We try to minimize the things you have to think about while you prepare for and recover from your surgery… so you can focus on you.

Your all-in-one package includes travel and accommodation, local transfers, your surgery and hospital stay, medications, lab tests and hospital incidentals.

Meals are not included nor are extended hotel stays, room upgrades or changes to your travel schedule.

Dr. Alejandro Lopez has personally performed over 6,000 Bariatric surgeries and has a well trained and experienced medical team –– most of whom have been with him for many years. All are fully accredited professionals.

Dr. Lopez speaks English and many members of his team are bilingual as well. The hospital has numerous other English speaking staff members.

Travel arrangements are made for you. This includes air travel, hotel accommodation and local transfers.

BMI is short for Body Mass Index.

BMI is a useful measurement for most people over 18 years old and along with your Personal Health History will help your surgeon determine if you are a candidate for Bariatric surgery.

While BMI is a helpful guide, it is only an estimate and doesn’t take into account variables like age, ethnicity, gender and body composition.

A BMI of 25.0 or more is considered overweight, while the healthy range is 18.5 to 24.9.

Despite recognition from the Canadian and American Medical Associations and the World Health Organization, Obesity has not received official recognition as a chronic disease by the federal government or any Canadian provincial or territorial governments. Therefore most Bariatric Surgeries are not covered under provincial health plans. Mexico has become a sought after alternative.

It is estimated that over 63,000 Canadians visit other countries to have medical procedures performed every year. This number has grown about 300% over the last seven years.

Sometimes it is because they do not have access to a specific procedure in Canada. More often it is because they are unable to get the surgery they need, when they need it.

Revision Surgery is performed on patients who have already had Bariatric Surgery. (Gastric Band, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve) and have either had complications, regained or failed to lose weight successfully from the initial surgery.

Depending on the initial Bariatric Procedure, your Surgeon will recommend the Bariatric Procedure that is right for you and your weight loss goals.

Depending on what part of Canada you are starting from and which city in Mexico you have selected for your surgery, flight times are typically similar to those between Toronto and Vancouver. About five hours or so on average. Click below for more specific examples.

At The time of your surgical consultation your Doctor will determine if you'll need to follow a pre-op diet before your Bariatric procedure. The Pre-Op diet consists of high protein, low carbs and low sugar. It is designed to reduce the amount of fat in your liver.

Reducing the fat in your liver makes the surgery easier, faster and safer. Generally two weeks on the Pre-Op diet is right for most people. This will be determined by your surgeon and medical team.