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Bariatric Surgery in Mexico
Obesity is one of the major health problems confronting the United States.  It is estimated that approximately 30% of the population is overweight and over five million Americans are more than 100 lbs. over their ideal weight. Most obese individuals have struggled unsuccessfully with their weight for many years.  At present, surgery is the only proven, effective therapy for severe obesity or morbid obesity.

Dr. Alejandro Aguirre Wallace
American born Dr. Aguirre performs the Bariatric Surgery with stomach separation; known as the Roux en Y procedure. He's a member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, member and founder of the Mexican Society of the Surgery of the Obesity and a member of the International Federation the Obesity Surgery.

Dr. Aguirre practiced at the Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, in San Diego, CA, United States, under the education of Dr. Richard Catlin and specialized in bariatric surgery. His Bariatric Surgery practice have resulted in better and prolonged weight loss results in the long run.

All surgeries are performed at Cardiomed Hospital in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.  The hospital has all the necessary equipment and the friendliest experienced personnel.

Bariatric Surgery, the definitive solution to the overweight.

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Bariatric Surgery, the definitive solution to the overweight
Obesity is one of the major health problems confronting the United States. It is estimated that approximately 30% of the population is overweight and over five million Americans are more than 100 lbs. over their ideal weight. Most obese individuals have struggled unsuccessfully with their weight for many years.

The numerous diets, commercial slimming clubs, and weight loss centers offering treatments such as hypnosis, pituitary hormones, appetite suppression drugs, and behavioral therapy attest to the great difficulty many overweight people have in losing weight and keeping it off.

Some of these weight loss strategies may be successful in people with mild obesity, but nearly all fail in individuals 100 pounds or more over their ideal body weight. At present, surgery is the only proven, effective therapy for severe obesity or morbid obesity.

Cardiomed Hospital
Dr. Aguirre performs all his surgeries at Cardiomed Hospital in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, that has all the necessary equipment and the friendliest experienced personnel.

When you arrive at the Hospital for your surgery you will meet with the hospital's experienced personnel who will take care of you, they are:
1. Fernando Villegas - Anesthesiologist
2. Guadalupe Salazar - Instrumentist
3. Dr. Guillermo Estrella - Medical Assistant
4. Rosella Aguirre - Services and Management

The surgery lasts from 1.1/2 to 2.1/2 hours. We get you up and about and the pulmonary therapy starts 12 to 24 hours after the surgery. The hospital stay is 2 to 3 days long.

Once you are released from the hospital, doctor Aguirre's staff will provide you with written post op information as well as contact phone numbers.

If any complications occur; doctor Aguirre will provide his services at no cost, although hospital fees will apply.

If your city of residence is 250 miles or less from Ensenada, you will be able to leave and return 8 days after the surgery. After the 8th day, you are discharged and checked again the 30th day after the surgery for new indications of vitamins, type of diet, exercises, etc.

It is important to be in communication with the doctor at least every thirty days, especially during the first six months after the surgery.

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Gastric Bypass Surgery

The Gastric Bypass consists of stomach separation in two parts, a small one (7-8%) that's the one in charge to receive the food. The larger one remains in your body producing its necessary digestive substances, but will no longer bypass your food.

Who qualifies for Gastric Bypass surgery?

Although there are exceptions, these are the criteria that are generally used to decide who qualifies for the gastric reduction surgery

• Previous efforts to lose weight with balanced diets have failed.
• Absence of serious medical problems that make the surgery too dangerous.
• If you are at least 65 lbs overweight, or have a 35-40 or more BMI (body mass index.)
• Individuals who have a 35-40 BMI, and must lose weight in order to take care of their other medical problems.
• Pediatric patients or patients with previous bariatric surgeries, require different specifications, please ask us about this.

Certain medical conditions like Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension, Aterosclerosis, Osteoporosis, Infarct to the Myocardium, Tiroidea Disease, etc., are originated or aggravated by obesity, and are reasons for this class of weight loss surgery. Serious psychiatric problems are a contraindication for the surgery, unless a psychiatrist certifies that the disease is controlled and improving. When these diseases are not controlled, they can worsen with the surgery.

