Safe Weight Loss Surgery
We are one of the most trusted and experienced bariatric (weight-loss) surgeons team in Mexico with a recent 2,000+ successful surgeries we are considered the standard for excellence in weight-loss surgery, we are regular speakers in the industry’s premier events around the world and facilitators to many surgeons from both United States, Canada and Mexico. Don’t risk it, go with the safe option for your weight-loss surgery, go with the experience and recognition of Rapid Access Medical Tourism, a certified metabolic & bariatric surgeon team that performs regularly all procedures for patients from abroad, and unlike most other surgeons we are fully bilingual to guarantee quality over quantity.
The 5 requirements for having Gastric Band (Lap-Band) Surgery:
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The patient should be 18 years or older.
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Have a BMI of 30 or more.
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Or be considered obese and suffer from one or more conditions related to obesity such as: Diabetes, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, among others.
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Be more than 100 lbs. over the estimated optimal weight for five years or more
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Have several failed attempts to lose weight through diets or exercise.
Gastric Band Surgery
(Lap-Band)
Gastric Band Surgery Price $ Compared to the USA and Canada, doing it in Mexico is 40 to 60% cheaper.
Gastric Band surgery (Gastric Banding), also known as lap-band surgery, involves placing a band around the stomach, making it function as though it was smaller.
Unlike other weight-loss surgery procedures, the lap band can be adjusted to decrease or increase food digestion and can be removed later if the patient chooses to.
The Gastric Band can cost as much as $18,000+ USD in United States Hospitals. Rapid Access Medical Tourism is the leading weight-loss surgeon in Mexico, the best and only certified medical facility, and the only place to offer the US and Canadian-based case managers help every step along the way. Please don’t risk it, go with the safest option for your land-band surgery in Mexico.
Gastric Sleeve Surgery
(Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy VSG)
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Price $ Compared to the USA and Canada, doing it in Mexico is 40 to 60% cheaper.
Gastric Sleeve surgery, also known as Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or VSG surgery is one of the most popular approaches for long-term weight loss. The VSG surgery work similarly to bypass surgery, the process involves shrinking the stomach, only this time a section of the stomach is removed and replaced with a sleeve or banana-shaped tube. VSG surgery is a relatively new form of weight-loss surgery that has gained huge popularity in recent years as it has proven a great alternative to laparoscopic gastric band surgery.
Requirements for Gastric Sleeve Surgery are:
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BMI of 30 or more
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Presence of co-morbidities such as: diabetes or sleep apnea
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Attempts to lose weight without success
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Exceptions can be considered at doctors discretion at time of evaluation
The 5 requirements for having Gastric Bypass Surgery:
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The patient should be 18 years or older
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Have a BMI of 30 or more
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Or be considered obese and suffer from one or more conditions related to obesity such as: Diabetes, Hypertension, Sleep Amnesia, among others
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Be more than 100 lbs. over the estimated optimal weight for five years or more
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Have several failed attempts to lose weight through diets or exercise
Gastric Bypass Surgery
(Roux-en-Y)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Price $ Compared to the USA and Canada, doing it in Mexico is 40 to 60% cheaper.
The Gastric Bypass or Roux-en-Y surgery is also another very popular and effective long-term weight loss solution, it involves “splitting” the stomach into two parts. The upper-most section measures only an inch or so in diameter and is the only part that will collect the food, bypassing the lower region of the stomach and the small intestine, thus reducing the number of calories absorbed to produce the weight loss. Gastric Bypass expenses can cost up to $40,000 in some US hospitals but with us, you get
Rapid Access Medical Tourism is the leading weight-loss surgeon team in Mexico, the best and only certified medical facilities, and the only place to offer the US and Canadian-based case managers to help every step along the way for a small fraction of the cost. Don’t risk it, go with the safest option for your Bypass surgery in Mexico.
Bariatric Revision Surgery (Body Contouring)
Bariatric Revision Surgery Price Compared to the USA and Canada, doing it in Mexico is 40 to 60% cheaper.
The Revision Bariatric weight-loss surgery is an intervention to repair or revise a prior weight-loss surgical procedure. These can be patients that were not successful with their prior procedure or patients with partial success but that want to improve or remove sagging skin from the massive weight loss. The weight-loss revision surgery is the specialty of Rapid Access Medical Tourism with several years we have mentored and supported many surgeons on best practices and better techniques for weight-loss surgery, making us the natural option for best bariatric revision surgery in Mexico.
Candidates for Revision Bariatric Surgery:
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Prior vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG, stomach stapling), gastric plication or sleeve gastrectomy with weight regain.
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Prior gastric Bypass surgery and weight regain.
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LAP-Band surgery and weight regain.
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LAP-Band surgery complications (acid reflux, slippage, erosion, port problems).
Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery (MGB)
Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Price $ Compared to the USA and Canada, doing it in Mexico is 40 to 60% cheaper.
Our Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery (MGB) is a laparoscopic, mal-absorptive, and restrictive bariatric procedure which makes our patients feel full sooner, and absorb fewer calories and it’s one of the few weight-loss surgeries that can be revised and reversible.
Candidates for Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery:
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Patients who are morbidly obese.
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Patients with a BMI of 35 or above that suffer from several co-morbidities.
*The success rates for mini gastric bypass are high, however like all weight loss surgeries, the results vary depending on post-surgery lifestyle and proper diet. Patients that have received the best long-term success, are those patients that adopt a new healthy lifestyle that includes proper diet and regular exercise.