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Bariatric Care Center: bariatric and general surgery in Tijuana

Weight-loss and general surgery in Tijuana: 11 procedures explained

Each procedure explained step by step: what it is, who it is for, how the surgery goes and what recovery looks like.

Surgeon’s hands holding laparoscopic instruments
Step by step
Bariatric surgery

Gastric sleeve

The gastric sleeve is the most requested weight-loss surgery in the world.

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Bariatric surgery

Gastric bypass

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has been performed for more than fifty years.

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Bariatric surgery

Mini gastric bypass

Also called one-anastomosis gastric bypass, it combines a long, narrow stomach pouch with a single connection to the intestine.

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Bariatric surgery

Revision surgery

When a previous weight-loss surgery did not give the expected result, or brought problems such as reflux, a revision can correct or convert it.

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Bariatric surgery

Robotic surgery

In robotic surgery the surgeon operates from a console, guiding instruments that bend like a wrist and seeing the field in magnified 3D.

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General & laparoscopic surgery

Gallbladder surgery

Gallstones that cause pain do not go away on their own. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy removes the gallbladder through small incisions and is one of…

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General & laparoscopic surgery

Inguinal hernia

A bulge in the groin that appears when you cough, lift or stand is almost always an inguinal hernia.

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General & laparoscopic surgery

Hiatal hernia & reflux

Heartburn every day, regurgitation at night or a cough that will not go away can come from a hiatal hernia.

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General & laparoscopic surgery

General surgery

Both surgeons at Bariatric Care Center are general surgeons first.

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Recovery & support

Hyperbaric chamber

A hyperbaric session is included in the gastric sleeve package at Bariatric Care Center.

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Recovery & support

Nutrition & psychology

Surgery is a tool. What makes the result last is what you eat, how you move and how you relate to food.

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This page offers general information and does not replace a medical visit. Every case is assessed individually; results and recovery times vary from person to person.

How to get started

From the first message to follow-up, in 4 steps

Tell us about you

Send the form or a WhatsApp message with your height, weight and medical history. A coordinator answers your questions.

Evaluation with the surgeon

A video call or in-person visit to review your case, confirm whether you are a candidate and choose the procedure.

Date, diet and travel plan

You receive your quote in writing, your pre-op diet and, if you are traveling, your pickup and hotel details.

Surgery and follow-up

Pre-op tests, surgery, hospital stay and a follow-up plan with nutrition that continues once you are home.

Request your evaluation

Start with the bariatric questionnaire

Fill it out with as much information as possible so the surgeon can make an accurate analysis of your case. You can also call us or message us on WhatsApp.

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Bariatric Questionnaire

  1. 1Personal information
  2. 2Height & weight
  3. 3Your health
Personal information
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Height & weight
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Your health
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