Weight Loss Surgery: Reasons Why Lap band Surgery Performed South of the Border Is Becoming The Prime Option
By PSAuthority on Feb 11, 2009 in Health and Fitness
The cost for health care in the USA are on the rise making the option for having a medical procedure performed abroad more desirable than it once was. People who are lacking health coverage are flocking to Mexico in search of affordable medical procedures.
Lap Band Surgery is a surgical procedure which helps extremely overweight people return to a more healthy weight. Between the new upper pouch and the lower part of the stomach and the Lap Band is a silicone ring which is placed. The procedures lasts about 25 minutes, and you will be under general anesthesia during the surgery. The Lap Band is adjustable, meaning that there is no cause for cutting, stapling of rerouting of a patient’s intestinal tract. Patients are given an extensive instruction manual post op that includes topics on pain management, surgical site care and dietary instructions. Recovery time is normally 3-7 days. The only FDA-approved, reversible, tweakable, surgical weight-loss procedure is the Lap Band Surgery.
In Mexico one of the many procedures that has become very popular is the Lap Band Surgery. This medical procedure can be obtained in Mexico at a greatly reduced cost compared to that of the United States, which is a significant benefit to those without insurance. The Lap Band Surgeons in Mexico have also been doing gastrointestinal surgery much before their American counterparts.
Weight loss can be a very sensitive subject so privacy is another reason many choose to have the Lap Band surgery done abroad. Once the procedure is over you can take rest and recuperate in an exotic atmosphere without any friends or family members knowing about it.
There have been over 400,000 Lap Band Surgeries performed worldwide. Mexico is one of the few countries that work with the patient to assure easy transportation in and out of the country and at many of the facilities there are packages which include round trip airfare, cross border transportation, transportation to and from the hospital and a two or three night stay at a nearby hotel for two. Your surgeon can work to find a low cost solution if you can not return to Mexico for the follow up fill procedures or you can return to the facility where surgery was originally performed.
Another great benefit to having surgery abroad is the tax benefit. During tax time, people who pay for medical expenses, including travel expenditures, by themselves are reimbursed.
