Affordable Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery in Monterrey Offers Hope Many in Need
Monterrey, Mexico, October 12th, 2010
Medical Travel, also called Medical Tourism, is usually sought by Americans and Canadians in the look for plastic and weight loss surgeries. However, centers that specialize deeply in medical fields other than those two, can also offer very attractive alternatives to undergoing surgery in the US. With small procedures like the Carpal Tunnel Release surgery usually falling under insurance deductibles, the new Monterrey Hand-To-Elbow center appeals to locals and foreigners alike.
Medical Tourism is not new in Monterrey, Mexico’s third largest city and prime health travel destination, which is also its most advanced, but it keeps growing as healthcare costs in the US continue to rise faster than inflation. The same way thousands of Americans come every year for inexpensive cosmetic and weight loss surgery, non-elective procedures like those in the orthopedic and urology fields are everyday more and more common. “This city is a great healthcare hub, and is gaining a top reputation in more serious surgeries, offering an amazing value proposition to foreigners in need of affordable, high quality surgery.” Mentions Heather Wicklow, manager at Travel For Care, Mexico’s leading Medical Travel Facilitator, which is based in Monterrey and provides personalized attention to all of their “guests”, as they like to call their patients.
As a good example of the highly specialized surgeries that are of value to Americans coming to this city, Monterrey’s Hand-To-Elbow Center offers the Carpal Tunnel Release surgery. The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects more and more people every day as workforce-related risk factors including repetitive tasks, force and posture, add themselves to the usual arthritis, hormonal changes, and injury causes that bring this problem to otherwise healthy hands. The syndrome typically involves numbness, tingling, or burning sensations in the thumb and particularly in the index and middle fingers, which are innervated by the median nerve. Individuals also experience pain in the hands or wrists and some report to have lost gripping strength. Among injections, medications and stretching exercises, the standard of care for complex cases is led by a simple surgery in which the ligament is divided in two and the pressure on the nerve is released.
Since the Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery is simple and minimally invasive, it is ideal for someone to travel for a few days to get it done, and yet the price advantage between the US and Mexico is impressive. Costing usually over $4,000 to $5,000 in the US, this surgery costs $1,900 in its open version, and $3,000 in its endoscopic version. Even better are the deals a patient can get if both hands are operated, since the cost goes only up to $3,800 for a surgery which frees the patient from pain in both hands, with the most advanced method in use today. Dr. Eduardo Carranza, a Mexican orthopedician trained in the US, has more than a decade of experience in the field, including years spent in the Miami Hand Center, as well as in the Miami Hand-To-Shoulder Center. He set up this practice to both focus on the top procedures of these areas, as well as to offer his best knowledge on complex and rare cases. Dr. Carranza also works together with Dr. De Armas, a therapy specialist who has designed rehabilitation therapy kits for international patients to start and learn about in Monterrey and then continue on their own once back home. With all that said, if you or someone you know suffers from pain due to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, give us a call and see for yourself the financial benefits of coming to Monterrey just for three days and get this solved at once and in line with your budget.
Travel For Care is an innovative Medical Travel start-up firm headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, marketing Medical Solutions to American patients looking for elective and non-elective procedures. For more information, please visit www.travelforcare.com
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Heather Wicklow
Manager
Travel For Care
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