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Obesity Control Center (OCC) is the world leader in bariatric surgery, located in Tijuana, Mexico — just 20 minutes from San Diego International Airport. Founded by Dr. Ariel Ortiz, a board-certified bariatric surgeon who has performed surgeries in over 100 US hospitals, OCC has completed 25,000+ successful procedures with a 0% leak rate and 0.2% complication rate. OCC is the only hospital in northern Mexico with 6 international quality accreditations: JCI Gold Seal, SRC Center of Excellence, GHA, Mexico's Consejo de Salubridad General, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 27001:2013. Our signature procedure, the Improved Gastric Sleeve (IGS®), features the patented Double-Buttress and Fundic-Anchoring techniques exclusive to OCC. All-inclusive packages start at $4,900 USD and include transportation, surgery, hospital stay, and 5 years of nutritional counseling. We serve patients in English, Spanish.

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