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Knee & Hip Replacement in Mumbai
for Patients from Oman
What a patient travelling from Oman actually needs to know: the flight, the visa, what to budget, and who looks after you once you are back in Muscat.
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Getting Here
The Journey from Muscat
Muscat to Mumbai is under three hours, with several departures every day. Of all the countries patients travel from, Oman has the easiest journey by a wide margin — it is a morning flight, not an expedition.
That changes what is possible. A consultation trip before committing to surgery is realistic from Muscat in a way it is not from Lagos, and family can visit during recovery without a major undertaking.
Paperwork
Your Visa Route
Oman is on the official e-Visa list, so Omani nationals can use the e-Medical Visa. Expatriate residents apply on their own passport, and eligibility depends on that nationality, and the mission will usually want to see residence documentation alongside the hospital letter.
The full medical visa guide — which visa, the invitation letter, and attendant visas →
Cost
What You Should Budget
Indian hospitals quote a surgical package, and the implant is not included in it. Ask that question of anyone quoting you a price, anywhere in India.
A single knee or hip runs roughly $3,400 to $5,000 for the package and implant together; both knees in one trip, $5,300 to $8,000. Flights, visa, accommodation and physiotherapy after discharge sit outside that.
While You Are Here
Language, Practicalities and Timing
Consultations with Dr. Kachare are in English. Arabic interpreter support for your hospital stay can be arranged — ask when your estimate is prepared rather than assuming it is included.
A large share of Oman’s medical community trained in India, so your own doctor in Muscat is likely to know the hospitals here and be comfortable taking over your follow-up.
Afterwards
Follow-Up Once You Are Home
The short flight makes review in person genuinely practical if it is ever needed, which is unusual among medical travel destinations. Routine follow-up still runs by video at six weeks, three months and a year, and you leave with the full file for your doctor at home.
If a serious problem appears months later you will be treated where you are, not in Mumbai — that is true of every medical travel arrangement anywhere. What reduces the risk is complete documentation and a surgeon who stays reachable.
Next Step
Start by Sending Your Imaging
Free for international patients: X-ray review and first video consultation, with no obligation. Neither requires you to travel. Send your X-rays or CT on WhatsApp or by email with a short history — your age, how long the pain has lasted, what has already been tried, and any previous surgery — and you will get a personal reply from Dr. Kachare, the surgeon who would operate, within 24 hours (IST).
The first video consultation is free, so you can see him and ask your questions before anything is booked. You deal with him personally, start to finish. If the honest answer is that you do not need surgery yet, or that it is better done closer to home, you will be told that.
Oman
Travelling from Oman — Frequently Asked
For a straightforward first-time knee replacement, staying close to home is a perfectly sound choice and you should weigh it seriously. The case for travelling gets stronger with complexity — revision of a failed replacement, significant bone loss, or a case needing a patient-specific 3D-printed implant. Cost matters too, but it should not be the only reason.
Yes, for your hospital stay. Consultations with Dr. Kachare are conducted in English. If you would be more comfortable with an interpreter present, tell him when your estimate is being prepared so it is organised rather than improvised on the day.
From Muscat this is realistic, and some patients do exactly that. But start by sending your imaging on WhatsApp — a great deal can be assessed remotely, and it may save you a trip altogether or tell you that surgery is not yet needed.
Send your X-ray or CT on WhatsApp for an assessment from the surgeon
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