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Gastric bypass in Mexico is one of the popular surgical weight loss solutions people in the USA are seeking abroad. Also called Roux-en-Y, this surgery, if done in Mexico, is a fraction of the cost in the US or Canada, and involves no wait times.

Steep rise in medical costs in the US, lack of insurance cover for gastric bypass, and long wait times in countries like Canada motivate people to look for low cost, hassle-free obesity surgery in Mexico.

Factors in Favor of Gastric Bypass in Mexico

• Low cost: In the US, gastric bypass surgery can cost up to $25,000 or more, depending on your health conditions and other factors. Often, there is no cover for bariatric surgeries, though this is changing slowly. And even if your health plan does cover it, there could be high co-pay. But when Roux-en-Y surgery is less than half the US cost, it begins to make sense to even people with insurance.
• Proximity: Mexico is the closest top-quality medical tourism destination to the US and Canada. You can fly, drive, or

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Many people visit Mexico for low cost gastric bypass, a surgery for overweight. In a gastric bypass surgery, a surgeon divides the stomach into two connected parts—a small upper pouch and a larger, lower pouch. After the gastric bypass surgery, the patient automatically reduces food intake as he or she starts feeling full earlier. This leads to a dramatic weight loss over a period of six months to two years. Gastric bypass surgery also significantly reduces morbid obesity related illnesses, such as hypertension and heart disease, and related deaths by up to 40% .

Although the advantages of gastric bypass surgery are well documented, many severely obese people are discouraged by the high cost of the surgery. The average cost of the surgery is around $25,000 in USA. Insurance companies in the USA pay for the surgery only if the patient has a BMI of over 40 and can prove that he or she has made other serious non-surgical efforts to control weight. When this is not always possible, many patients opt for low cost gastric bypass surgery

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