Dr. Ariel Ortiz
Founder & Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery
Founder of OCC and a bariatric and metabolic surgeon with more than three decades devoted to the field.
Bariatric surgery in Tijuana, 30 minutes from San Diego
Weight-loss surgery with a team that stays with you for five years.
More than 26,000 bariatric procedures over 25+ years, in a JCI-accredited, hospital-based setting.
- Starting from $4,900
- 5 years of guided follow-up + support
- 30 minutes from San Diego Airport
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Start with a free call with a patient coordinator.
Dr. Ariel OrtizDr. Arturo MartínezDr. Héctor Acosta
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Joint Commission International – Gold Seal of Approval
SRC Center of Excellence in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
Global Healthcare Accreditation
Surgery takes a day. Your care takes years.
OCC was built around the whole patient journey — evaluation before surgery, a procedure chosen for your history and goals, hospital-based care, and five years of nutritional follow-up once you're home.
- 25+ years focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery
- 26,000+ procedures
- JCI-accredited, hospital-based care
- Procedure recommended by our medical team after reviewing your history
- You work directly with OCC — no brokers or middlemen
- Five years of guided nutritional follow-up
Real OCC patients
Shelby, 2 years after surgery
Shelby · Actual patient
Emily's story
Emily · Actual patient
Photos shared with permission by OCC patients. Individual results vary and depend on many factors; these are not a prediction of your results.
Why patients choose OCC
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Hospital-based, JCI-accredited care
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Over 25 years focused on bariatric surgery
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A plan built around you
Your history, BMI and goals decide the procedure.
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Transparent self-pay pricing
Typically lower than comparable care in the U.S. or Canada, with pre-op labs, transportation, hotel and nutrition support included.
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A full range of procedures
Gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, mini bypass, revisions/conversions and endoscopic sleeve.
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Care that continues after surgery
Five years of nutritional follow-up.
Why patients choose OCC
- procedures
- 26,000+
- procedures
- years
- 25+
- years
- of follow-up
- 5 years
- of follow-up
Your surgical team
Dr. Arturo Martínez
Chief of Surgery at OCC
A bariatric surgeon with 25+ years of experience, specializing in sleeve surgery and complex revisional procedures.
Dr. César Quiroz Guadarrama
Advanced Bariatric Endoscopist
A specialist in advanced bariatric endoscopy with international training in minimally invasive and therapeutic procedures.
Dr. Juan Roberto González Santamaría
Robotic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon
A specialist in robotic and minimally invasive surgery with extensive training and experience in robotic bariatric procedures.
See if you qualify
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How it works
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Free call with a patient coordinator
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Preparation: a personalized pre-op plan and nutrition guidance
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Travel: private transportation from San Diego
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Surgery in a JCI-accredited, hospital-based facility
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Recovery and five years of guided follow-up
The trip
Fly into San Diego. We handle the rest.
Our team coordinates your cross-border transportation, hotel, hospital stay and your way home. Hear from a patient who made the trip.
See if you qualifyViany's story: traveling to Tijuana for surgery
Viany · Actual patient
What's included
- Surgery and hospital care
- On-site pre-op labs
- Anesthesia, medications and surgical team
- Transportation from San Diego
- Hotel accommodation
- Nutrition guidance and education
- Five years of follow-up
- A dedicated coordinator
Self-pay
from $4,900
Self-pay, starting from $4,900. Your exact price depends on the procedure and your treatment plan. Third-party financing options are available.
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