US medical travel provider adds FUE hair restoration in Tijuana’s Zona Río, targeting American patients seeking treatment close to the US border
US-based medical travel company TreVita has expanded its portfolio with hair transplant services in Zona Río, Tijuana, Mexico. The new offering is aimed primarily at American patients and combines follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedures with travel and patient support coordinated from the United States.
The location is a key element of the concept. Zona Río, one of Tijuana’s established medical districts, is around 20 minutes south of San Diego, allowing US patients to access treatment in Mexico without the long-distance travel typically associated with medical tourism.
Growing demand for hair restoration
TreVita is entering a segment that has seen substantial international growth. Citing data from Grand View Research, the company says the global hair restoration and transplant market is expected to grow by nearly 90 percent by 2030, with North America currently accounting for more than 32 percent of the market.
The proximity of Tijuana to Southern California creates a particular opportunity for cross-border healthcare. Patients can combine treatment abroad with relatively short travel times while accessing services outside the US healthcare system.
TreVita says its new programme uses follicular unit extraction, or FUE, in which individual follicular units are removed from the donor area and transplanted to areas affected by hair loss. According to the company, procedures are carried out by physicians in Zona Río, including doctors with more than 20 years of professional experience.
Medical treatment combined with travel coordination
Rather than operating solely as a referral platform, TreVita positions itself as a medical travel coordinator. Its US-based team assists patients with consultations, accommodation, transportation and recovery support.
The company also offers financing options for qualifying clients, an increasingly important component of medical travel as patients seek treatments that may be expensive, unavailable or not covered by insurance in their home country.
“Our goal has never been to simply help people travel for healthcare,” said Blake Schroeder, CEO of TreVita. He said the company intends to develop longer-term relationships with physicians and expand its own care infrastructure while providing support before, during and after treatment.
Medical procedures and clinical decisions remain the responsibility of independent physicians working with the company.
Tijuana continues to benefit from US medical travel
The expansion also illustrates the importance of Mexico’s northern border region for the US medical travel market. Tijuana combines a substantial healthcare infrastructure with direct access from Southern California, making it possible to offer international treatment without requiring patients to fly to another country.
For TreVita, hair restoration is the latest step in a broader expansion of its medical travel business. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Diego, the company initially focused on bariatric surgery and subsequently added plastic surgery and regenerative medicine services, including stem cell therapies.
TreVita says its longer-term strategy is to develop a medical travel platform covering additional specialties and treatments related to healthspan, longevity and regenerative medicine.
The new hair transplant programme is now available to qualifying clients through TreVita’s US-based patient consultant team.
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