If you went to mexico for your gastric sleeve surgery, who was your doctor and how much did it cost?

[Jesser 295]

Check out Dr. Zavalza too. He worked beside Dr. Garcia...

[mgbear 1]

I'm am scheduled with Dr David Vasquez for the end of may

[Frick 21]

Mgbear idk what happened to my post but I am 1 week out w/ sleeve from Vazquez. .. if you wanna talk or have questions I'd love to help. ... fb me at Erica Campbell-Price

[BackToBeautiful 95]

I'm scheduling for the end of may with doctor Garcia as well. Maybe we will meet up.

[BackToBeautiful 95]

Frick how was it with Dr Vazquez? I may go with him instead being that he is a few hundred dollars cheaper. I will have to pay for my flight round trip around $600 dollars and my passport for 165 plus purchase a few things for the trip like compression stockings.. Etc he looks young. I know they operate together though.

[BackToBeautiful 95]

I'm trying to go between May-24 through May-29-2015.

[Thundergrrl 7]

I went to Dr. Alvarez at Endobariatric - www.endobariatric.com. He is in Piedras Negras, one mile over the Texas Border.

I could not recommend him more highly and I believe his price for virgin sleeves is $8,000 including everything after you land in San Antonio, TX.

MY price was $9,000 because I was revising from a lap band to sleeve.

Yes, there are less expensive surgeons in Mexico, I've heard as low as $5,000 including everything but your airfare. And I know people who rave about those surgeons too. But from my experience here, I would not have done it any other way even for half the price.

[Thundergrrl 7]

Frick how was it with Dr Vazquez? I may go with him instead being that he is a few hundred dollars cheaper. I will have to pay for my flight round trip around $600 dollars and my passport for 165 plus purchase a few things for the trip like compression stockings.. Etc he looks young. I know they operate together though.

Not sure if you are aware but there is a thing called a Passport Card which works for Mexico and Canada only. It's a lot less expensive than a real passport if you are not planning to go outside of north america any time soon. You get it through the same process as a normal passport.

[BackToBeautiful 95]

So I don't have to purchase both to travel. I never had a passport before. This would be my first time getting one. Thank you Thundergrrl I'll look into it. If I can avoid spending more, I definitely will

[Thundergrrl 7]

So I don't have to purchase both to travel. I never had a passport before. This would be my first time getting one. Thank you Thundergrrl I'll look into it. If I can avoid spending more, I definitely will

Nope, no need for both. Here is the link:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/information/card.html

Passport card is $55 and here are the details: The U.S. Passport Card can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry and is more convenient and less expensive than a passport book. The passport card cannot be used for international travel by air.

This means you need to be flying to a US destination and then driven across the border (like I was). You cannot fly straight to Mexico with only the passport card.

[BackToBeautiful 95]

Wow! Thank you @Thindergrrl. That's exactly how I'm going to travel to get my Gastric sleeve surgery done. Thank you so much I almost waisted more money then I needed to. That's why I like this sight. Everyone is so helpful

[BackToBeautiful 95]

What's the website to Dr Zavalza @? thank you

[BackToBeautiful 95]

@ OK I don't have a Face Book Account. I don't deal with face book. Around my area-- way too messy for me! I did check out there website and emailed them for more information at.. golight Bariatrics.com

[TinaDoerr 1]

How much would it be here for a sleeve revision? I had a sleeve 2009. Lost 40 pounds. Gained 30 of it back.

[Quasimoto51 6]

I went to Dr Almanza, and had the operation for the sleeve on 13 Aug 2015. I too read the reviews and saw negative as well as positive, and then I also went online and read reviews from other doctors performing the operation in Tijuana. The simple truth is, any operation is a risk, however I had a good experience while I was there. The hotel was clean and the staff bent over backwards to make you feel comfortable. Dr Almanza's staff were quick to help in anyway they could. If you follow the directions provided by the doctor and his staff, your chances of having complications are negated. I have no idea how someone like in one of the reviews could have been taken from the hospital and dropped at the Tijuana border, but I can see how someone who didn't follow the directions could leave on his own as your not a prisoner. YEs I read the review on the person who was in a coma, who reacted to the medication which rendered her asleep. Its sad, but it happens. Im not trying to endorse Dr Almanza, but he and his team were very professional.