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World Of Cure gives you a wide range of procedures through its network hospitals.
We provide medical procedures in various categories:
Orthopedic procedures for joint replacement surgery, severe joint
deformity, arthritis;
Cardiology procedures for nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, stress
test, pulmonary function test, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization
lab, pediatric cardiology;
Cardiac surgery which include adult cardiac surgery(CABG, surgery for
Heart Valve problems), pediatric cardiac surgery, which include Video Assisted Thorascopic
Closure of PDA and ASD and Total Cardiopulmonary connection without bypass;
Oncology procedures include conventional and aggressive chemotherapy,
pediatric oncology, hemato-oncology, surgical oncology;
Bariatric surgery include laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic
adjustable gastric band(Lap-Band);
Cosmetic procedures include face lift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty,
otoplasty, abdominoplasty, liposuction, mastopexy, botox injection & wrinkle correction;
Dental procedures include crown and bridge surgeries, root canal treatment,
endodontic treatment, prosthodontic treatment and orthodontic treatment, oral and
maxillofacial surgery.
We also provide comprehensive eye care treatment. It includes cataract
surgery, vitreo-retinal surgery, photodynamic therapy and transpupillary thermo
therapy, corneal grafting, glaucoma surgery and much more. You can save up to 80%
of what you would have spent in the United States.
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Some cost saving figures at a glance :
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Nature of Treatment |
Approx. cost in India($US) |
Cost in other Major Healthcare Destination($US) |
Approx. waiting periods in USA/UK (in months) |
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Open heart surgery |
4,500 |
18,000 |
9 - 11 |
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Cranio-facial surgery and skull base |
4,300 |
13,000 |
6 - 8 |
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Neuro-surgery with Hypothermia |
6,500 |
21,000 |
12 - 14 |
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Complex spine Surgery with implants |
4,300 |
13,000 |
9 - 11 |
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Simple spine surgery |
2,100 |
6,500 |
9 - 11 |
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Simple Brain Tumor-Biopsy-Surgery |
1,000-4,300 |
4,300-10,000 |
6 - 8 |
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Parkinsons-Lesion-DBS |
2,100-17,000 |
6,500-26,000 |
9 - 11 |
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Hip Replacement |
4,300 |
13,000 |
9 - 11 |
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(Source: Mediescapes India) |
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Orthopedic
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 Joint Replacement Surgery
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Although Joint Replacement Surgery is not a life saving procedure, it definitely
is a major one by which a person can improve the quality of life. It is a process
where a damaged joint is replaced a new one. Two or more bones come together in
a joint like the hip, knee or shoulder joint. The surgery is done by an orthopedic
surgeon. He may remove the whole joint or a part of it depending on the severity
of the damage. A new joint, known as prosthesis, is made of plastic, metal or both,
is usually cemented so that your bone will grow into it.
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Joints are damaged by arthritis, injuries or any other causes. Simply put, arthritis
is a state characterized by inflammation of a joint or joints. Years of pain, stiffness
and swelling can cause the bone to wear away. That is the time you need a joint
replacement. Joint replacement surgery, nowadays, is becoming common. On an average
435,000 Americans go through this surgery every year.
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Cardiology
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Nuclear Cardiology
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It is a diagnostic method where it detects a heart attack or unstable angina considerably
less time in comparison to other traditional methods. It detects the disease through
a test. This test produces images of heart at work (during exercise) and at rest.
This test is conducted by giving an injection in small dose of harmless radioactive
tracer. After that the patient is put on a treadmill or stationary bicycle exercise
and then resting. A gamma camera detects the tracer as it passes through the
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chambers of the heart. It creates pictures which show the problems in the heart muscle and
blood vessels comparing with images of heart during exercise and while at rest.
The main type of nuclear cardiology test is called Ventricular Function Test.
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Echocardiography
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It is used to diagnose cardiovascular diseases. It is a widely known method for
diagnosing heart ailment, providing loads of information. It creates two-dimensional
pictures of the cardiovascular system, and can produce accurate assessment of the
velocity of blood and cardiac tissue at any arbitrary point using pulsed or continuous
wave Doppler ultrasound. This allows assessment of cardiac valve areas and function,
any abnormal
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communications between the left and right side of the heart, any leaking
of blood through the valves (valvular regurgitation), and calculation of the cardiac
output as well as the ejection fraction.
