International patients
Practical information for patients traveling from the United States, Canada, and elsewhere for hernia evaluation and surgery in Tijuana, Mexico.
Important context: The accreditation and institutional track-record figures on this page describe Hospital CYNTAR and its Obesity Control Center (OCC) bariatric program — they are not hernia-specific outcomes. They are published to help patients evaluate the host facility itself.
Accredited host facility
International gold-standard hospital accreditation covering patient safety, infection control, medication management, and quality systems.
Independent surgical accreditation evaluating volume, outcomes, perioperative pathways, and continuous quality improvement.
Specialized accreditation for medical-travel patient experience, care coordination, and cross-border continuity of care.
Accreditation applies to Hospital CYNTAR, the host facility for the surgical program described on this site.
Coordination & logistics
Perioperative & cross-border support
- Critical careOn-site intensive care unit
- Monitoring24/7 in-hospital physician and nursing coverage
- Patient coordinationUS-based bilingual patient coordinators
- Border logisticsDoor-to-door San Diego ↔ Tijuana medical transport
- LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
- · Pre-travel video consultation and records review
- · San Diego (SAN) airport pickup and door-to-door transport across the San Ysidro border
- · Bilingual (English / Spanish) patient coordinators before, during, and after surgery
- · Written, all-inclusive estimate before travel — surgeon, facility, anesthesia, mesh, follow-up
- · Coordinated return-home follow-up via video and continuity-of-care summary for your local physician
Institutional track record
Hospital CYNTAR — Obesity Control Center (OCC) bariatric program
- Bariatric procedures performed
- 30,000+
- Patients in published ASMBS series
- 19,801
- Reported morbidity rate
- 1.2%
- Reported mortality
- 0
Institutional volume since program inception
Peer-reviewed bariatric series presented to the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
Bariatric series — host facility
Bariatric series — host facility
Important context: Bariatric (weight-loss surgery) program metrics for the host facility — not hernia-specific outcomes. They reflect the institutional safety culture, perioperative systems, and surgical volume of the host facility — meaningful background when evaluating any surgical program operating inside it, but they are not a substitute for procedure-specific hernia outcome data.
Next steps
Request a no-cost consultation. A coordinator will review your records, explain options, and provide a written estimate.
Educational disclaimer: This page is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual recommendations require consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.