Here's a rare thing: OCC's gastric sleeve and ours carry the exact same $4,900 sticker. So for once, the price can't decide for you — what's inside the number has to. Every fact about Obesity Control Center below is quoted from their own published pages and linked. Where we haven't verified something, we say "ask them" instead of guessing.
Read this first. We're Pompeii Surgical — of course we have a point of view. So here are the rules we wrote this page by: our claims are our published policies; every claim about Obesity Control Center is quoted from their own website with a link and an access date; and where we haven't verified something, the table says "ask them" — never a guess. We won't quote their complication rates, reviews, or safety statistics — those are theirs to publish and yours to verify. OCC is one of the most established names in Mexican bariatrics, and if anything on this page is out of date, email us and we'll correct it fast.
Two Tijuana programs. One sticker: $4,900 and $4,900. But a price is a container, not a promise — so open both. Theirs is starting at
, quoted as a discounted cash price
,[2][3] holds one hospital night and one hotel night,[2] and starts with a $500 deposit [that] is non-refundable.
[3] Ours is flat for every payment method, holds 2–3 hospital nights and every hotel night your recovery needs, starts with nothing down — and the complication insurance and lifetime aftercare are already inside.
A famous name, international accreditations, concierge language — with the terms of a boutique: cash pricing, a non-refundable deposit, and a lean night count at the same sticker.[1][3]
The same $4,900 — spent on you instead: more monitored nights, all hotel nights, companion meals, included complication coverage, and aftercare that doesn't expire in year five.
Neither model is a trick — OCC's reputation is real and earned. But when two numbers are identical, the only question left is which one bought you more. Count with us.
Both are established Tijuana programs with long histories. The honest difference is what each $4,900 contains — and what each asks of you before and after.
Whichever way you lean: get every number and every policy in writing before you pay anyone anything. That advice includes us.
Our column states our published policies. Their column quotes their published pages, accessed July 11, 2026 — numbered links go to the sources at the bottom of this page.
| What to compare | Pompeii Surgical | Obesity Control Center |
|---|---|---|
| Track record | Since 2014 · 30,000+ patients · Tijuana | Reports "Over 25,000 successful surgeries" and "Over 50 years' combined experience" · Tijuana[1] |
| Company model | A surgical program — one team, one facility, one flat price, from first call through lifetime aftercare. | An innovative and industry-leading metabolic weight loss centerlocated within Hospital CYNTAR, with a Personal Concierge Team.[1] |
| Gastric sleeve price | $4,900 — flat and final. Same price for cash, cashier's check, or financing. | Starting at $4,900for their IGS Improved Gastric Sleeve®; the prices we quote are discounted cash prices.[2][3] |
| Gastric bypass price | $5,800 — flat, all-inclusive. | Not published on the pages we reviewed — request their current written quote. |
| Deposit to reserve a date | $0. We never take a deposit. Financed patients owe $0 at booking. | $500 deposit is non-refundable.[3] |
| Paying your balance | Same price every method — no surcharge for financing, no cash-discount asterisk. | If paying the balance of your surgery via PayPal, please add $250 to your final payment.[3] |
| Rescheduling | Talk to your coordinator — there's no penalty schedule to read. | We will work with you if you need to reschedule your surgery date, but we do require at least 2 weeks notice.Reasonable — and to their credit, published plainly.[3] |
| If you're medically disqualified before surgery | Full refund. If pre-op testing shows surgery isn't safe for you, you get 100% back. Even the extra testing we ordered — often $400+ — is on us. | Not published on the pages we reviewed — and their deposit is stated as non-refundable. Ask for the terms in writing.[3] |
| Complication coverage | Complication insurance included in every package — extra surgeries, extra nights, rebookings, including after you return home. No deductible, no claim forms — and you can read the full policy before you book. Coverage like this sells separately in Tijuana for around $285 a year — here it's already in the price, and it covers your companion's extended room and both rebooked flights too. | Not listed in the package language we reviewed — ask them to confirm what's covered, in writing.[2] |
