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Here are some interesting reads about the state of Bariatric Surgery in Canada and the growth of medical tourism.

World Health Organization

Update On Obesity

Bariatric surgery is currently the only intervention providing significant and long-term weight loss for the morbidly obese which improves diabetes, hypertension and quality-of-life

Canadian Journal of Surgery Research

Wait Times for Bariatric Surgery in Canada

The average waiting time for bariatric surgery in Canada is just over 5 years. The waiting times for Bariatric surgery are the longest of any surgically treated condition

National Centre for Biotechnology Information

Study of Global Bariatric Tourism

Mexico dominated the number of Bariatric surgeries for tourists

Frasier Institute

Medical Tourism Study 2017 | Catalyst

Medical Tourism On The Rise: Why More Canadians are seeking treatments abroad

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Nanci Walsh Story | CBC July 2017

Is Canada’s medical system pushing people abroad for treatment? The wait for Nanci Walsh, a resident in Victoria BC was 5-7 years for a Gastric Bypass…She went to Mexico

Canadian Institute for Health Information

The State of Bariatric Surgery in Canada

Bariatric Surgery has increased 300% in Canada over a seven year period.

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Ordinarily, the topics of medical tourism and bariatric surgery in Mexico might not be the most inviting social media ice breaker... Times have certainly changed, as these recent threads on our Facebook Page show.

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Affordable Bariatric Surgery in Mexico

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