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Dr. Elias Ortiz, Bariatrics

Chief of Surgery Dr. Elias Ortiz hails from Baja California, Mexico, and holds more than 15 years of medical experience. With a degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Baja California and experience ranging from general surgery to obesity studies, Dr. Ortiz understands bariatric procedures as well as anyone.

Professional License Number: 528595

Hello All,

As I’ve been spending some time back on forums choosing my surgeon for a Tummy Tuck, I thought I’d stop by and donate a little payback by answering some of your questions (to the best of my ability).

As seen above I used Dr E Ortiz.

My rating is as follows:

OVERALL EXPERIENCE: 10/10

SURGERY 10/10

RESULTS 10/10

At surgery: 200lbs Lowest: 125lbs Year 3: 150lbs Year 4: 140lbs

*taking off the weight is the easy part ....... keeping it off is the hard part.

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