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Do your own research on surgeons in Mexico....but how? Specifics please :)



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Hello good people,

Everyone keeps saying 'do your own research' on these doctors in Mexico...but HOW? I am not looking for just general advice (read forums, read reviews etc.) but looking for specifics - phone numbers, reputable sources, reputable journals, malpractice agencies, etc. Also, what exactly should we ask about or look for?

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Hi Zmdh,

Thank you for your offer to help. I don't even know what questions I should be asking in order to do research. Can we start there?

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Ok questions I should ask or find answers to:

1. Surgeons experience with sleeve. Number of laprascopic sleeve surgeries done.

2. Complications/leak rate

3. Has the surgeon had a patient die?

4. Surgeons education - what schools, what degrees, specific bariatric training

5. Does the surgeon and staff all cover their mouth and nose in operating room? (Ok, see my other post for why I added that.)

6. Post surgery infection rate? (Will they tell us this?)

7. Does he do a line of sutures behind the staples?

8. What kinds of leak tests does he do?

9. Do we get a video of the surgery, leak tests, and all medical records when we leave? In english?

10. Do we see the sleeve post surgery? I don't even know if they do this but I have heard stories of surgeons NOT taking out the stomach so....

11. Is the surgeon bilingual?

12. Does the staff and nurses speak english?

13. How many surgeries does he/she peform a day?

14. Do you do your own surgery or do you have ghost or student surgeons?

Location and stay

1. Is the surgery performed in a full hospital with trauma center/icu and a blood bank (as opposed to a clinic).

2. How many beds in the hospital

3. How long does one stay in the hospital itself.

4. What kind of oversight is done when staying in the hotel post hospital?

5. Private rooms?

6. Room for travelling companion?

7. Full time - around the clock medical staff in hospital?

What else?

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