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Stress Test
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Stress Test is a medical test that indirectly reflects the arterial blood flow to
the heart while doing physical exercise. It is also known as treadmill test or exercise
test. It works better with those patients who have minimum symptoms of coronary
artery blockages and have unremarkable EKG during rest.
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Pulmonary Function Test(PFT)
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PFT is a group of procedures to measure lungs function. Whether the patient has
shortness of breath, asthma, bronchitis or emphysema is determined by this test.
A doctor can determine through this test a range of respiratory diseases and heart
diseases as well.
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Interventional Cardiology
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Interventional Cardiology refers to various non-surgical procedures for treating
heart disease. Cardiologists use a thin, flexible tube-like catheter to get inside
the blood vessels to test and repair it. It also repair damaged heart structures
to avoid surgery. Mainly three types of heart diseases are treated in this way-
coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, peripheral vascular disease.
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Cardiac Catheterization Lab
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Cardiac Catheterization Lab to treat coronary artery disease, a catheterization
procedure can serve as a diagnostic tool. In this type of lab a comprehensive test
can be done. Through this test, narrowings of arteries, outside heart size, inside
chamber size, pumping ability of the heart, ability of the heart to open and close,
pressure measurement of the heart and irregular cardiac rhythm are shown.
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Pediatric Cardiology
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Heart problems in a child consist of : Abnormal
heart murmurs, Chest pain, Fainting spell, Palpitations, Arrhythmia or irregular
heart beat, Inherited heart disease in family.
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Cardiac Surgery
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• Adult Surgery
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting(CABG)
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CABG is an operation that restores oxygen to the heart. The surgical procedure reroutes
blood flow around blocked coronary artery. A transplanted piece of vessel, called
a graft allows blood to bypass the blockage in the artery. The blood simply follows
a detour on its way to the heart. Grafts are made of healthy blood vessels taken
from other parts of the body. CABG is a procedure which is taken as an extreme
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measurement. It means when other measures fail and the heart is in a critical condition and there
is an imminent risk for a heart attack, CABG is done.
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Surgery for Heart Valve problem
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Through this operation the damaged heart valves are replaced. It is done to improve
the health and vigor of people with heart valve diseases. The replacement valve
is taken from another human heart, pig or it can be a mechanical one.
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• Pediatric Surgery
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Video Assisted Thorascopic Closure of PDA and ASD
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This type of technique reduces the operative trauma. This is a well standardized
procedure. It is a safe, rapid, cost-effective technique, which has excellent results.
The patient does not have to stay in the hospital for a long time.
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Total Cardiopulmonary connection without bypass
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Although cardiopulmonary bypass is essential for most cardiac operations, sometimes
it is avoided because of the complexity involved in it. A technique has been developed
where bypass is not used. In this technique, blood from cavae is directly guided
toward the pulmonary artery using cannulas.
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Oncology
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Conventional Aggressive chemotherapy
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To treat cancer chemotherapy is used. It kills cells, both benign and cancerous.
The type of chemotherapy treatment a patient should get depends on the type of cancer,
the location of the disease and whether the cancer has spread to the other parts
of the body.
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Pediatric oncology
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• High levels of ionizing radiation from accidents or from radiotherapy have been
linked with increased risk of some childhood cancers.
• Children treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy for certain forms of
childhood and adolescent cancers such as Hodgkin's disease, brain tumors, sarcomas,
and others, may develop a second primary malignancy.
• Certain types of chemotherapy drugs, including drugs that are alkylating agents
or topoisomerase II inhibitors (e.g., epipodophyllotoxins), may cause increased
risk of leukemia.
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Hemato-oncology
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It can be defined as the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer (oncology),
blood diseases (hematology) and research into them. It includes diseases like hemophilia,
iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia, leukemia and lymphoma.
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Surgical oncology
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It is a specialized area where surgeons are involved to cure and management of cancer.
All types of cancer are not manageable by surgery. All the procedures are related
to patient’s cure, palliative care, and quality of life.
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Bariatric Surgery
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It is commonly known as weight loss surgery where number of surgical procedures
take place to treat obesity. It modifies gastrointestinal tract by reducing nutrient
intake and absorption.
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Laparoscopic gastric bypass
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Commonly known as LGB, this is very popular in the United States. Although a major
type of surgery, it is safer and poses fewer complications. It provides long term
solution if it is accompanied with ongoing behavior changes.
