Bariatric surgery in Mexico for patients from the United States

Tijuana is 25 minutes from San Diego International Airport. This guide covers how you get here, what your four days look like and how follow-up works once you are home.

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Driver welcoming a patient at San Diego airport

25 minutes from San Diego

Patients from the United States

One package, everything handled

For patients traveling from the United States, the package covers everything from the moment you land in San Diego to your follow-up at home. Airfare is not included.

Ground transportation from and to San Diego airport
Hotel stay minutes from the hospital
Hospital fees at a full-service hospital
Surgeon, anesthesiologist and surgical team fees
Pre-operative tests and internal medicine evaluation
Nutrition guidance before and after surgery
Post-operative medication related to your surgery
Follow-up support once you are home

Guide for US patients Packages & prices

Day 1 · ArrivalOur driver meets you at San Diego airport and takes you across the border to your hotel in Tijuana, about 25 minutes away.
Day 2 · Tests and surgeryLab work, electrocardiogram and internal medicine evaluation. With the results in hand, you meet your surgeon and go into surgery.
Day 3 · RecoveryYou recover in a private hospital room with nursing care, start walking and begin clear liquids.
Day 4 · DischargeAfter the surgeon's review you are discharged with written instructions and driven back to San Diego.

Practical guide

What to know before you travel

Getting here

Fly into San Diego International Airport (SAN). Our driver meets you there and takes you across the border; the hospital district is about 25 minutes away.

If you live in Southern California you can also drive or be dropped off at the San Ysidro crossing; tell your coordinator and we will arrange the pickup.

What to bring

Your passport or passport card to re-enter the United States, a list of your medications, comfortable loose clothing and any previous studies or operative reports.

Bring a companion if you can. Ask your coordinator about the companion's stay.

Why Tijuana

Tijuana's Zona Río is the city's medical district: hospitals, hotels and restaurants within a few blocks, minutes from the border.

Bariatric surgery typically costs a fraction of the US self-pay price, and it can be scheduled in weeks instead of the months an insurance approval may take.

Follow-up from home

You leave with written instructions, your diet by stages and a direct line for questions. Nutrition and surgical follow-up continue by video call.

We give you an operative summary in English for your primary care doctor, who can order the routine lab work during the first year.

Border wait times change daily. Airfare is not included in any package. Deposit and cancellation terms are given to you in writing before you pay.

Blue Tower Hospital

A hospital, not a clinic

Surgery takes place at Blue Tower Hospital, on Vía Oriente in Tijuana's Zona Río, the medical district closest to the border.

Operating rooms equipped for laparoscopic surgery
Certified intensive care units
Laboratory, radiology and fluoroscopy on site
Private rooms with a sofa bed for your companion, Wi-Fi and TV
Pharmacy and cafeteria in the building
Safe area near hotels and restaurants

Tijuana, Baja California

Next door to San Diego, without the US price tag

Tijuana sits right across the border from San Diego, California. Its hospitals and hotels are concentrated in Zona Río, minutes from the crossing, with restaurants and services within a few blocks.