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World Institute of Surgical Excellence, Regional Managing Partner KATEY DOPSON How did your career path lead you to starting your business? I have always loved the healthcare field. I wanted to find a way to combine that passion with my desire to help people. As a nurse, I saw a need for other options in our healthcare system. After ten years in medical sales, I decided to pursue a career in medical tourism. What is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism is defined as travelling abroad for a medical procedure in order to avoid the costs or restrictions of undergoing the medical procedure in one's home country. With the cost of healthcare and wait times for surgery in North America becoming an epidemic, many people are looking elsewhere to find a solution. What is the World Institute of Surgical Excellence? WISE is the largest medical tourism company in the world. We provide the same surgical procedures offered in the U.S. for a fraction of the price. We work with insured patients and uninsured patients. WISE performs most general surgeries, Bariatric surgeries for weight loss, dental care, stem cell procedures, In Vetro Fertilization, surrogacy services, Cosmetic surgeries, orthopedic surgeries and more. What is most rewarding about your job? Helping people. Patients are relieved and overjoyed that the help they need is attainable. I am very blessed to be apart of that process. Our financing options make it possible for many patients to get the procedure they need in a timely manner. I get to provide patient's access to world-class surgeons with impeccable training in hospitals that are accredited by JCAHO International, the same accrediting organization that governs the hospitals in the US. How do you see your business changing as health care changes over the next three to four years? The interest level and involvement of US Doctors in medical tourism is growing at a very fast rate. As more physicians see this as a safe and affordable option, and partner with us to send their patients for surgeries in Costa Rica, we will continue to grow. As healthcare options and policies continue to change in the US, more patients will look to us for solutions and medical tourism will continue to boom. WISEdopson.com I Kathryn.dopson@wisemds.com R . N . B S N 80 l MACON MAGAZINE JUNE/JULY 2013 A D V E R T I S E M E N T Hold Your Haunches What is Hold Your Haunches? Hold Your Haunches is a totally unique product; a fashion legging and trouser actually lined with a compression garment. Think shaper on steroids! Slimming and smoothing both comfortably and invisibly. 2 chic styles worn from carpool to cocktails. We've got your bottom covered, all you've got to find is your top. How did you decide to start this business? No-one can argue that the legging and silhouette look is here to stay in the fashion world. We loved the look, but not on us. When we tried traditional shape wear with these particular wardrobe pieces, the look was not much better than without them. We combined the shaper (yes, girdle) we wanted with the muffin top stopper that we needed with the pants we wanted to wear everyday and voila, a fashion staple was born. And in fact, who knew, but HYH is the great time machine, taking all us ladies back to the bods we remember-however vaguely. What do you enjoy most about what you do? We enjoy witnessing the response from countless elated women once they experience the magic of their haunches being held. We love marketing, traveling, and working together. We do not enjoy math. Where do you hope the business will be in five years? We plan on HYH being a household name in five years, even up North where we have to tell them what a haunch actually is. We plan to have expanded to many markets other than our own personal market-unbridled vanity. We hope to expand to the travel, maternity, postpartum (new mamas love them!!) and licensing. We have a patent pending for medical use. Please visit our website www.holdyourhaunches.com for more information. Local ladies, please visit Karats & Keepsakes or Sorella for true immediate gratification! holdyourhaunches.com I facebook.com/holdyourhaunches 478-960-0091 (C) I 478-227-9467 (W) I 866-521-6326 (F) Erin Bickley Jenny Greer