Guest guest Posted May 16, 1999 Report Share Posted May 16, 1999 Dr. charges $5,000.00 for the SAGB and $6,000.00 for Biogentrics lapband and this includes the hospital charges but not the pre-op tests. Please do not use this info to try o get Dr. Rumbaut to lower his prices because all that will happen is that Biogentrics will try to convince Dr. to raise his prices. Drs. Rumbaut and are friends and have offices in San Engracia Hospital. Dr. Rumbaut works with the American market thru Biogentrics and incurs extra expenses in marketing to Americans and being the only Mexican doctor with membership in ASBS. Dr. works the Mexican market with referrals from his cardiologist nephew in Texas and former patients such as myself who are so grateful for the care and personal interest he took in me when I went to Mexico alone to have surgery. We want to be very careful not to set off any lapband wars in Mexico. When Ceglia from Biogentrics asked me who would do my surgery for $5000.00 I refused to tell him. Let us all keep in mind that the price of participating in the US trials is 20-22,000.00 plus 3 days of pre-approval testing and airfare, then 6 more trips of hotels and airfare for the follow up. Mexico is a bargain anyway you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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