A gastric sleeve runs about $3,500-6,000 all-inclusive in Turkey and from $4,500 in Tijuana — close enough that flights decide it. Europe-based patients are 3-4 hours from Istanbul; Americans are minutes from Tijuana. The safety question is about the facility, not the country.
Implants in Tijuana run $900-1,500 and the city is minutes from the US border — which is why it also has more unregulated dental storefronts than anywhere else in this series. The verified option here is a JCI-accredited hospital, and the distinction is the whole guide.
A bypass in Mexico runs $15,000-22,000 against $80,000-150,000 uninsured in the US. Hospital Galenia in Cancún is the only hospital in Mexico accredited by both JCI and Accreditation Canada International — which is the whole point for a North American patient.
Mexican orthopedic surgeons use the same FDA-approved Zimmer Biomet, Stryker and DePuy Synthes implants as US operating rooms — at 75-80% lower prices. Guide to Hospital Galenia in Cancún, and how to verify the surgeon.
Mexico offers cosmetic surgery at 40–70% below US prices, and it is also where the CDC has traced drug-resistant infection outbreaks to specific clinics. The difference is the facility you pick — here's how to check.
Mexico offers accredited oncology a short flight from the US at 50–70% below American prices — and it also hosts the world's densest cluster of unproven alternative cancer clinics. Guide to telling them apart.
A guide to gastric sleeve and bariatric surgery in Tijuana, Mexico — all-inclusive package costs, what's included, and why US patients cross the border. Weight-loss surgery from around $4,000, 60–70% below US prices.
Everything you need to know about medical tourism in Mexico. Dental implants, bariatric surgery, and cosmetic procedures in Tijuana and Cancun — costs, JCI-accredited hospitals, and what to expect.