A growing trend is for patients from the West (United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland) to travel to India for sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Low price, experienced bariatric surgeons, quality hospitals & no wait times for the weight loss surgery are some of the many reasons for this growing phenomenon.

Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery is also known by Gastric Sleeve Surgery, Gastric Sleeve Resection, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy , Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Tube, Vertical Gastroplasty, Greater Curvature Gastrectomy, Parietal Gastrectomy, Gastric Reduction,and Sleeve Gastroplasty to name a few. In this surgery for weight loss, stomach size is reduced, so the individual feels full quickly with a small meal & also production of hunger causing hormone is restricted.

Some of the reasons this surgery is becoming so popular is the positive clinical findings of patients who have had this procedure in the last few years, unlike a lap band there is no need for repeated doctor visits for any device adjustments or fills, absence of mal absorption unlike a gastric bypass, and, the weight loss surgery patients in this case are allowed most foods(although in small quantities). Some country sleeve gastrectomy cost comparisons (only the best bariatric surgeons & hospitals are considered for the below prices examples):

India: US $7,500 [Harvard Medical affiliated JCI accredited hospital]

Costa Rica:US $8,900 [Tulane Medical School affiliated JCI accredited hospital]

Mexico: US $11,900 [Top hospital, >50% of the WLS patients are from the USA]

Not only is the cost of obesity surgery lower in India, but the level of service is very high as well. For example, good bariatric centers in India keep the patient in the hospital for three to four days after the gastric sleeve procedure with close monitoring. In other countries the patient is usually sent home or to a hotel in one or two days after the sleeve surgery.

Why would anyone want to settle for a clinic or a surgery center for a gastric sleeve surgery in the USA, UK or Canada, when paying a fraction of that amount they can avail the procedure at a JCI (Joint Commission International) accredited quality hospital in India. That also, one that is affiliated to Harvard Medical in the USA?

Why would anyone not want an experienced bariatric surgeon who has performed thousands of advanced laparoscopic weight loss surgeries at a fraction of the price in the west? That also, one who has trained in the France & the USA, and, is a Preceptor(Proctor) of American Society of Bariatric Surgeons.

Considering the high costs and long wait times in many western countries and the advantages listed above, India is a a very good alternative for patients looking abroad for Sleeve Gastrectomy. Other countries, where high quality & price are attractive is, Mexico & Costa Rica. These are countries where abundance of bariatric experts, highly accredited hospitals & a track record of satisfied & happy patients from all over the world is present.

Demand for sleeve gastrectomy surgery in India is poised to gain more popularity with the growing world wide epidemic of obesity. Also, the demand for this baraitric procedure will grow within India as the changing lifestyle & dietary habits (moving towards western lifestyles) is causing the spread of the obesity there as well.

Hospital Angeles is Mexico’s largest hospital group with twenty hospitals. It is part of Grupo Angeles conglomerate that owns businesses in health, industry, commerce, entertainment, education and tourism. Achieving annual growth rates of close to 50% over the last five years, Hospital Angeles has grown into the leading chain of private hospitals not only in Mexico, but in all of Latin America.

All the Hospital Angeles facilies in Mexico boast cutting edge technology and offer a range of specialties expected in a major medical center. Angeles Hospital in Pedregal, Mexico is also into adult stem cells research. bariatric surgery (lap band, gastric band, gastric bypass & gastric sleeve are the most popular among international patients).

Two of the finest hospital’s that are part of Grupo Angeles are located in US Mexico Border cities. This is to cater to the international patients keen on high quality affordable medical services. Physicians working at these hospitals are board certified & experts in their specialties. Many in the staff are bilingual and the hospitals have been designed keeping the high quality of medical care that a US patient would expect. The hospitals have signs both in Spanish & English. The price of medical care in these hospitals is sixty to seventy percent less than for the same procedure in the United States.

The first hospital catering to international patients is Hospital Angeles, Tijuana. Located just about 25 miles from San Diego, CA this hospital was opened in 2005. It is the only fully integrated hospital in Tijuana.

Attracted to high quality & affordable price, about fifty percent of the patients here are from United States. The hospital is located in an upscale area with all common patient amenities inside the hospital compound. The hospital has a beautiful & warm decor with a feeling of a high end hotel rather than a hospital.

The second, catering to international patients is Hospital Angeles in Ciudad Juarez, the twin city to El Paso, TX. This hospital is just about 15 minutes drive from the El Paso Airport. The new hospital that was inaugurated in 2007 occupies 430,000 square feet. This place is about 4 miles from where the US Embassy plans to relocate and is also a beautiful upscale area.

Hospital Angeles, Juarez also, has special luxury suites besides the state of the art medical equipment. The facility is self contained with a cafeteria, pharmacy, ATM, Chapel & more. More than 70 percent of the patients here are from the United States.

Both the Hospitals Angeles in Tijuana & Ciudad Juarez are located strategically near the US border, and are projected to lead Medical Tourism in Mexico. Compared to other hospitals in the US Mexico border area, these hospitals are about to be JCI accredited, and are self contained (blood bank, pharmacy, X-ray, doctor offices, laboratories etc at the same place). That means they have all the patient & accompanying guest amenities inside the hospital compound. This saves the need to make an out of hospital area trip.

Medical Tourism Corporation facilitates medical trips to Hospital Angeles, in Mexico and other world class hospitals. Contact for more information on Hospital Angeles, Mexico.