Self Pay Weight Loss Surgery – Los Angeles, California

Hop Flights from Los Angeles(LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS)

Cash, Check or Credit Cards Accepted, Medical Financing Option Available

ASMBS Fellowship Trained Surgeon Ranked “America’s Top Surgeon” in Bariatrics

US Weight Loss Surgery Package Price Includes:

• Flight booking and travel assistance through Medical Tourism Corporation
• Bariatric surgery consultancy by surgeon Dr. Thomas Umbach
• Surgeon team, surgery consumables, and anesthesia
• Pre-op and post-surgery appointments included with psychological and nutrition evaluation
• Fills & adjustments extra at $ 150 per appointment

What’s NOT INCLUDED in the package price?

• Pre-op lab work, EKG and surgical clearance
• Post-op prescription medications
• Protein shakes and vitamins
• Airfare
• Hotel and transportation

Hospital We Work With for Bariatric Surgery

Californians deterred by prohibitive weight loss surgery prices in their home state now have the option of availing easy-on-the-pocket bariatric surgery right here in the United States. We, at MTC, work with a leading hospital in Las Vegas which has been serving for more than half a century.

Some of the highlights of this hospital are enlisted as follows:

• 24*7 Emergency department
• Modern equipment and technology such as 16-slice CT Scanner, MRI, Nuclear Medicine Cameras and Ultrasound
  Bariatric Center of Excellence as accredited by the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
• Recipient of the overall performance award and the health and clinical outcomes award at the 2010 Thomson Reuters Healthcare Advantage Award
• Regular participant in quality and safety initiatives organized by bodies such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Quality Forum (NQF)
• Facilities such as valet parking, Wi-Fi Internet, and electronic health records

Our Network Bariatric Surgeon

We work with Dr. Umbach, a leading bariatric surgeon in Las Vegas, who ranks among America’s top surgeons in the domain of weight loss surgery (as per the Consumers’ Research Council of America).

Here is a snapshot of his profile –

• Has been performing weight loss surgeries since 2000
• Fellow – Society of the American College of Surgeons
• Member of the following bodies and associations:
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
  • American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS)
• Attended numerous courses such as
  • 1997 SAGES Resident Workshop
  • The Comprehensive Laparoscopic Skills Integration Program in 1999
  • Bariatric Surgery Conference of the Cascades held in October 2006
• Speaks English and Spanish

Accommodation Options

We can also arrange your stay at either of the following hotels we are associated with:

Option 1 –

Wingate by Wyndham Henderson

$74 per night
3041 St Rose Parkway
Henderson NV 89052
702-568-0027

*Transportation provided to and from the doctor’s office and airport only.

Option 2 –

Hampton Inn & Suites

$75 per night standard room / $85.00 per night Suites
421 Astaire Drive
Henderson NV 89014
702-992-9292

*Transportation provided to and from the doctor’s office, airport, and the hospital.

A Typical Bariatric Surgery Schedule

• Arrival: Wednesday or Thursday morning
• Pre-op with Dr. Umbach: Thursday between 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
• Nutrition Class: Thursday 12:30 pm
• Surgery: Friday
• Post-op with Dr. Umbach: Monday morning
• Departure: Monday afternoon or Tuesday

Affordable WLS for Self Paying Los Angeles Residents

Here are some of the benefits of choosing Vegas for your surgery:

• Easy flights from Los Angeles (IATA Code: LAX) to Vegas (IATA Code: LAS).
• Self-financed bariatric surgery packages include hotel and hospital stay for the patient and the accompanying guest.
• Massive cost savings compared to other parts of the United States.
• The city can be a great tourist destination with nice weather and an active nightlife.
• No documentary hassles of traveling abroad involved.

Paying for of self-financed obesity surgery can be daunting. This premier bariatric weight loss surgery program in Las Vegas, Nevada, could be an affordable low-cost alternative for many looking to self-pay in Los Angeles, California. The very cheap weight loss surgery that is offered here is due to web-only discounts.

Lap Band Surgery is also called adjustable gastric banding, lap band, gastric lap band, laparoscopic gastric band. Gastric Sleeve Surgery is also sometimes called gastric sleeve resection, sleeve gastrectomy, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, tube gastrectomy, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

In case of gastric laparoscopic band patients, Vegas location makes for a fun and affordable way to do follow up appointments.

Self Pay Lap Band & Sleeve Gastrectomy Travel from Other Cities

Self funded (financed by a medical loan), self paying from own savings or cash pay by other means like loan from family & friends is sometimes the only option left for uninsured or people with health insurance rejecting an application. In such cases, travelling from Los Angeles for a bariatric surgery in Vegas can result in significant savings.

Medical Tourism Corporation facilitates affordable medical treatment at leading hospitals & surgery centers around the world. Submit free quote request on right for considering weight loss surgery in Las Vegas and other great international locations.