Gastric Sleeve
This operation reduces the size of the stomach by 80%, leaving a sleeve-shaped stomach. Your new stomach will have a capacity of 4-5 oz./150ml. This will make you feel satisfied after eating a small amount of food or beverages.
All of this will translate into a reduction of calorie intake and substantial weight loss.
You can expect to lose between 60 to 70% of excess weight in the first year after the procedure, besides all the positive effects in improving your quality of life and confidence. These are just some of the benefits of the gastric sleeve.
Gastric Sleeve Single Incision
Single incision laparoscopic surgery has emerged as a new option to perform laparoscopic surgery.
In this procedure, we perform the gastric sleeve through a single incision in the umbilicus.
The procedure is recommended for patients with a BMI under 40 and without prior abdominal surgeries.
Gastric Bypass
Also known as the Roux en Y bypass (RNYB), this procedure has been the gold standard in bariatric surgery.
In this surgery, we create a small gastric pouch with a capacity of 2-4 oz.
Then we measure the small intestine, cut it, and connect a portion of it to the gastric pouch and finally reconnect the bypassed intestine.
This translates into you eating fewer calories, and the food that you ingest will bypass a portion of your intestine, decreasing the absorbed calories. This surgery is also recommended for patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux.
Mini-Gastric Bypass
In this surgery, similar to the gastric bypass, a small gastric pouch is created.
The small intestine is measured and then connected to the gastric pouch, bypassing a portion of the small intestine where food will not be absorbed.
This procedure is suitable for patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. The patient can lose up to 80% of excess body weight.
Revision Surgery
If you had bariatric surgery before and have experienced complications, weight regain, or not losing the weight expected, you could be a candidate for revision surgery.
The type of bariatric revision depends on the prior procedure. For example, a gastric sleeve can be revised to gastric or mini-gastric bypass. A failed lap band can be converted to a sleeve. A failed gastric bypass can have the pouch resized or the bypassed intestine length modified.
Patients considering revision surgery must also be aware that the complication rate is higher in revision surgery due to scarring of the tissues and other conditions.
