Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had the surgery by Dr. Kuri & Associates in San Diego or Mexico. Or if anyone has actually went to Mexico for the surgery? I'm really considering having the surgery but having some insurance hold backs and was thinking about going to Mexico for it, of course to save some money, but am a little nervous about going there just in case something happens. I'm about 2 & 1/2 hrs. from Mexico. I am new to this website and any feed back or info on this would be appreciated.

I personally had my surgery here in the states, but did go to mexico with a friend, she had her surgery by dr Alcavaz? His clinic was super clean, she had a private room, they kept her over night, (I was only in the hospital for about 5 hours), then they put us up for the night in a very nice hotel to make sure everything was o.k. I would highly recommend them. also there is a nurse on another websit that I've been on that recommends dr curry highly!

A BIG drawback to having surgery done "away from home"....whether in another country or another county...is finding aftercare. Once you get the band you'll see that fills and follow up are as important, if not moreso, than the band, and MANY surgeons will not take on a patient who was operated on by someone else.

That is a big problem we read about on here quite frequently, so if you do decide to go to Mexico (and there is a forum on that...just click on Home and then scroll down) make sure you either plan to go back frequently for fills, etc, or find someone locally who will take you on as a patient.