Car Hire South Africa

Car Hire in South Africa  is one of the best ways to get around when travelling in South Africa. Car hire gives you the freedom to travel wherever you want and it means that you don’t have to rely on the South Africa public transport system which can be very unreliable.

If you opt for Car Hire in South Africa make sure you follow these simple Car Hire tips.

Always make sure you book your South Africa car hire well in advance to avoid disappointment. It is also a good idea to confirm your South Africa car hire booking a few days before departure. This gives you the opportunity to inquire about possible free upgrades or discounted rates on your car hire in South Africa.

Consider how long you will need your South Africa car hire for. Sometimes weekly car hire rates are much cheaper than daily car hire rates. If your South Africa car hire is for more than five days make sure to do a comparison.

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Novawes Import (Pty) Ltd

Specialist suppliers of pharmaceutical products and specific food ingredients, Novawes Import supply a wide range of speciality products to South Africa and neighbouring countries. Some of their main products include PET cold smoothie cups, examination items, hot beverage paper cups, tapioca starch, vital wheat gluten, potato starch and empty fish/vegetable/bovine/gelatin capsules. To find out more about Novawes Import and their range of pharmaceutical products and specialist food ingredient supplies visit the Novawes Import website.

Plastic Surgeon - Dr. Paul J. Skoll

Dr. Paul J. Skoll, a South African cosmetic plastic surgeon based in the beautiful cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, offers various surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures from his private practice at Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital. After almost 15 years of practicing plastic surgery this member of the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa and the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has achieved recognition in procedures such as breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty and other cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. For a detailed overview of these Cape Town plastic surgery procedures navigate to the Plastic Surgeon website.

Sports injuries surgery is an unavoidable solution for the dedicated sportsman.

Sports injuries surgery has become an increasingly common alternative for those who wish to continue the pursuit of their passion, both professional and amateur. Most common sports injuries take to two forms, overuse or low impact injuries and traumatic or high impact injuries. The difference is in the type of damage that occurs to the body and the type of activity that causes each form of injury. Injuries can occur during any type of sport or exercise for any number of reasons generally though overuse injuries occur during low impact sports that require a constant and repetitive motion such as golf, tennis and running, these are also known as repetitive stress injuries. Conversely traumatic sports injuries occur during high impact sports such as rugby, ice hockey and soccer. Sports injury surgeries have advanced exponentially over the previous two decades and can now deal with and treat most injuries sustained through sport using non-invasive and often simple sports injury surgeries.

Perhaps the most common candidates for sports injury surgeries are those that partake in high impact sport at an amateur or club level and lack the proper side line and after match support that professional sports teams have. Most sports clubs have a dedicated team of medical professionals, but their services are stretched thin and in a club with multiple teams individuals often aren’t given the type of attention they need. Any sportsman or woman knows that warming up and warming down again are as essential as practicing skill and fitness training. Damage to ligaments and muscles most commonly occurs when the body starts an intensive bout of exertion without first having had the chance to slowly warm up and stretch the necessary muscles and ligaments. This is a necessary part of both low and high impact sports, strain can occur when doing something as seemingly simple as bouncing a ball against a wall.

Too often in social and amateur leagues players arriving late for a match will run onto the field, under the false assumption that because the game is social or fun that proper warm up is not required. This can be a serious error in judgment and will more often than not, if the player is serious about their sport, result in sports injury surgeries. Professional sports men and woman have teams dedicated to monitoring their health and fitness if they start placing too much strain on their bodies they are told and given a series of exercises to minimize the strain or build strength in the affected area. Amateur sports men and women do not have this luxury and that is why they are becoming increasingly common candidates for sports injury surgeries.

Recent advances in modern medicine have meant that sports injury surgeries have become less invasive and more effective. Turn-around time on recovery has shortened and the lasting impact of the sports injury surgeries themselves is less noticeable.

Source: The Sports Science Orthopaedic Clinic

Medical Tourism Taraveling Tips: Part 1

If you plan to travel a long distance in order to undergo a certain porocedure you need to plan your trip sensibly. You should ensure a minimum of 2 to 3 days arrival pre-operatively, during which time you can have a formal consultation or two, and discuss the specific procedure in considerable detail. Post operative stay requirements will vary with the different procedures; on average 10 days to two weeks is ideal for most surgeries; the exception being breast reductions, facelifts and full tummy tucks, which ideally require a 3 week post op stay.

PRIOR TO LEAVING

1. G.P: Visit your GP or local physician to ensure you are in good general health, have your blood pressure checked etc.

2. MEDICATION: AVOID all medication that contains aspirin, NSAID's (anti-inflammatories) or any herbal / homeopathic remedies for at least 2 weeks before the surgery. The list is extensive, and includes, but is not limited to, all OMEGA OILS, GARLIC CAPSULES, EVENING PRIMROSE OIL, FLAXSEED OIL, ARNICA, GINKO BILOBA, ST JOHNS WORT etc. All of these medicines interfere with blood clotting, putting you at greater risk for bleeding during the surgery. I will need to know about any medicines that you are taking on a regular basis. Paracetamol / Tylenol can be taken without any problems. Please remember that many "cold & flu" remedies contain aspirin - PLEASE CHECK WITH ME IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT.

IN SHORT – YOU MAY TAKE NO MEDICATION WHATSOEVER (unless cleared by me), WHETHER HERBAL, HOMEOPATHIC OR PRESCRIBED, FOR A FULL 2 WEEKS BEFORE ANY PLANNED SURGERY. Failure to follow this may well result in your surgery being cancelled.

3. SMOKING: I do not perform certain surgeries on active smokers - notably facelifts tummy tucks and labiaplasty. Smoking interferes with wound healing, and increases the risk of all surgical complications. For these and all other procedures, one should stop smoking for 4 weeks pre-operatively and 4 weeks post-operatively to minimize your risk of complications.

4. WEIGHT: Being significantly overweight is a risk factor for surgery - one should be as close as possible to one's ideal weight before surgery of any kind is undertaken. A BMI of below 30 is acceptable. If your BMI is much over 30, it is unlikely that I will be able to offer you surgery.

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5. BREASTS: If you are planning any aesthetic breast surgery, and are over the age of 40, it is strongly advised that you have a mammogram before the surgery, or at least within the preceding year.

Source: South Africa cosmetic surgery

What is Medical Tourism?

Medical tourism is the practice of travelling overseas in order to undergo surgery or other medical treatment. It is popular with people wanting to undergo elective surgery such as cosmetic surgery as they can often get much better deals overseas than they would at home due to favorable exchange rates.If you would like to know more about medical tourism take a look at the Wikipedia medical tourism page.

If you are interested in travelling to South Africa for Cosmetic Surgery take a look at this Cape Town Plastic Surgeon