Affordability and high success rates are the primary factors influencing the growth of medical tourism for bariatric surgery in Mexico.
Bariatric surgery is a highly effective method of combating obesity and its associated co-morbidities. For severely obese or overweight people, mere diet and physical exercise may not deliver long-term results. Surgical procedures, followed by healthy nutrition and lifestyle changes, may result in sustainable weight loss.
However, bariatric surgery is expensive. The cost of weight loss surgery may vary between $7,500 and $35,000 excluding insurance. The more complex the procedure, the costlier it is. This is one of the primary reasons for rising medical tourism for bariatric surgery in countries like Mexico, Travel Daily News reports. Read more.
