What to expect from bariatric surgery in Tijuana
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Step 1
First contact and candidacy evaluation
Call +1 (858) 439-7931 or apply online. Dr. Sergio Quiñones reviews the medical record before any surgery date in Tijuana. The review has a $0 deposit, and payment waits until the surgical plan is read and a date is booked. If the surgeon does not clear the person, the trip is not a booked surgery. Acceptance is confirmed in the evaluation.
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Step 2
Pre-operative preparation
After the record is reviewed, Dr. Sergio Quiñones assigns a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet so the liver is smaller and the stomach is easier to see. The number of days is set for the person. This page does not print that span as a promise. List blood thinners, anti-inflammatory pills, herbal products, and nicotine use. Do not stop a prescribed drug because a webpage suggested it.
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Step 3
Travel from San Diego and the crossing to Tijuana
Patients who fly into San Diego International Airport (SAN) are met for private round-trip transport to Tijuana and back to SAN. One companion can travel. The coordinator sets the pickup time after the surgery date is confirmed. Keep the passport and the medicine list in a carry-on bag. A border wait is not promised in minutes. The airline ticket is not part of the package.
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Step 4
Hospital in Zona Río
Dr. Sergio Quiñones sees patients at Av. Diego Rivera 2550, Zona Urbana Río, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., México. Priced packages include a private hospital room and a recovery suite after the hospital portion. This page does not name a hospital brand or an accreditation, because that document is not in the public file.
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Step 5
Surgery day
Dr. Sergio Quiñones performs the cleared operation in Tijuana. The sleeve and the bypass are done by laparoscopy through small incisions when the anatomy allows a camera. Nurses help the patient sit up and walk on the day of surgery when the anesthesiologist agrees. The operation is confirmed only after the record review.
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Step 6
Hospital stay
The hospital portion is a short stay for walking, liquids, and pain control. The published gastric sleeve plan describes about two nights in Tijuana, then a recovery suite. Night counts for other operations are confirmed in the evaluation. A companion can stay. This page does not turn the sleeve figure into a promise for every procedure.
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Step 7
Return home
The same private transport returns the patient to San Diego International Airport (SAN). After surgery, diet phases move from clear liquids to protein shakes, then purees, then soft food. The day each phase starts is assigned by the team, not by a fixed public calendar. Vomiting, dizziness, or an inability to drink is a reason to call +1 (858) 439-7931. A return-to-work day is confirmed in the evaluation.
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Step 8
Follow-up
Priced packages include nutrition follow-up for five years, for diet stages, vitamins, and symptoms that need a surgeon's eye. Follow-up does not replace emergency care in the patient's own city. Chest pain, fainting, uncontrolled vomiting, or a fever is a reason to use local emergency services and then call +1 (858) 439-7931. Dr. Sergio Quiñones remains the reviewing surgeon named on the plan.
Published package facts
| Item | Published fact |
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| Gastric sleeve | Gastric sleeve at Pompeii México is $4,900 USD all-inclusive in Tijuana, with complication insurance on the priced package. |
| Preparation | Candidacy review requires a $0 deposit. Dr. Sergio Quiñones assigns the pre-operative diet after the record is reviewed. |
| Follow-up | Included 5-year bariatric nutrition follow-up and monitoring on priced packages. |
| Package | All-inclusive gastric sleeve package in Tijuana, Mexico with Dr. Sergio Quiñones. |
| Gastric bypass | Gastric bypass is $5,800 USD all-inclusive when Dr. Sergio Quiñones clears it. |
| Phone | +1 (858) 439-7931 |
What does the first contact cost?
A review with Dr. Sergio Quiñones has a $0 deposit. You pay only after you read the surgical plan and book a date. If the surgeon does not clear the person, the trip is not a booked surgery.
How do patients travel from San Diego?
Private round-trip transport meets patients at San Diego International Airport (SAN) and drives to Tijuana, then back to SAN. A border wait is not promised in minutes. The airline ticket is not part of the package.
How long is nutrition follow-up?
Priced packages include nutrition follow-up for five years. The contact covers diet stages, vitamins, and symptoms that need a surgeon's eye. It does not replace emergency care at home.