At Obesity Solutions and International Patient Facilitators in Cancun and Tijuana Mexico, we know that surgery can be a stressful event. That is the reason why we have very delicately designed a surgical experience that is organized and step oriented. When you know what’s to come, you can better envision your surgery plan and the stress level is much more bearable. Our goal is to provide patients with the information they require to make a well informed and educated decision to have their surgery organized by us. We run the most transparent program in all of Mexico.

We have broken this down into two different agendas: Tijuana and Cancun

DAY ONE: ARRIVAL CANCUN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

When arriving in Cancun, please collect your luggage and go outside where you will be met by our team and chauffeured to your accommodations to get settled in and have a nice swim in the Caribbean Sea. This is your time to see a bit of Cancun and to enjoy a truly marvelous destination

DAY TWO: PRE.OP WORK AND SURGERY DAY CANCUN

• you will be met by our chauffeurs and our team and taken to the facility of your choice (either the Victoria, Amerimed or Galenia Hospital) where you will have your labwork, EKG and chest x. ray performed.
• You will have a full consultation with your surgical team and all last minute questions will be answered.
• You will fill out all your consent forms, make final payment and get prepped for surgery.
• Patients having Bypass or Mini Gastric Bypass and patients who are considered High Risk Patients will be having their surgery in either the Amerimed or Galenia Hospital
• Patients having surgery in the Victoria surgery center will spend one to two nights at the surgery center after their surgery is performed.
• Your procedure is performed using a laparoscopic approach and surgery time will vary for each individual.
• Patients will be up and walking only a few hours after surgery.
• Family members are welcome to join them and are welcome to spend the night in their room with them.
• Patients have free wifi and Cable TV

DAY TWO: REST AND RECOVERY TIJUANA

This day is dedicated for rest and relaxation and recovery for patients having the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Mini Gastric Bypass and Full Gastric Bypass procedures. Patients are showered and are expected to get up and walk every hour or two for 15 minutes.
Lap Band and Gastric Plication Patients are released this day after spending 24 hours with us. They will meet with their surgery team and have a discussion about nutrition and how to best achieve the desired results with their new Weight Loss Surgery Tool. They will be chauffeured back to their accommodations where they will spend an additional night before returning to the US and to the airport for their journey home.

DAY THREE: RECOVERY AND RETURN TO THE US /// OTHER PATIENTS DISCHARGED

This day is the day that lap band and gastric plication patients will return to the Airport to catch their flight back home. They will be chauffeured by our transportation company back to Cancun International Airport.

This day is the day that our Gastric Sleeve, Mini Gastric Bypass and Full Gastric Bypass patients are released after having their post op testing performed and after meeting with their bariatric surgery team once again to discuss their new tool and their new lifestyle. They will be chauffeured to their accommodations where they will spend an additional night before returning home to the US.

We require that all patients commit to a follow up with their general practitioner back home six to eight weeks post procedure.

The adjustment period is approximately 2 to 3 days. The Intra Gastric Balloon is a great way to lose weight and it is a completely reversible procedure. A normal weight loss in a 6 month period is anywhere from 30 – 40 lbs

Intra Gastric Balloon Procedure in Cancun, Tijuana, Mexico: How does it work?

The Intra Gastric Balloon System is a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical aid in the treatment of obesity. Together with a nutritional plan and behavior modification program, it can help patients reach their weight loss goals.

The Intra Gastric Balloon System is made of a gentle, expandable balloon, a placement tube and a filling station so our bariatric surgeon can orally insert the weight loss aid.

Once inserted in the stomach, the empty balloon is filled with sterile, blue, saline solution. When full, the balloon is too large to pass into the bowel and will now float freely in the stomach offering a good restriction on the amount of food a patient can consume post procedure.

Intra Gastric Balloon: What are its advantages?

The Intra Gastric Balloon currently can be placed for six months. Longer periods of use are not suggested. With time the acidic content of the stomach will weaken and break down the balloon material and cause the balloon to deflate inside of the stomach. If your physician recommends a use of the gastric balloon for longer than six months, it is necessary that the balloon be replaced with a new one when the six-month interval has been met.

Intra Gastric Balloon Procedure in Cancun and Tijuana, Mexico

In short, the main features of gastric balloon procedure can be summarized as:
It is important for patients to understand that the Intra Gastric Balloon Procedure is a tool to weight reduction and must be used together with a prescribed diet and behavior modification program. The amount of weight you lose will depend on how closely you follow your diet. How long you maintain your weight loss will depend on how completely you adopt long-term lifestyle changes involving eating behavior and exercise.

More than likely the presence of the gastric balloon in the stomach will cause nausea or vomiting for a few days after inserted. Your Doctor will prescribe medication to relieve these feelings.

There also exists the possibility that you will lose only a small amount of weight or lose no weight at all while using the balloon. As stated earlier, your commitment and desire to change and lose weight is a pivotal factor in the success of the intra gastric balloon .

