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My name is Matthew LaFountain, it's nice to meet everyone. I am the owner of Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC and I help coordinate international travel for individuals seeking medical treatments not covered by their health insurance. Many bariatric treatments can be obtained affordably at some of the world's best international hospitals and Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC is here to help you gain access to the procedures you need.

For example, a highly accredited hospital in Brazil offers the LAP-BAND system $6000-7500 (USD). A Mexican hospital which is part of an international chain of hospitals and clinics based in Texas offers gastric bypass surgery for around $8000. These are just a few examples of the affordable help that can be obtained internationally. Please feel free to contact me or go to the Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC's website if you are interested in more information.

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Wow!

Are you sure the amount is not 6500.00-7,000.00 or 8000,00? I had my lap band done in Mexico last Jan and it cost $7500.00. I've since seen cheaper but only around $6500.00. If the cost is correct, right on! It's the best thing I ever did for me!

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Mathew

Cheaper is not always better. Sometimes you get what you pay for. Remember this is your life you are putting in the doctor and nurses hands. I had lap band surgery and my friend had a gastric sleeve with Dr. Stephen Hamn in Plano and Frisco Texas. If insurance does not pay it is 14,500 for everything. that includes overnight stay and you can stay longer if you need to. The sleeve is a two night stay. They want to keep you comfortable and not heard you out like cattle for the same price. at a very plush hospital all private rooms. You can even finance it through his office. It is Baylor hospital in Frisco TX. I is a real country club hospital. Dr's that are offering cheap prices are doing whatever they can to get cases. They discharge you the same day and the follow up sucks, plus their lap band fills are not included in the price. With Dr. Stephen Hamn all your fills are included the first year. Most places charge you 250.00-650.00 per fill. I do not feel 14,500.00 is a bad price at all. If I were to have plastic surgery , ex. Tummy Tuck with a reputable Dr. it would be the same or more. There are over 240 bariatric surgeons in Texas. Be real careful who you refer these people to. You may be included in a law suit for a bad outcome. Dr. Stephen V. Hamn is awesome and I recommend him without reservations. He was one of the first Dr.'s in Texas to do bariatric surgery with over 19 years experience. That is why I choose him. I really did my research. It was the most important decision of my life!

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Reminder-If you have your surgery in another country and get home with a complication ( infection, leak, band slip, etc ) Who are you going to find to take care of you? Not many bariatric Dr.s want other Dr's dissasters. It is a liability issue for these Dr.'s to take care of other Dr's patients. The cost of a complication after you get home will be minimal to the saving of having it done in another country. :laugh:

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You are right nolongerfat, cheaper isn't always better. However, Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC strives to match individuals with the best international hospitals in the world for their desired treatment. In this case, bariatric procedures such as LAP-BANDing. The main goal of MMMTA is not to save money, but to provide access. It is usually preferrable to have these procedures done domestically, but Medical Tourism may be the right choice for individuals who lack the financial ability to get a potentially life-saving medical procedure.

I'm glad that you were able to get the surgery you needed and are pleased with the work in Texas. I hope that I can help Michiganders get the same results and level of satisfaction you did.

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