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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Lap-Band)
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Lap-Band as it is usually known is a restrictive device, which is implanted through
bariatric surgery on an obese person. The device is an inflatable silicone that
is put around the upper portion of the stomach, through laparoscopic surgery.
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Cosmetic Surgery
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Face Lift
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Known as rhytidectomy, it is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging
in the face and neck.
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Rhinoplasty
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This procedure is used to change the shape of the nose. It means a nose can be made
sharper, taller and shorter according to the appearance and proportion of the nose
to enhance facial harmony and self confidence.
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Blepharoplasty
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Commonly known as eyelid surgery, blepharoplasty improves the appearance of upper
eyelids, lower eyelids or both. It gives a rejuvenated appearance to the surrounding
area of the eyes.
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Otoplasty
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Commonly known as ear surgery, Otoplasty is done to set prominent ear back closer
to the head or to reduce the size of large ears.
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Abdominoplasty
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Known as rhytidectomy, it is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging
in the face and neck.
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Liposuction
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It is a procedure to restore the shape of the body. With a special type of equipment
abnormal fat are removed from the boy through tiny cut.
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Mastopexy
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Commonly known as Breast reduction/tightening, it is a procedure to remove excessive
breast tissue skin from the breast. Also breast enlargement or augmentation can
be done by implanting silicon breast underneath the breast.
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Botox Injection
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This procedure gives a young, taut and fresh look by administering the Allergen
BOTOX cosmetic treatment. It is a solution for laugh lines, wrinkles, lip enhancement
and facial contouring.
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Wrinkle Correction
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This is a non surgical facial rejuvenation treatment. With injectable facial fillers,
Botox, is one such fillers, patients undergo this treatment. Although this is not
a long lasting solution, it is going to stay in today’s aesthetic practice.
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Dental Care Procedure
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Crown and Bridge surgeries
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Crown refers to the restoration of teeth and is used to cover a tooth completely.
The teeth to be crowned are prepared by a dentist and with the available records
a dental technician fabricates the crown and bridge which is inserted afterwards.
Computers are increasingly becoming part of this type of surgery.
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Root Canal treatment (Endodontics treatment)
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This type of treatment also known as Endodentics therapy treats the inner aspects
of the tooth, especially the space inside the tooth that is occupied by the pulp
tissue. This type of treatment consists of the pulp being cleaned out; the space
disinfected and filled up.
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Prosthodontics treatment
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The restoration and replacement of teeth comes under the purview of Prosthodontics
treatment. This is a dental speciality treatment where a balance between functionality,
longevity and esthetics of teeth is given maximum importance.
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Orthodontic treatment
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This type of treatment consists of brace (removal or fixed) wearing, sometimes the
teeth is extracted and seldom jaw surgery. Orthodontic treatment is taken up to
improve oral health and appearance of teeth and face. It also improves the functions
of teeth.
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Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
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This type of surgery covers number of diseases in the oral and maxillofacial region.
The surgery is taken up mainly to rectify injuries and defects in the head, neck,
face and jaws and skulls.
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Eye Care Treatment
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Cataract surgery
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Cataract surgery is a procedure where the natural lens of an eye is removed and
replaced by an artificial lens. This is a simple procedure in which this artificial
lens, known as intraocular lens, made of plastic, silicone or acrylic, is placed
in the eye.
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Vitreo-Retinal surgery
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With the help of specialized techniques and instruments this type of surgery is
performed to treat retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis and macular
degeneration.
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Photodynamic therapy and Transpupillary thermo
therapy
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Photodynamic therapy and Transpupillary thermo therapy is an approved treatment
for wet macular degeneration. It is also known as PDT. Transpupillary thermo therapy
(TTT) treats choroidal neovascularization, which is the major cause of adult blindness.
It is a technique where a modified diode laser is used through the pupil.
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Corneal grafting
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Also known as corneal transplantation or keratoplasty, it is a surgical procedure
where the damaged cornea is replaced by a clear cornea. The clear cornea is taken
from a recently deceased person. The grafting is done to seal a hole in the cornea,
to relieve pain and infection from the cornea and to improve vision.
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Glaucoma surgery
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To reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP), the major risk factor to damage the optic
nerve of the eye, glaucoma surgery is done. It is done through either laser treatment
or making a cut in the eye. The kind of surgery depends on the type and acuteness
of the glaucoma and overall health of the eye.
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