Obesity Goodbye Center is a Tijuana bariatric clinic led by Dr. Sergio Verboonen, with revision and other weight-loss procedures listed.
Obesity Goodbye Center is a bariatric surgery clinic in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Its listed address is Av Francisco I Madero 4103, 22280. Dr. Sergio Verboonen is identified as the clinic’s surgeon; his website describes him as the founder of the Obesity Goodbye center in Tijuana. MediHealth Mexico reports that the center was established in 1996. Procedures listed by TopDoctors include sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, single-incision surgery, plication, mini gastric bypass, and revision or conversion surgery. The clinic’s profile also identifies revision surgery as an offered service. English and Spanish are listed as languages. The available sources do not specify a hospital affiliation, formal accreditations, or details of patient-support services.
| Procedure | Listed price (USD) | Price source |
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| Revision Surgery | Ask for an offer |
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Dr. José Sergio Verboonen Sotelo is a bariatric and metabolic surgeon based in Tijuana, Mexico. He is associated with the Obesity Goodbye Center, where professional profiles identify him as a lead surgeon. Sources describe his experience differently: some report more than 25 years, while other profiles state 30 years or more than 35 years. A professional directory lists bariatric and metabolic procedures including gastric sleeve, mini and classic gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band, revision surgery, and metabolic surgery for diabetes. Other profiles also mention single-incision gastric sleeve and duodenal switch procedures. A physician profile lists an M.D. from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and postgraduate training at the General Hospital of Tijuana. The Baja Health Cluster directory states that he is certified by ASMBS, IFSO, CMCG, and CMCOEM. A professional faculty profile identifies him as president of the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases and as a founding member of the College of Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Diseases of Baja California. His professional website reports that he has performed more than 15,000 gastric surgeries. Other profiles publish different totals, so procedure counts vary by source. The available information associates his practice with Tijuana and the Obesity Goodbye Center; it does not establish a connection between him and CER Hospital.
Education: M.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Postgraduate training, General Hospital of Tijuana
Certifications: ASMBS; IFSO; CMCG; CMCOEM
Memberships: President, Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases; Founding member, College of Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Diseases of Baja California
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The doctor is great, but very poor staff and aftercare The doctor was wonderful, but Sheri Burke is terrible. There were patients who had their own private room, but she didn’t even mention anything about private rooms to me. After the surgery, she told me she would be in touch with me, but never was. I discovered she was in touch with many of the patients after surgery.
Will this be worth it? I'm 41 years old, always up and down on my weigh. As I'm getting older its harder to lose weight and keep it off. I seen a lot of good reviews on the Orbera balloon and decided to go for it. I'm 5'4 and weight 211. Procedure was 4 days ago Oct 20, 2018. They put me to sleep and I woke up with big Bertha (balloon) lol. The first two days I vomited all the liquids I drank and it was so hard to sleep. I cant explain the feeling but your just not comfortable. I was thinking OMG!
Best Mini Gastric Bypass Doctor in Tijuana Mexico It took me the longest time to make up my darn mind as to which doctor choose for my mini gastric bypass surgery. The quotes I obtained varied, but so did the reviews for the doctors performing this type of surgery. I know one thing for sure, I would not be risking my life with an inexperienced doctor in Tijuana Mexico just because I wanted to save money. Long story short, I ended up choosing Dr. Verboonen because of the incredible customer service I received since day one.
Amazing! I spoke with the Dr's in house patient facilitator Ricardo and all I can say is that since first contact, Ricardo showed that he really cared about my well being and not just about me as another patient. Thank you for your time during those after hours conversations to help me find the best weight loss option.
Best Gastric Sleeve Doctor in Mexico This review is long overdue. I researched having my mini gastric sleeve done in Mexico for over a year until I read the reviews by other Dr. V's patients and decided to contact him. Since the very begging, you are greeting by a warm and sophisticated manner by Ricardo, their in house patient services manager. We probably messaged each other back and forth for over a month, and Ricardo helped me coordinate everything I needed from travel, flight itinerary everything. Once I
Best Doctor Very happy I went with Dr. Verboonen. My coordinator kept in contact with me and helped facilitate everything going smoothly. We actually drove into Mexico and showed up the morning of my surgery. All of the doctors and nurses were so nice and caring. They took good care of me. A majority of the staff spoke very good English. The nurses anticipated anything I would need. They made the recovery after the sleeve much more manageable.
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