Homes and Property | Home PageBest places for different opsAmanda Bradbury|Evening Standard13 April 2012Joint reconstructionWhat is it?Waiting list - eight monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: £8,850 to £10,000 for knee replacementRecommended EU hospital - Dijon University Hospital, eastern France (0033 380 293031) has a leading specialist orthopaedic department with 10 consultants, three of whom speak fluent English. Their fees include consultation, surgery, nursing and aftercareHow long do you have to wait? - no waiting listCost - £2,000 for a knee replacementHysterectomyWhat is it? - removal of the womb performed through the vagina, so avoiding an incision. The average hospital stay in the NHS is five daysWaiting list - five monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: £4,200 to £5,000Recommended EU hospital - CHU Hospital in Grenoble, south-east France. Tel: 0033 476 767575. A sleek, modern hospital and one of the country's leading hysterectomy centres, with seven consultant gynaecologistsHow long do you have to wait? - less than a week's notice is neededCost - between £4,000 and £6,000Coronary artery bypassWhat is it? - a heart bypass commonly using a section of leg or chest vein to repair heart tissue and improve blood supply. The average hospital stay in the NHS is around 13 daysWaiting list - six monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: £11,600 to £15,000Recommended EU hospital - German Heart Institute in Berlin. It is one of the world's leading heart bypass centres. Tel: 0049 304 5931000. It has more than 20 consultants specialising in bypass surgeryHow long do you have to wait? - patients can be seen within a weekCost - depends on the severity of the conditionWisdom Teeth RemovalWhat is it? - when wisdom teeth become impacted in the gum and infected, they need to be taken outWaiting list - three monthsCost of going private in the UK: BUPA: £1,200 to £1,600Recommended EU hospital - University of Brussels Erasmus Hospital. Tel: 0032 255 5311. The biggest university hospital in Belgium, with a big department specialising in this areaHow long do you have to wait? - six weeksCost - for having four wisdom teeth removed £698Cataract SurgeryWhat is it? - cataracts can cause blurred and opaque vision. The most common cause is old age or diabetes. The lens has to be removed and replaced with a plastic implantCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: from £1,900 to £2,900Recommended EU hospital - Middelheim Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium. Tel: 0032 32302212. The hospital regularly accepts patients who travel from abroadHow long do you have to wait? - three weeksCost - shared room £1,000; private room £1,395; three follow up consultations are included in the priceWaiting list - 6 monthsHip ReplacementWhat is it? - osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and injury can damage the hip joint, causing severe pain. Several different prostheses are availableWaiting list - nine monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: £7,150 to £8,900Recommended EU hospital - La Louviere hospital in Lille, northern France (0033 320 15 7000), which has six consultants specialising in hip replacementsHow long do you have to wait? - no waitingCost - £7,600Groin HerniaWhat is it? - at least one in 50 men suffer from this type of hernia. It can be caused by being overweight, smoker's cough, or lifting a heavy objectWaiting list - five monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: £1,400 to £2,100Recommended EU hospital - Elisabeth Hospital in Recklinghausen, Germany, which regularly treats patients from the UK, and includes accommodation for relatives in its costs. Tel: 0049 23616010. It has four general surgical consultants who are experienced in repairing this type of herniaHow long do you have to wait? - no waiting listCost - £3,185 includes physician's fees, nursing, catering, hospital stay in a one or two-bed ward with TV, English newspapers, flight costs, shuttle to the hospital, post-operative stay for a maximum of three weeksBreast ReconstructionWhat is it? - reforming breast tissue, most commonly performed after an operation to remove a tumourWaiting list - seven monthsCost of going private in the UK - BUPA: between £5,000 and £7,000 for both breastsRecommended EU hospital - University Hospital of Leuven, one of two hospitals in Belgium able to use the patient's own tissue to reconstruct the breast. They also have special breast care nurses and two plastic surgeons. Tel: 0032 16344900How long do you have to wait? - if you also have a mastectomy at the same hospital, the waiting list is up to six weeks. Reconstructive surgery alone will mean a five-month waitCost - £6,985MORE ABOUTBelgiumConsultancyDentistryHealthcarePlastic SurgerySurgery