Waypoints – July 29, 2026
JetWell Waypoints – What's new on JetWell this cycle
I read every message that comes in through the intake form, and this cycle the questions have been all over the map: bariatric surgery in Tijuana, whether IVF abroad is actually safe, how to protect a deposit before you fly out. That spread is kind of the point. JetWell isn't built around one procedure, it's built around the same three questions no matter what you're looking into: is this clinic real, is the price honest, and what happens if something goes wrong. Here's what's new this cycle.
In this issue Bariatric surgery abroad, the complete guide |
Learning center
Bariatric surgery abroad, the complete guide
A full walkthrough of gastric sleeve and bypass options in Mexico, what a real quote includes, and the aftercare questions people forget to ask before they book.
Why it matters: weight loss surgery abroad can run 60 to 75 percent less than the US, but the savings only hold up if the clinic's aftercare plan is real, not an afterthought. |
Learning center
How to protect your money when paying for surgery abroad
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Wire transfer, card, escrow: what actually gives you recourse if a clinic cancels or underdelivers, and what doesn't.
Why it matters: a deposit sent the wrong way is money you can't get back if plans change. |
Patient story
Why I started JetWell
My own path through a broken healthcare system, and how that turned into this company. Not a polished founder story, the actual one.
Also new this cycle
Dental implant costs, country by country
A side-by-side of what implants run in Turkey, Thailand, Mexico, South Korea, Colombia, Hungary, and India.
New on JetWell
Print your travel documents in one click
Once a trip is booked, your dashboard now has a Trip prep bar with a Print Travel Documents button, it pulls your itinerary, clinic details, and JetCover summary into one printable page.
Why it matters: you shouldn't have to dig through three emails at airport security to prove you have a procedure booked. |
Patient story
His mom and his girlfriend both needed the same thing
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This one is not about his own procedure. He did not get anything done. His mom in her early 60s wanted work around her eyes, his girlfriend had been putting off double eyelid surgery for a decade, and he was the one crazy enough to say let me plan the whole trip. California quotes came to $6,000 to $10,000 for one and $15,000 to $25,000 for the other. In Seoul it was $2,300 and $4,900.
While he was sitting in the waiting room he noticed a dental clinic upstairs, walked in on a whim, and got a full checkup and deep cleaning for $40. What he is most honest about is the part that has nothing to do with surgery. Researching clinics, vetting surgeons, managing the timeline, all of it fell on him because he had the flexibility to take two weeks off. Not everyone has that person in their life.
JetLounge LIVE
What nobody tells you about IVF
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August 12 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
Beverly Yip is hosting. She went through two clinics, spent $60,000, and lost 20 eggs before her son was born. She is sitting down with Cherry, who thought her window had closed until one embryo changed everything. They are getting into the parts nobody brings up until you are already in it. The injections, the monitoring appointments in rush hour traffic, the phone calls that flip your whole week.
No clinic reps, no pitch. Bring your questions and ask them directly.
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