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Consumer Guide to bariatric surgery Mexico. Information on weight loss surgery in Mexico, including cost considerations, bariatric surgeries, and choosing a bariatric surgeon.

Bariatric Surgery Mexico

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In the United States and Canada, a growing trend of individuals seeking Bariatric Surgery in Mexico is booming. Simply because the weight loss surgery cost in Mexico is just about half of what it is in their countries.

Many individuals cannot afford the high cost of medical care in the United States and Canada. As a result, they have decided to travel outside their countries and have their bariatric surgeries performed elsewhere.

For many individuals who either do not have health insurance or whose health plan will not pay for bariatric surgery, traveling to Mexico for bariatric surgery is a very attractive option. For others, it may be the only way they will be able to afford a weight loss procedure.

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In Tijuana and Mexico, most women who get pregnant after bariatric surgery have an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth.

Bariatric Surgery And Pregnancy

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Most women who get pregnant after bariatric surgery have an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth. The risks to you and your baby are lower after surgery than if you kept a very high body mass index (BMI).

Pregnancy after bariatric surgery can be safe and healthy if managed well by you and your doctor. In fact, research suggests that pregnancy after weight-loss surgery might be safer for both mother and baby than pregnancy complicated by obesity.

If you become pregnant after weight-loss surgery, your pregnancy will depend on how long it has been since the operation and what type of surgery you had. It’s best to wait to get pregnant for at least 12 to 18 months after surgery and once your weight has stabilised . However many women have babies safely before 12 months.

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The epidemic of obesity-associated diabetes is a major crisis in modern societies, in which food is plentiful and exercise is optional.

Obesity Associated Diabetes

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Newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes tend to have one thing in common: obesity. Exactly how diet and obesity trigger diabetes has long been the subject of intense scientific research.

High levels of fat shut down a key enzyme that promotes glucose sensing in pancreatic beta cells — revealing a pathway implicated in the Type 2 diabetes epidemic

A new study led by Jamey D. Marth, director of the Center for Nanomedicine, a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), has revealed a pathway that links high-fat diets to a sequence of molecular events responsible for the onset and severity of diabetes. These findings were published online August 14 in the journal Nature Medicine.

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