Overview

Did You Know?
If you are overweight, you are not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from obesity [1].

We already know that dieting, behavior modification, weight loss drugs, supplements and medications have had limited success rates for successful long term weight loss results.

It is estimated that last year more than 1,000 U.S patients traveled abroad for bariatric weight loss procedures including the Lap-Band® system, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and gastric balloon insertion (GBI).

Obesity can take an enormous psychological toll on individuals who deal with repeated failures with dieting, limited access to public conveniences, prejudice, and even ridicule. The rate of depression in the morbidly obese is ten times that of the non-obese population. Obese individuals often face discrimination at work. This unfair reality can affect being hired for a job or getting a promotion and it can skew perceptions about overall job performance.

But Why Travel for Bariatric Surgery?
As with many other goods and services, the global marketplace has given rise to competition in weight loss surgery. Within the healthcare universe the result as been the creation of a three dimensional reality for consumers when traveling internationally for medical services: a rise in higher quality care; an opportunity for dramatic cost-savings; and a level of superior service and patient experience.