To discuss your specific situation in confidence, please call us toll free from the U.S. or Canada at: 1 800 210 5124

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At Obesity Solutions and International Patient Facilitators in Cancun and Tijuana Mexico, we know that surgery can be a stressful event. That is the reason why we have very delicately designed a surgical experience that is organized and step oriented. When you know what’s to come, you can better envision your surgery plan and the stress level is much more bearable. Our goal is to provide patients with the information they require to make a well informed and educated decision to have their surgery organized by us. We run the most transparent program in all of Mexico.

We have broken this down into two different agendas: Tijuana and Cancun

DAY ONE: ARRIVAL AND SURGERY DAY TIJUANA

• Tijuana/ Upon arrival in SanDiego, you will be met by our chauffeurs and taken across the border and directly to the Obesity Goodbye Center where you will have your labwork, EKG and chest x. ray performed.
• You will have a full consultation with your surgical team and all last minute questions will be answered.
• You will fill out all your consent forms, make final payment and get prepped for surgery.
• Patients having Bypass or Mini Gastric Bypass and patients who are considered High Risk Patients will be transferred to the INT Hospital where they will have their surgery performed.
• Patients having surgery in our surgery center will spend one to two nights at the surgery center after their surgery is performed.
• Your procedure is performed using a laparoscopic approach and surgery time will vary for each individual.
• Patients will be up and walking only a few hours after surgery.
• Family members are welcome to join them and are welcome to spend the night in their room with them.
• Patients have free wifi and Direct TV

DAY TWO: REST AND RECOVERY TIJUANA

This day is dedicated for rest and relaxation and recovery for patients having the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Mini Gastric Bypass and Full Gastric Bypass procedures. Patients are showered and are expected to get up and walk every hour or two for 15 minutes.

Lap Band and Gastric Plication Patients are released this day after spending 24 hours with us. They will meet with their surgery team and have a discussion about nutrition and how to best achieve the desired results with their new Weight Loss Surgery Tool. They will be chauffeured to a 5 star hotel where they will spend an additional night before returning to the US and to the airport for their journey home.

DAY THREE: RECOVERY AND RETURN TO THE US /// OTHER PATIENTS DISCHARGED

This day is the day that lap band and gastric plication patients will return to the US to catch their flight back home. They will be chauffeured by our transportation company.
This day is the day that our Gastric Sleeve, Mini Gastric Bypass and Full Gastric Bypass patients are released after having their post op testing performed and after meeting with their bariatric surgery team once again to discuss their new tool and their new lifestyle. They will be chauffeured to their 5 star hotel where they will spend an additional night before returning home to the US.

We require that all patients commit to a follow up with their general practitioner back home six to eight weeks post procedure.

Dr.Verboonen is proud to be one of the first surgeons in Mexico to offer a new weight loss procedure called GPS (Gastric Plication Surgery). Gastric Plication Surgery is currently the lowest cost weight loss procedure available!

The GPS Procedure involves reducing the stomach volume by imbricating and stitching (plicating) the stomach wall reducing it to the size of a narrow tube. This surgery emulates the sleeve gastrectomy but doesn’t involve any cutting or stapling of the stomach. Your natural stomach remains; it is simply imbricated on itself so that the stomach volume is reduced.
The GPS Procedure is now the lowest cost weight loss operation available because it doesn’t require expensive medical devices. Early results show GPS weight loss equivalent to the sleeve gastrectomy which is similar to the gastric bypass. GPS patients say they feel full on small amounts of food. The GPS procedure has no malabsorption like gastric bypass and no need for a port or adjustments like gastric banding.

The GPS procedure is ideal for patients that desire a weight loss procedure that is lower cost and does not require a port or adjustments. We call this the GPS procedure because we have adapted the procedure to our cosmetic techniques and the routine repair of hiatal hernias. Other names for the procedure include: greater curvature plication, gastric imbrication, total vertical sleeve plication, etc. Our GPS patients describe feeling full on small meals and their weight loss is excellent.

Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) held in September 2010 (“Gastric Plication: A New Option in Obesity Surgery”) demonstrate lower risk of complication and weight loss results faster and more intense than gastric banding , comparable to weight loss rates observed for gastric bypass, i.e. 70%+ excess weight loss 12 months post-procedure.

• A less invasive evolution of the gastric sleeve procedure, plication is an ambulatory procedure – no surgical drains, only 2 nights total hospital stay!
• No loss of stomach tissue – the ‘sleeve’ is created by suturing rather than removal (preserving nutrient absorption capability)Diagram
• No devices – no staples, no bands, no fills
• Reduced risk of early or late complications
• No complication from leaks or bleeding at the staple line (as compared to gastric sleeve)
• Does not impair patient dietary habits
• Early data (patients at 6-12 months post procedure) indicate resultant weight loss is comparable to gastric bypass

Surgical Progression of the stomach during gastric plication:
The stomach is restricted into a sleeve-like shape through the use of non-absorbable surgical suturing.