IGS Improved Gastric Sleeve
What's included in this package
Medical Procedures
- Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy)
- Post-operative care
- Coffee Zone
- 3 meals per day by nutritionist
- 24-hr nurse services
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Hotel
- Lose weight
- Consultation with a doctor
- General anesthesia
- Preoperative tests
- Blood tests
- Medications
- Follow-up examination
- Post-op medications
- Consultation with an anesthesiologist
- Anti-HIV test
- Consultation with a surgeon
- Shampoo and lotion
- Consultation with a physician
- Follow-up visit
- Consultation with a nutritionist
- Consultation with a bariatric surgeon
Duration
- 2 days in the hospital
- 1 day in the hotel
Accommodation
4* Hotel
Transport
Shuttle bus to airport, clinic, and hotel (2 trips)
Additional information
Price includes pick up and return to the San Diego airport, all standard pre-op evaluations and tests, the Surgery, Operating Room cost, anesthesia, recovery, the Hospital, Regular follow-up and exams during your stay, all transfers, your complete stay combining Hotel and Hospital nights, Nutritional Counseling for up to five years and the postoperative discharge medication.
24/7 Bookimed assistance
- Personal medical coordinator
- Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
- Patient advocacy during medical travel
Program price
What's NOT included in this package
Doctor
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Largadere is a bariatric and metabolic surgeon. He founded Hospital CYNTAR in Tijuana. The hospital focuses on advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery and care for international patients. He leads the Obesity Control Center for bariatric and metabolic surgery. He also leads the Ariel Center for cosmetic and aesthetic surgery.
He directs the Academy of Surgical Innovation. He trains surgeons in minimally invasive and robotic surgery across Latin America. Through IIMM and UC San Diego (UCSD), he advances research and guideline-based, high-volume care. A UCSD collaboration analyzed 19,801 bariatric procedures over 20 years. It reported 1.2% morbidity and zero mortality.
He contributes to global surgical education through the International Bariatric Club. He develops cross-border healthcare systems that link clinical care, technology, education, research, and global access.
How are we doing?
About the clinic
Hospital Cyntar Tijuana is a JCI and GHA-accredited private medical center in Mexico’s main USA border corridor. With over 30 years of experience, it specializes in weight loss surgery, cardiology, urology, and gastroenterology. Serves around 1,000 patients yearly, mostly from the US, Canada, Europe, and Latin America.
- Uses the OMNIBOT robotic surgery platform for high-precision minimally invasive procedures.
- Holds Surgical Review Corporation Center of Excellence and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.
- Performs bariatric (gastric sleeve, bypass), urologic oncology (nephrectomy, prostatectomy), and gynecologic surgeries.
- Offers dedicated cross-border patient coordination with clinical planning and care pathways.
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