| Hospital stay | 2–3 nights · private room · 24/7 bariatric nursing · all meals. | 1 night stay at our world-renowned surgical facility(published).[2] |
| Hotel nights | All hotel nights included — however many your recovery needs (normally two). And you choose your hotel — five-star options welcome. | 1 night stay at a local 5-star hotel(published).[2] |
| Ground transportation | Included — San Diego (SAN) airport ↔ Tijuana, hotel ↔ hospital, both directions. | Luxury transportation to and from the San Diego International Airport(published).[2] |
| Aftercare | Lifetime — one coordinator start to finish, nutritionist consults, telehealth, 70k+ patient community. No expiration date. | Comprehensive 5 Year Post-Op Carevia online support groups and their concierge team (published — substantial, and worth crediting).[1] |
| Financing | Same-day approval via ModernHealthFinance / United Medical Credit · $0 down for many · soft credit pull · financing adds $0 to the price. | Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal Credit displayed (published) — ask how financing interacts with their cash-discount pricing.[1][3] |
When the stickers match, the fine print is the whole comparison. Walk the same five moments with both companies:
The prices we quote are discounted cash prices.PayPal balance payment:
please add $250 to your final payment.[3]
1 night stayat the surgical facility +
1 night stayat a hotel — ask what additional nights cost.[2]
Comprehensive 5 Year Post-Op Care— genuinely substantial; ask what support looks like after year five.[1]
Credit where due: OCC publishes its payment terms plainly, its rescheduling stance is reasonable, and its five-year program is more structured than much of this market. But hold the two identical stickers side by side and count: $500 down vs $0 · one hospital night vs two-to-three · one hotel night vs all of them · cash pricing vs any-method pricing · five years vs lifetime · coverage unlisted vs insurance included. Same number. Very different contents. Sources: our published pricing and FAQ · OCC's gastric sleeve page and online payments page, accessed 2026-07-11.
Including us. A provider worth your trust will answer every one of these in writing without flinching.
"What is my final, all-in price — for my payment method, my history, my dates?"If the quoted price is a cash price, ask what YOUR payment method costs.
"Is a deposit required? Is it refundable, and under exactly what conditions?"Get the answer as a document, not a phone summary.
"If pre-op testing disqualifies me, how much of my money comes back?"This is the single most revealing question on this list. Percentages matter.
"Is complication coverage included — especially after I fly home?"In-hospital coverage and post-return coverage are different things. Ask for both, in writing.
"How many hospital and hotel nights are in the package — and what does one more cost?"At identical stickers, the night count is where the real price hides.
"What happens if the surgeon finds something mid-surgery — like a hiatal hernia?"Ask whether it's repaired, and whether repairing it costs extra.
"What does aftercare look like in year six?"Programs with an end date and programs without one feel identical — until the date arrives.
Seriously — do it. Thousands of patients have written about both companies. Read ours, read theirs, start with the worst ones if you like. Then come back to the table above. We're comfortable with where that leaves you.
Reviews belong to their authors and their platforms — we don't cherry-pick either company's onto this page.
Fair comparison disclosure. This page is published by Pompeii Surgical. Pompeii Surgical is not affiliated with Obesity Control Center. "Obesity Control Center," "IGS Improved Gastric Sleeve," and related marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only to identify the company being compared. All Obesity Control Center information on this page was taken from their publicly available website on the access dates shown and may have changed since — always verify current prices, inclusions, and policies directly with any provider before making decisions. This page compares published business terms only; it is not medical advice, and it makes no claims about any provider's clinical outcomes or surgical techniques. Bariatric surgery is a serious medical procedure — discuss risks and outcomes with a qualified surgical team. If you represent Obesity Control Center and believe anything here is inaccurate or outdated, contact contact@pompeiisurgical.com and we will review and correct it promptly.
Take the seven questions above to every provider on your list — including us. We'll answer all of them in writing, and there's no deposit while you decide.