Gastric Bypass Surgery (GBP)
The clinics providing Gastric Bypass are listed below. Contact them today to get a quote, make an appointment or have an online consultation.
Puerta de Hierro Medical Center is a private organization, specialized in the provision of high-quality health services. The center is a world-class medical facility ... and is exclusively dedicated to nutritional and obesity-related issues.
- Languages: Spanish, English
- Additional Services: Airport Transfers, Translator , Local Accommodation Assistance
CTG Healthcare offers high quality, affordable health care services in Izmir, Turkey, and has served a large number of patients from both Turkey and abroad. Dedicated to finding a permanent solution for individuals who are clinically obese and experiencing chronic health issues.
- Testimonial: " Im now 65 kilo was 119 so very happy. " solvang
- Languages: Turkish, English
- Additional Services: Airport Transfers, Hotel Reservations, Local Accommodation Assistance, Hotel to Clinic Transfers
Istanbul Hizmet Hospital is an ultra modern hospital with it’s 114 beds, 22 clinics, ICU units,high tech operating theaters, and a highly skilled bariatric surgery team lead by Dr.Tugrul Demirel.
- Testimonial: " Your personnel took very good care of me " Anja, Germany
- Languages: English, Turkish
- Additional Services: Local Accommodation Assistance, Hotel to Clinic Transfers, Translator Services
- Language: Spanish, English
- Additional Services: Airport Pickup, Assistance in Accommodation
- Testimonial: " I want to tell everyone my trip to Guadalajara in hands of Dr. Osuna was Great, she is a wonderful person and has a great reputation as a Surgeon " M.G.
- Language: English, Spanish
- Additional Services: Accomodation Assistance, Translation Assistance, Transfers
- Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Additional Services: AirPort Pickup, Accommodations, All medically necessary transports, Private nursing,daily nursing visits to your hotel
- Testimonial: " I have not in 22 years weighed what I do now or felt so good. " M.A
- Language: English, Spanish
- Additional Services: Free Hotel & Hospital Transfers, Accomodation Assistance, Assistance with City Tours
What is Gastric Bypass?
Gastric bypass surgery divides the stomach into one small upper pouch and one larger lower section. A new link is made between the two parts of the stomach and the intestines. The link bypasses parts of the stomach where calories are absorbed.
Gastric bypass surgery dramatically reduces stomach capacity and changes the function of the stomach. Bypassing the intestines channels the patient to absorb fewer nutrients from their food intake. The smaller pouch allows patients to feel fuller faster.
Surgeons use different techniques to create the new link to the intestines. The most common gastric bypass surgery is called RNY, or Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass.
A Good Candidate for Gastric Bypass
Not everyone will qualify for gastric bypass surgery. There are guidelines that you must meet before a gastric bypass surgeon will consider you a candidate. The following is the list of criteria:
· body mass index of 30 or higher
· obesity related health problems
· must be at least 90 pounds overweight
· obese for over five years
· tried all other methods of weight loss and have documented proof
Gastric Bypass Procedure
Gastric bypass surgery is performed under a general anesthetic and is typically executed using a surgical procedure called laparoscopy – sometimes referred to as “key-hole “surgery.
Once the stomach is inflated, surgeons make a number of small incisions in the abdomen, rather than the large single incision used in traditional surgery. The laparoscope, or viewing tube, is inserted to perform the procedure.
The surgeon creates the small upper pouch uses staples to seal the pouch off from the rest of the stomach. A link is formed between the pouch and the intestines using the Y shaped part of the intestines.
No internal parts of the stomach are removed however most of the stomach is now bypassed. Food will travel directly to the second part of the small intestine, also known as the jejunum and will absorb fewer calories. The majority of the small intestine, the duodenum, is bypassed. The lower part of the stomach continues to work normally for healthy digestion.
Average Duration of Gastric bypass surgery: 1-2 hours. If open surgery is executed instead of laparoscopic surgery, the operating time is reduced.
Risks and Side Effects of Gastric Bypass
Complications that are normal with any major surgery involved with opening the abdomen for gastric bypass surgery include: bleeding, infection, vomiting, gallstones, constipation, bowel obstruction and gastritis.
Other risks involved with gastric bypass surgery can include vitamin deficiency, calcium deficiency, iron deficiency, and gastric dumping syndrome.
Recovery from Gastric Bypass
During recovery, patients can expect to feel sore and swollen following gastric bypass surgery and patients should allow up to 5 weeks before resuming normal activities.
For the first few weeks patients will follow a liquid or highly-blended diet plan as solid foods are gradually reintroduced after 6 weeks.
Results of Gastric Bypass
Most individuals will lose nearly 70% of their excess weight in the 2 years following gastric bypass surgery. Research shows that most individuals maintain this weight loss over the years as they continue to eat less.
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