Overview

Did you know?

You are not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that more than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from obesity.

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

Obesity can also take an enormous psychological toll on those who suffer from excess weight as obese individuals 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, getting a promotion and it can skew perceptions about overall job performance.

But why travel for surgery?

As with many other goods and services, the global marketplace has given rise to competition. 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; dramatic cost-savings; and a level of superior service and patient experience.

Last year it is estimated that over 1,000 U.S patients went abroad for bariatric weight loss procedures that included The Lap-Band® System, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Balloon Insertion (GBI).