X)
People accompanying the patients are eligible to get the medical attendant…

Medical Tourism
Traveling overseas to undergo medical, cosmetic or dental surgery, or simply put; medical tourism has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade.

Individuals opt for medical tourism for one or more of the reasons:
Lower cost of treatment abroadInadequate medical facilities in home countryLack of skilled or experienced doctors in the home countryLong waiting period for the treatment at homeSome treatments may be illegal in a few countriesComplete privacy if they want to keep the procedure a secret when they opt to undergo surgery abroad. Medical tourism is well known for procedures like dental surgery, cosmetic surgery, bariatrics, orthopedics, cochlear implants, and organ transplant.

Medical Tourism Destinations
Many countries are well-known destinations for medical tourism, of which the prominent ones are India, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico, and Turkey. These countries are popular because of various reasons like good medical facilities, reputed and skilled doctors,…

Breast reduction surgery, medically known as Reduction Mammaplasty, is one cosmetic procedure that not only provides great aesthetic value but also has considerable medical value. It is one of the very few cosmetic surgery procedures that are covered by insurance in lot many cases. 
Probably these are the reasons why Breast Reduction is considered to be the most successful plastic surgery and a lot of plastic surgeons feel that Breast reduction surgery patients are generally the happiest patients post operatively. 
Often considered as the procedure that provides quickest and most formidable body image changes, females as young as eighteen to as old as seventy undergo Breast reduction surgery. 
The procedure entails removal of excess breast fat, glandular tissue, and excision of extra skin, along with lifting and reduction of nipple areola complex, to give more proportionate and shapely breasts. B
Breast reduction surgery thus leads to uplifted, perky and much younger looking breasts, min…