🇲🇽 Tijuana, Mexico · est. 2014
Pompeii Surgical
High-volume Tijuana bariatric center reporting more than 30,000 surgeries over roughly 11 years and a team of board-certified surgeons led by Dr. Sergio Quinones. It markets fully transparent, all-inclusive pricing with the only exclusion being airfare to San Diego. Packages include complication insurance and lifetime aftercare.
- Bariatric surgery
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Provider / aggregatorPompeii Surgical is a bariatric surgery provider in Tijuana, Mexico, operating since 2014 (12 years). Across 2 independent review platforms (Google, Yelp) it holds 4.9 out of 5 from 5,018 reviews. Published prices start at $4,900 for gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy), with 2 procedures priced on this page. It lists 1 named surgeon, each traceable to a public source. Every figure here is drawn from independent platforms — we sell no rankings and no leads.
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4.9
out of 5
★★★★★
5,018 reviews across 2 platforms
Patient opinion about Pompeii Surgical, not a clinical-outcome verdict. Kept out of the Transparency Index; every source is linked so you can judge it yourself.
Verified against 1 public source
Every figure on this page traces to a public source, each labelled by confidence.
Objective scorecard
How Pompeii Surgical compares
Built only from open, sourced internet data — never a paid rank. Each pillar is shown on its own; the composite is just a weighted read of the pillars below it.
58
/ 100 · 92% data coverage
Reputation
88
Credentials & accreditation
33
Transparency
41
Price & value
78
Access & scale
44
Reputation
100% data coverageIndependent patient reviews across platforms.
Patient rating
Aggregated patient opinion (volume-adjusted), not a clinical outcome.
Review volume
Total public reviews across all platforms.
Platform breadth
Corroboration across independent review sites is harder to game.
Credentials & accreditation
100% data coverageVerifiable accreditation and named, credentialed surgeons.
Accreditation
Facility-level and time-bound — confirm currency in the public registry.
Named & credentialed surgeons
A named, board-certified surgeon is a transparency signal, not a skill score.
Years established
Longevity in operation, where disclosed.
Transparency
100% data coverageHow much about the provider is publicly checkable.
Pricing transparency
Published ranges are not personalised quotes.
Independent evidence
Thin coverage lowers confidence — it is not a verdict on quality.
Outcome reporting
Almost no provider reports this — its absence is itself the signal.
Price & value
100% data coveragePublished price position and package clarity.
Price vs. country median
Higher = priced below peers for the same procedure in the same country. Not a quality signal.
Package transparency
Whether what the quoted price includes/excludes is stated.
Access & scale
50% data coverageInternational support and facility capability.
International support
Breadth of languages for cross-border patients.
Facility scale
Inpatient/surgical capability, where published — matters most for major surgery.
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Known for
- ◆All-inclusive transparent pricing
- ◆High surgical volume
- ◆Lifetime aftercare
Published prices
Provider-published figures. Not personalised quotes — confirm inclusions directly.
| Provider | Published price (USD) | Typically includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy) | $4,900 | surgery, surgeon, anesthesia | Reported |
| Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) | $5,800 | surgery, surgeon, anesthesia | Reported |
What's in the package
Typically included
- ✓Surgery / procedure fee
- ✓Anaesthesia
- ✓Hospital stay
- ✓Hotel / accommodation
- ✓Airport transfers
- ✓Medications
- ✓Aftercare / follow-up
Usually excluded
- ×Flights
Procedures offered
Surgeons & specialists
Languages
Spanish · English
Sources
Every claim on this profile traces to a public source, with its confidence level.
- Pompeii Surgical pricing pageReported
Pompeii Surgical — frequently asked
The questions US patients search most, answered from this clinic's verified data.
How is Pompeii Surgical rated by patients?
Pompeii Surgical holds 4.9/5 across 2 independent review platforms (Google, Yelp), 5,018 reviews in total. Each source is linked on this page so you can read the reviews yourself — we never use paid aggregators.
How much do procedures cost at Pompeii Surgical?
Provider-published ranges at Pompeii Surgical: Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy) $4,900–$4,900; Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) $5,800–$5,800. These are published figures for comparison, not personalised quotes — confirm inclusions (hotel, transfers, follow-up) directly with the clinic.
Where is Pompeii Surgical located?
Pompeii Surgical is located in Tijuana, Mexico.
How long has Pompeii Surgical been operating?
Pompeii Surgical has been operating since 2014 — about 12 years.
What procedures does Pompeii Surgical offer?
Pompeii Surgical covers Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy), Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y). Published prices and sources for each are on this page.