About OCC

Obesity Control Center is considered one of the best facilities for weight loss surgery — not only in Mexico, but the world. Our award-winning team of bariatric surgeons has a combined 50 years of experience with over 26,000 successful bariatric surgery procedures to our credit. We were one of the first centers to perform bariatric surgery anywhere in the world. Because Obesity Control Center holds itself to the most rigorous medical and safety standards found anywhere in the world, patients from Mexico, the United States, and every corner of the globe seek care from our weight loss surgeons. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission International and have also been awarded their Golden Seal — a distinction recognizing the highest standards of safety: a complication rate of less than 1%.

Two master bariatric surgeons — Dr. Ariel Ortiz® and Dr. Arturo Martinez — care for every patient. That means that Obesity Control Center patients are always in the hands of a world-renowned and highly trained surgeon. Our surgeons are pioneers in the field, with accomplishments that include being the first to provide teenage obesity treatments and creating the IGS Improve Gastric Sleeve®, the Stomach Sparing Gastric Sleeve®, and the Double-Buttress Sewing Technique. At our state-of-the-art facility, our surgeons offer several types of weight loss surgery, including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band surgery, and gastric plication. During the consultation phase, the weight loss surgeons will evaluate each patient individually to create a customized surgical plan that considers the patient’s goals, concerns, preferences, and medical history. Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Martinez received their advanced education in bariatric surgery at elite educational institutions and have been invited to instruct the next generation of weight loss surgeons as professors and guest lecturers.