The biggest extra expense is usually your airline ticket to Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL). Unless specifically included in your custom package, liposuction and tummy tuck patients have to purchase post-op compression garments as prescribed by Dr. Cardenas. Regarding your post-op medications, we will fill the first prescription written for you at the time of hospital discharge. Most patients won’t need any additional medications not included in this first prescription. If, however, additional medications are needed, then you would be responsible for the cost of these additional meds. The good news is that medications are generally less expensive in Mexico.

We believe in providing clear, upfront pricing to our patients. In most cases, our prices are about a third to a half of what comparable surgery would cost you in the United States, Canada, or western Europe. We don’t deviate from these prices, so you can rest easy knowing that you won’t pay more for the same procedure as the person before you. The only exception to this is in the case of a change to our published price list which would be automatically shown on this website.

In most cases, yes.  Dr. Cardenas requires that the patient be undergoing treatment which includes antiretroviral therapy (ART).  In addition, the patient must present a letter from her doctor which states that in his/her medical opinion, the patient is healthy enough to undergo elective surgery.

Yes. Since you had surgery on the same area before, the second procedure would be considered secondary even though the surgical approach is different.

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