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Yes, definately
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No way
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Unsure
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Maybe with further information on the dr
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08-01-2006, 01:30 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 636
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
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5' 2"
Height:
313 lb Start Weight:
268 lb Current Weight:
220 lb Goal Weight:
45 lb Weight Loss:
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14.3769968051 % % Lost:
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49.0124869927 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Plastic Surgery in Mexico
Would any of you travel South of the Border to have plastic surgery done in Mexico if your insurance would not cover it? I am contemplating having my lower body lift and arms done in Mexico since my insurance won't cover it and it's about 1/3 the cost of the US.
Shelley
__________________ Shelley He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made.  | 
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08-01-2006, 01:56 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: May 2006 Location: In the country
Posts: 336
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141 lb Current Weight:
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69 lb Weight Loss:
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Body Mass Index38 BMI Start:
25 BMI Current:
22 BMI Goal:
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Not sure, but think I'd be scared. Sure would want to do my homework on surgeon and the hospital.
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08-02-2006, 12:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC ~ Love it!!!
Posts: 3,008
Weight Statistics 4/19/06 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
333 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.4474474474 % % Lost:
someday... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6269463668 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I'd first say no....and then thought, well....if I knew the DR. and knew someone who knew them......then yes.
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08-02-2006, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
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167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I guess my biggest reason for leaning on the negative side on this topic
is its painful surgery and can come with complications during recovery
infections, pain and i guess i feel i wouldnt be able to keep returning
to the doctor that did the surgery for follow up care for his surgery.
SO that alarms me. IT would be awfully costly to go back to mexico
for stitches and staples to come out and what if i had gotten an infection. its a tough call but im not thinking of such surgery
so i guess you cant go by me any at all.
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08-02-2006, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kuwait
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5' 4"
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353 lb Start Weight:
163 lb Current Weight:
154 lb Goal Weight:
190 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
53.8243626062 % % Lost:
9/18/07 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index60.5856933594 BMI Start:
27.9758300781 BMI Current:
26.4311523438 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well honey I can tell you don't muck with that at all!!
I did a lipo suction for my thighs and hips back in 1997, and the surgeon was so enthusiastic and he did the upper part of my behind, and it went partially wrong!!! he sucked more than what it should be! I'm hoping that it will not show up when I loose my excess weight!!
SO if I were you. I'd do more reasearch on Doc's and just don't do it when you're depressed as a relieve and later on you regret it.
Be careful, I understand the need. I would do the plastic surgery in a heart beat once I'm on my target weight but I won't put my body in unsafe hands.
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08-04-2006, 09:25 PM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Carolina
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132 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
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43.829787234 % % Lost:
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22 BMI Current:
22 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I don't think I would but I did recently read a special on this in my people magazine and there are some people who swear by getting surgery done abroad. Really research it no matter what you choose. And be safe!! You are to special to have anything bad happen to you!!!
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08-07-2006, 02:13 PM
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I think I agree that although tempting...this would be something that would make me very nervous to do... That having been said...it would be fun to recover on some sunny Mexican beach...lol.
Janae
__________________  "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...it means that you have learned to see past the imperfections. "
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08-21-2006, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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You are asking for a lot of potential problems by trying to do something as complex as this long distance. Complication rates from post-bariatric plastic surgery procedures are very high as compared to ones on non massive weight loss patients. You will have difficulty finding someone to take care of your complications locally in many instances if you listen to other patients' stories.
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08-24-2006, 08:45 AM
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#9 (permalink)
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC ~ Love it!!!
Posts: 3,008
Weight Statistics 4/19/06 Surgery Date:
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333 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
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158 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.4474474474 % % Lost:
someday... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6269463668 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Good Info....
Doctor Oliver..... never thought about it from this perspective..... Maybe I'd rethink it..... So Shelley...what are you thinkin?? | |
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08-24-2006, 08:49 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 636
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
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268 lb Current Weight:
220 lb Goal Weight:
45 lb Weight Loss:
48 lb Lb Left to Lose:
14.3769968051 % % Lost:
July 15, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index57.2421956296 BMI Start:
49.0124869927 BMI Current:
40.2341311134 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Actually I have decided to do it here in the US partially because of that and I got a quote from there and it actually more expensive than here.
__________________ Shelley He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made. | |
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