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What is it like to go to Monterrey for Lap Band Surgery?

Our lap band surgery in Monterrey, Mexico is performed in the finest of hospitals by our highly acclaimed bariatric surgeon Dr. Miguel Zapata. You will be treated like a king or queen. Your needs will be met before you even know you have them. You will be amazed by the Standard of Excellence which will surpass all your past medical experiences.

While you are having your lap band in Mexico performed you will be well cared for by caring nurses and medical personnel. You will feel special from the moment you arrive in Monterrey until you depart for home. You will wonder why you even had one moment of doubt and you will regret that you waited so long to get the help that you so richly deserve and which is now available for everyone. Don’t delay any longer...start your band-new life now!

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Mexico Lap Band Surgery Overview

Lap band surgery in Mexico is performed through the use of an adjustable gastric lap band designed to help you lose excess body weight and thereby enhance your quality of life. The band reduces your stomach capacity and limits the amount of food you can eat at one time.

The lap band is attached to an access port that is embedded under the patient’s skin, through which the doctor may add or remove fluid, thereby expanding or decreasing the size of the opening into the patient’s stomach and regulating food intake.

Lap band surgery essentially changes the structure of your stomach, and sometimes your entire digestive system to limit the amount of food that you can eat and digest. Lap band surgery typically takes about one hour, with patients being required to remain in the hospital for no more than one night following the lap band surgery. They then continue to recover in a hotel until they are able to travel home, which is normally only a few days.

During a normal lap band procedure, the lap band surgeon will create several small incisions in your stomach that will allow him access to your stomach's interior. He will then attach an adjustable, fluid-filled band around the top opening of your stomach. The band he installs will limit the amount of food that can pass through your stomach. By limiting the amount of food that can pass through, the lap band will, in effect, cause you to feel more full and help to reduce your food intake.

What makes lap band surgery so unique is that the patient and the doctor can work together to customize how quickly the patient loses weight. Another key benefit is that the lap band is totally removable, while other procedures permanently alter the shape and size of the patient’s digestive organs.

Of all the surgical options available today lap band in Mexico is the least invasive and involves the shortest period of hospitalization and fastest recovery. It is also the only adjustable form of surgery currently available and is the easiest form of surgery to reverse.

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Lap Band Surgery Questions

How much weight loss will I see?
The majority of the people who have lap band surgery in Mexico go on to achieve a normal, healthy weight for their height and bone structure. FDA trial statistics in the U.S. have indicated excess weight lost per individual of about 35%. Mexican statistics have reflected a 75% excess weight loss.

Is lap band surgery in Mexico safe?
Monterrey (where the lap band surgery is performed) is the third largest city in Mexico and boasts some of Mexico's finest hospitals, medical schools and universities. The hospitals used by Dr. Zapata (our lap band surgeon) for lap band surgery are "state of the art" facilities.

How much will my lap band surgery cost?
Lap band Mexico surgery prices begin at $7,000 USD, and financing is available.

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