California Resident Makes Great Progress Post Gastric Lap Banding Surgery in Mexico

Plano, Texas (SANEPR) January 6, 2010: Collen Jaime had struggled with her weight for long without significant results. And, finally, it was the lap band in Mexico that proved to the most effective tool in her weight loss efforts.

Texas-based Medical Tourism Corporation helped her find the right options for bariatric surgery in Mexico and arranged her hassle-free medical travel.

Jaime, a chemical engineer from Pasadena, California, had tried all the non-surgical means of weight loss like the different diets, over-the-counter pills, and so on. Some would work, but only temporarily. The lost weight would keep coming back, no matter how much she tried.

She realized she needed something that would control the amount of food she could eat, and for her that option turned out to be lap band in Tijuana, Mexico.

The gastric lap banding in Mexico is about a third of the cost in the US. Mexican bariatric surgeons are very experienced in the lap band and follow exactly the same procedures as done in the US. The choice of lap band in Mexico is INAMED (Allergan) or John Johnson (Realize band) which are made in the USA and are FDA approved.

In her testimonial on gastric banding in Mexico, Jaime says that her family was initially hesitant about her going to Mexico for weight loss surgery. But once she had personally checked out the doctor and the hospital, they felt confident.

She says she had no issues with her Tijuana weight loss surgery and the doctors, the anesthesiologist, and other medical staff spoke English, which helped in putting her at ease. Post-operation, she began to lose weight immediately and she is not putting the weight back on again.

Apart from Tijuana, surgery for obesity in Mexico is also available at Monterrey, Mexicali, and Puerto Vallarta. Gastric banding in Ciudad Juarez is another attractive option that medical tourists could consider.

The other types of surgeries for the morbidly obese in Mexico facilitated by Medical Tourism Corporation are gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and duodenal switch. The company helps people find low cost obesity surgery not only in Mexico, but also in Belgium, Costa Rica, and India.

Gastric banding in Tijuana is especially advantageous to people from the southwestern states of the US like California, Arizona, and Texas because of the convenience in going there.

Apart from the cost savings, it is also the high quality of medical expertise available in Mexico that makes it a very attractive option. And, then, there are also opportunities to combine the medical trip with some leisure.

Medical Tourism Corporation provided Jaime comprehensive information about the bariatric surgeons and the hospitals in Mexico that she could choose from and informed her of each step involved, thus making sure there were no surprises.

Thus, Jaime from California went over to Mexico for discount bariatric surgery. She is very happy with her decision to go abroad for affordable lap band and is now living her new life post-surgery.