Medical disclaimer

The treatment pages on this site describe procedures in general terms: what they involve, roughly how long recovery takes, and what to plan for. They are written for someone trying to understand their options, not for someone deciding on a course of treatment.

Whether a procedure is right for you depends on your diagnosis, your history, your other conditions and the judgement of a doctor who has examined you and read your investigations. No page on this site can do that, and none of it should replace a consultation.

Where we give a hospital stay or a return-to-work estimate, it reflects a typical, uncomplicated course for a patient in reasonable general health. Individual recovery varies widely. Treat these figures as a way to plan your travel and your time off, not as a prediction about you.

Cost figures shown anywhere on this site are indicative and exist for comparison. The only figure that means anything is the written estimate the treating hospital issues after reviewing your reports, and even that can change if the clinical picture changes. See our cost guide for what an estimate normally covers and what it usually leaves out.

MedicalSafari is not an emergency service. We do not monitor enquiries around the clock and we cannot respond to an urgent medical situation. If you or someone with you needs immediate medical attention, contact your local emergency service or go to the nearest hospital.

We check what we publish and date what we can. Medical practice, hospital accreditation and immigration rules all change, and there will be periods where a page has not caught up. If you find something on this site that is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it.