| Facilities throughout Mexico, Central and South | | | | consultations and lab fees. A sleeve gastrectomy |
| America have become world renowned for their ability | | | | procedure in the United States costs about $20,000, |
| to provide a variety of obesity and bariatric surgery | | | | while the same procedure provided in Mexico |
| procedures. | | | | averages around $10,000, and in Costa Rica, $9,000 - |
| | | | | for all inclusive care. It's not difficult to understand what |
| Obesity surgery centers have become increasingly | | | | draws hundreds of patients to such facilities, offering |
| popular south of the border due to rising healthcare | | | | quality, experienced and effective treatments. |
| costs in the United States, coupled with long wait times. | | | | |
| Increasing numbers of North Americans, including | | | | Mexicali Obesity Solutions, located just south of the |
| Canadians, as well as individuals from Western Europe, | | | | American-Texas border and Mexicali, Mexico, offers |
| are traveling to South American facilities such as the | | | | the experience of Dr. Marco Sariñana, certified |
| Antiobesity Center located in Cancun, Mexico or | | | | endoscopic and bariatric surgeon who offers a variety |
| seeking the specialized services of experts like Dr. | | | | of weight loss treatments, including gastric bypass, |
| Marco More, bariatric surgeon in Buenos Aires, | | | | gastric band, mini- gastric bypass and gastric sleeve |
| Argentina. Bariatric weight loss surgery includes a | | | | surgeries. Dr. Alejandro Aquirre Wallace of Ensenada, |
| variety of procedures, including laparoscopic gastric | | | | Mexico is an American born and board-certified |
| banding, gastric bypass, obesity plastic surgery, weight | | | | bariatric surgeon who specializes in stomach |
| loss treatment facilities, banded and vertical | | | | separation bariatric surgeries. |
| gastroplasty, among others. | | | | |
| | | | | From obesity surgeries in Mexico to bariatric surgery |
| Weight Loss Options Attract Travelers | | | | clinics in Argentina, affordable bariatric surgery in Costa |
| Growing numbers of obesity and weight loss clinics | | | | Rica or obesity treatment in Latin America, growing |
| and hospitals offer U.S. board-certified bariatric | | | | numbers of individuals are seeking a variety of bariatric |
| surgeons such as Dr. Rodrigo Gonzalez of Angels | | | | weight loss surgery options abroad. While affordability |
| Abroad, located in Guatemala City, Guatemala. | | | | is at the top of the list, experience, training, and |
| Improving quality of life and a wide selection of | | | | effective results are also vital for patients seeking |
| focused weight loss surgeries coupled with counseling | | | | treatments that will cater to their own special needs |
| and nutritional support, weight loss treatment facilities in | | | | and circumstances. |
| Latin America has helped hundreds of formerly obese | | | | |
| individuals seek not only healthier lifestyles but enjoy | | | | Traveling to Latin America for Medical Care |
| enhanced quality of life. | | | | Destinations throughout Latin America - from Mexico |
| | | | | to Columbia, from Costa Rica to Argentina, provide |
| However, individuals seeking safe and effective weight | | | | viable and safe options for global travelers seeking |
| loss procedures, treatments and surgeries must also | | | | weight loss surgeries and therapies. From medical |
| be able to afford them. Unfortunately, the cost of | | | | weight loss therapies to the best in bariatric surgery |
| bariatric surgeries in the United States prevents many | | | | hospitals, Latin America has taken its place as a |
| from seeking help. In the United States, weight loss | | | | leading medical health care provider for individuals |
| surgical procedures range in cost from $17,000 to | | | | around the world demanding more choices and options |
| $30,000 or more, not including hospitalization, | | | | in their healthcare. |