Lap Band Surgery

I am very excited that Blossom Bariatrics, Center of Excellence certified Weight Loss Center in Las Vegas is now offering another option for patients seeking weight loss surgery.  Unfortunately, many patients cannot get their operation done, be it lap band, realize band, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve resection, or stomaphyx, simply because their particular insurance does not cover gastric bariatric surgery of any kind.  Personally, I think this is a travesty because it is well proven that weight loss surgery gives patients a happier, longer, and much healthier life.  But please don’t get me started on “health” insurance companies.

Starting this month, there is now another option for patients.  My Team and I will be starting to operate on patients in Mexico. Mexico allows us to reduce the costs for patients looking for cost savings on their lap band, realize band, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve resection, or stomaphyx.

For those people living near the Las Vegas area, all the office visits, preparation and follow up can be done in Henderson.  By performing just the operations in Mexico, we are able to cut the price in half for patients.  I am very happy to report that the quality of care in Mexico is fantastic.

First we are not in crazy Tijuana but in the sleepy agricultural town of Mexicali.  Second, the hospital is wonderful.  It has more art work and modern equipment than most hospitals in the United States. My daughter, Taylor, toured the hospital with me and said it was the nicest hospital that she had ever been in!  Third, this hospital has a fantastic reputation with Americans because people have been going down there for years for their operations.

I have met the hospital owner and administrators and can say this is not a fly by night operation.  They are constantly investing and upgrading their hospital, rather than trying to make as much money as possible this quarter.  I wish I could say the same for hospitals in the US.

Finally, we have an entire program set up.  Patients are picked up in San Diego and driven directly to their hotel room, which is close to the hospital.  You can expect wonderful personalized care in the hospital during surgery and can return home in a few days.  Yes we are very excited to offer this low cost weight loss surgery option.

As a Surgeon, I am fellowship trained, Center of Excellence surgeon who specializes in weight loss and was recognized as one of “America’s Top Surgeon 2008”.   Our first patient is definitely the adventurous type.  He is very excited to be the very first patient to take advantage of this program.  As a side note, I should have guessed he was the adventurous type; he works for the real CSI in Las Vegas.  Holly, my wife who works in the front office now has the official CSI Las Vegas T shirt!

Thank you; please contact us with any questions;

Tom Umbach, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Blossom Bariatrics
600 Whitney Ranch Drive E-26
Henderson, NV 89014

office: 702-463-3300
cell: 702-426-2433
fax: 702-446-8226