What is the cost of the surgery, and what does it include?
The cost of Duodenal Switch is $11,000 USD
The cost of Lap Band is $7,200 USD
Both surgeries include:
Hospital fees, doctor's fees, blood test while at the hospital, transportation from and to the airport.
Neither surgery includes:
Hotel daily rate - which is $50 USD. The Hotel Colonial is nice facility and it is located very close to the hospital. For your convenience, please visit their website at www.hotelescolonial.com.mx.
Medication after discharge, which is approximately $80 USD.
In case of complication, there will be additional fees.
What do I need to do to program my surgery?
Once that we had revised your medical history and the laboratory tests, and if everything is normal, then we would be on the position to schedule your surgery. Normally the waiting time in not greater than a month. We would contact you by e-mail to choose the date and place of the operation.
What should I expect when I arrive in Mexico?
Once that the operation date has been chosen, the patient would arrive in Mexico through a most convenient flight. We would provide you with the scheduled of flights arriving and departing Hermosillo's International Airport.
We will pick you-up at Hermosillo's International Airport and drive you to your hotel. The day before the surgery, we will drive you to the hospital, to perform the pre-op tests.
After the surgery takes place, the patient must remain at the hospital for an average of four days. Following the hospital discharge, we will drive you to your hotel, where you will have access to a nurse that will help you with healing wounds, applying medication, etc.
After 7 or 8 days, once that the post-op period has occurred, we will take you back to the airport for a return flight home.
