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Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

Howdy everyone! .....Or should I say HOLA ;)

So, I'm new to this whole thing, and I'm currently in the process of looking for places to have my desired gastric sleeve performed and people keep mentioning MEXICO to me! One because of the attractive price tag and two some say their surgeons are more advanced in bariatric surgery then we are here in America. I'd like to know what your take on this topic is? If you've had your operation done in Mexico PLEASE! tell me about your experience and PLEASE! don't leave out any of the juicy details.

1. Who was you surgeon?

2. What Facility were you in? City and state

3. What was your recovery like?

4. How many post OP appointments did you have to go back for?

5. Did you feel safe? (out of the country medical procedures can be nerve racking! Not just Mexico)

6. What type of WLS did you go with?

7. and the golden question we ALL want to know..... How much did you fork over? also did insurance cover anything for you?

I'm doing a bit of research myself and idk maybe Mexico might end up being an option for me, so I'd really appreciate your guy's input.

Bonus question: I've heard AMAZING things about Dr. Ariel Ortiz from the Obesity Control Center do you guys know anything about him or that hospital?

Thanks guys!...... or should I say...

ADIOS AMIGOS!:1332_v_tone3: (i hate myself:lol:)

Edited by taylor2021

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Did you search the bariatricpal forums yet? I put the word Ortiz in the bariatricpal search field and it returned over 2000 results, there would a lot more for Mexico, I think there is also a Mexico thread on here, lots of info would be found there.

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I had a fantastic experience with Mexicali Bariatric Centre . They were so excellent in their service and the hospital was top notch. I wrote about it if you want to review you can view my activity log or look in the Mexico forum

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32 minutes ago, BajanSleeve said:

I had a fantastic experience with Mexicali Bariatric Centre . They were so excellent in their service and the hospital was top notch. I wrote about it if you want to review you can view my activity log or look in the Mexico forum

Will do! Thank you so much for your response! :)

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Www.endobariatric.com Dr. Alvarez specializes in the sleeve. He has many books and YouTube specials as well as an insta and sc account that he gives information on.

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4 hours ago, Jd101 said:

Www.endobariatric.com Dr. Alvarez specializes in the sleeve. He has many books and YouTube specials as well as an insta and sc account that he gives information on.

Thank you!

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