Israel is recognized as a country where the level of medical development is one of the highest in the world. Among other progressive areas is surgery: the country’s clinics perform complex surgeries using innovative techniques often unavailable in countries with less developed medical technology. For example, 95% of all surgical interventions are performed using minimally traumatic techniques, thanks to which it is possible to reduce the amount of blood loss, reduce the dose of anesthesia, and minimize complications and recovery time after surgery. Minor invasive surgery requires special training from the doctor, so all Israeli surgeons skilled in minimally invasive techniques undergo special training and have the necessary skills and experience.
Postoperative care is also important: thanks to the high qualification of medical staff, patients can more easily tolerate the recovery process. This is confirmed by the patients who have had surgery in Israel: reviews of Experts Medical service clients are full of gratitude to doctors and nurses.
Areas of Israeli surgery
People from all over the world, including ordinary patients and celebrities, come to Israel for surgery. The most popular among CIS patients are such directions of Israeli surgery:
Methods by which surgeries are performed in Israel
Endoscopic surgeries. This technique has replaced the traditional open surgeries, which are now carried out in Israel only in exceptional cases when endoscopic intervention is impossible. The principle of the method is that all surgical manipulations are carried out either through a small tissue incision or through a natural opening in the human body. For example, removing a tumor in the lung or intervertebral hernia is carried out through a small, a few centimeters, incision on the body. Special equipment is inserted into it, which provides illumination of the operated area and a miniature camera that transmits the image to the monitor. The surgeon performs the operation with special miniature instruments, which are also introduced into the surgical incision. The accuracy of the manipulation is tracked on the monitor since the doctor does not have direct visual contact with the area he operates.
Laparoscopic surgery. This is a type of endoscopic surgery that is carried out for pathologies of abdominal organs and female reproductive organs. The method is also used in the treatment of obesity, in bariatric surgery. The surgeon makes several punctures in the abdominal wall, through which all manipulations are performed. Recently, in clinics in Israel, SILS has become very popular, and even less traumatic than conventional laparoscopy: the intervention is carried out through a single puncture in the navel area. This method is good because there are almost no traces and scars after the operation.
Endovascular surgery in Israel. Conducted when it is necessary to operate on the heart (for example, reconstruction or replacement of heart valves) or blood vessels (for example, to install a stent). This technique can also be used to destroy tumors (vessel embolization). Instead of making a large incision, the surgeon makes a puncture in a major artery (usually in the groin, upper arm, or thigh). Through this incision, a flexible catheter is inserted into the vessel and brought to the pathology site under the equipment’s control. This is followed by manipulations to eliminate the pathology. For example, the elimination of the pathological area in the myocardium in arrhythmia or the installation of a stent on a narrowed vessel. To destroy the tumor, surgeons close the vessel that supplies it with blood, which leads to the degradation of the neoplasm. Unlike open surgery, endovascular surgery does not require a long recovery period.
Robot-assisted surgeries. Today, this innovative type of surgery is becoming more and more widespread because all major Israeli clinics have the necessary equipment and trained doctors. With the help of robot surgeon Da Vinci, doctors can conduct the intervention with jewel-like precision without affecting the vital centers, vessels and nerves located near the focus of pathology. This is especially important when the operation is performed on the heart or lungs. When operating on the prostate robot-surgeon Da Vinci has a much better chance of preserving potency, and when operating on the uterus – childbearing function. After all, all manipulations are not a man but a robot, which eliminates the slightest inaccuracies in movement and tremors of the hands.
Operations on the brain. If before the removal of brain tumors, aneurysms, treatment of hydrocephalus was held with the mandatory trepanation of the skull, now more gentle techniques are available in Israel. For example, neuroendoscopy – is an operation in which a small hole is made in the palate or access to pathology through the nasal passages. This avoids severe complications and makes the recovery period much shorter. Another progressive type of surgery – awake craniotomy. It is used when the pathology is located near critical functional centers – the center of speech, movement, swallowing and so on. The patient during the operation is not immersed in anesthesia; he remains conscious. The surgeon, carrying out manipulations on the brain, can control whether they do not violate these important centers: he asks the patients questions and asks them to do simple actions. This method helps to avoid severe consequences of the operation.
Reconstructive surgeries. This type of plastic surgery is required for people after severe injuries, after operations to remove tumors and so on. In Israel, doctors practice the most advanced methods of mammoplasty with the use of artificial implants or tissues of the patient herself. If it is necessary to reconstruct the bones of the skeleton or skin can also be used tissues (bone tissue or skin flaps) of the patient himself. This allows the tissues to engraft better and faster without the risk of rejection. Also, high-quality implants with a long service life are used in the reconstruction. Before the operation, computer modeling is used to select the most anatomically appropriate implant.
Diagnostics before surgery
Even if the patient has undergone a complete examination in his home country, upon arrival in Israel, he will be diagnosed. This is because in countries with less developed medicine, it is not uncommon for a person to be misdiagnosed. In Israel, thanks to modern diagnostic techniques, the accuracy of the diagnosis is achieved in 99% of cases. Also, diagnosis allows doctors to establish the absence of contraindications to surgery to identify associated pathologies that can complicate the intervention. Thanks to diagnosis, doctors can plan the operation as accurately as possible and avoid risks for the patient.
Surgery in Israel: prices
While preparing for the trip, the patient familiarizes himself with the rates in Israeli clinics. The cost depends on the complexity of the surgical intervention, the method of its implementation, and the period that the patient will spend in the clinic under the supervision of doctors. Many patients who need a complex surgical intervention prefer to operate in Israel: the cost here is lower than in clinics in Germany, and the quality of surgery and professionalism of surgeons are at the same high level. The difference in prices can be as much as 30%.
How to organize a trip to Israel for surgery
Experts Medical service has been cooperating with Israeli clinics for 5 years, we have more than 2000 satisfied clients on our account. Therefore, if a patient turns to us, he/she can be sure that he/she will find the right doctor and clinic that meets his/her needs and budget. We provide the client with the following services:
- Assistance in selecting a clinic for the surgery. Providing complete information about the clinic (technical capabilities, conditions, qualification of doctors, etc.).
- Formalizing an application to the clinic, agreeing on the terms of the operation, which are convenient for the patient
- Assistance in collecting the necessary documents for the trip, purchasing airline tickets, booking accommodation, etc.
- If it is necessary to perform surgery on a child, assistance in paying for treatment through international charitable organizations is possible.
- Constant contact during the stay in Israel, assistance in solving arising questions and problems
- Counseling and information support upon arrival in your home country.
If you are planning to go for treatment in Israel, write to us or order a callback. Our doctor will provide you with all the information you are interested in.
The material was checked and approved by Erica Igonina, a medical author at Experts Medical.
