Bariatric surgery in Mexico turns deadly for Phoenix woman - ABC15 Arizona

Jun 15, 2021

Her parents say Herrera did some research on social media and found a Facebook group of people, who like her, were looking into getting weight loss surgery done in Tijuana, Mexico.

“Doctors told us she had a severe infection in her intestines from the surgery in Mexico,” said Jose Herrera.

Weight loss surgery is one of the top five medical treatments Americans are going to have done in other countries like Mexico.

And it has to do with cost, bariatric surgery comes with a $20,000 price tag if a person doesn’t have medical insurance or it’s not covered.

“Do your research before getting a major surgery in other countries, think about it twice because you only live once,” said Herrera.