Studies have demonstrated that people who suffer from morbid obesity do not generally have a higher index of psychiatric illnesses than the general public. Those sensations of incapacity, lack of security, frustration, obsession with foods, anxieties and depressions are common problems in patients who suffer morbid obesity, but are not psychiatric diseases. These symptoms almost always improve after gastric weight reduction.

Prerequisites for surgery:

1. Clinical history (Medical Questionnaire) to know you better as a patient and as a person.
2. Control of associated diseases.
3. Lab exams.
4. Cardiological evaluation.
5. Recommendations: No smoking, Respiratory Exercises
6. To earn your trust

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Dr. Alejandro Aguirre Wallace was born in 1954 in the city of San Diego, California, USA. He studied medicine at the "Universidad La Salle," in the city of Mexico D.F. Soon afterwards, he did a specialty at the General Hospital of the Secretaria de Salud (Secretary of Health), and became a general surgeon in the year 1983.

He practiced at the Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, in San Diego, California USA, under the education of Dr. Richard Catlin, and specialized in bariatric surgery.

Dr. Aguirre always performs the Bariatric Surgery with stomach separation. Currently he continues to pratice the same technique with some small differences that improve surgical time, and with better and prolonged weight loss results in the long term.

At the present moment, he's a member and founder of the Mexican Society of the Surgery of Obesity and a member of the International Federation for Obesity Surgery

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Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, is located 70 miles south of San Diego California, (90 minutes driving distance). It is a beautiful trip, with a view of the Pacific ocean almost all the way.

The main attractions in Ensenada are vineyards, museums, whale watching, La Bufadora (the blowhole) and beautiful beaches. It is also one of the most important ports on the Pacific Rim.

The Ensenada area has several celebrated surfing spots, such as San Miguel Beach and Todos Santos Island. Further south in the municipality are spots famous for their excellent windsurfing.

The world-renowned Baja 1000 off-road race is held in Ensenada every year in late November, while the Baja 500 race is held in early June. Off-road enthusiasts use Ensenada year-round as a starting point to explore Baja California.

Ensenada offers all of the services you would expect in a big town. Supermarkets, hospitals, plenty of shopping, and much more. The large harbor is the third largest seaport in Baja, and fishing is a big industry here.

We can arrange your visit to all these places with a personal driver for a nominal fee. We can also give you a full and complete tour at a great price. We are here to guide and make yourself comfortable while you stay in Ensenada.

LA BUFADORA (The blowhole)
La Bufadora, a natural blowhole on the coast, is a short drive south of the city. The drive itself is reason enough to go, the scenery in this part of the world is second to none in it's beauty. The area itself is usually crawling with tourists but it's still a beautiful and impressive site. La Bufadora is about thirty minutes south of Ensenada in a seemingly remote section of Pacific coastline. There are several shops & restaurants. You will also find three observation decks, and plenty of steps and short walls to sit on to keep you safe from the Pacific Ocean 'spray'.

If you like to get into the thick of things, go to the middle observation deck and hang over the wall with everyone else. From there, you can look down about 45 feet into what looks like a rock crevice about 10 feet wide. The crevice, however, is actually the mouth of a cave, and as the waves recede from the cave it fills with air. When the waves come back in, the water entering the cave compresses the air until it explodes, blowing the water as high as 90 feet into the air. Granted, that isn't a terribly scientific explanation, but it gives you some idea, and it depends on the tide conditions as to how far the water will actually shoot up in the air. You might have to wait five or six minutes between swells, and if you're impatient you might give up and walk away just before the show starts, so stick around a while:-)

ENSENADA SHOPPING
Bargain hunting in Ensenada is easy. Ensenada is bustling with wide Avenues crammed with shoppers scrambling for Baja's famous bargains. Everybody has them. Just take a look at the shops along First Street. It's a colorful slice of Mexican curio life.

For items a cut above the curio class, take a meander down Avenida Ruiz. You'll find dazzling quality gifts for every description. Sidewalk cafes vie for your patronage... and there is nothing quite like a late afternoon lunch with a refreshing glass of wine or an icy cold beer at one of these establishments. The gentle sea breezes rustling through the leaves of the boulevard while you dine is an unforgettable experience. When you finish your shopping, take time out for a cool one at the famous Hussong's cantina (founded in 1892.) It's a raucous place but lots of fun, a trip to Ensenada is not complete without a visit to Hussong's cantina.

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