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How do I verify my surgeon is legit/qualified/accredited?
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Hello everyone,
I recently discovered my insurance company, BCBS of Florida, will not cover ANY gastric sleeve surgery. So I am beginning to look for cheaper alternatives. Mexico is the closest and cheapest option I could find outside of the US.
But, how do I verify that my surgeon is legitimate?
In the day of technology anyone can fabricate a "medical degree" or numerous "medical documents" proving the are competent to perform gastric sleeve surgery, but how do you double check those? Have any of you had the sleeve done in Mexico, per say, and could give me a solid recommendation?
I have seen prices as low as 3,499 or 3,950 for all inclusive gastric sleeve in Mexico, and I want to believe it is safe and top quality. However, my family is totally against it, and have questioned everything I put before them, such as the medical documents many surgeons provide via their websites. I just want to convince my family, and myself, that Medical Tourism is safe and I can prove to them these are legitimate doctors and not just some guy who went to community college for medicine and wants to cut me open...