Bariatric Surgery
Weight loss surgery is also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery. These terms are used in order to reflect the impact of these operations on patients’ weight and the health of their metabolism (breakdown of food into energy). In addition to their ability to treat obesity, these operations are very effective in treating diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and high cholesterol, among many other diseases. These operations also have an ability to prevent future health problems. The benefits allow patients with obesity who choose to undergo treatment to enjoy a better quality of life and a longer lifespan.
Today’s metabolic and bariatric operations have been refined over the course of many decades and are among the best studied treatments in modern medicine. They are performed with small incisions using minimally invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopic and robotic surgery). These advancements allow patients to have a better overall experience with less pain, fewer complications, shorter hospital stays and a faster recovery. These operations are extremely safe, with complication rates that are lower than common operations such as gallbladder removal, hysterectomy, and hip replacement.
The goal of these operations is to modify the stomach and intestines to treat obesity and related diseases. The operations may make the stomach smaller and also bypass a portion of the intestine. This results in less food intake and changes how the body absorbs food for energy resulting in decreased hunger and increased fullness. These procedures improve the body’s ability to achieve a healthy weight.
Treatments & Procedures
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Sleeve Gastrectomy
In gastric sleeve surgery, also called vertical sleeve gastrectomy, a surgeon removes most of your stomach, leaving only a banana-shaped section that is closed with staples.
Gastric Bypass
Gastric bypass surgery, also called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, The bypass changes hormones, bacteria, and other substances in the gastrointestinal tract that may affect appetite and metabolism.
Duodenal Switch
A surgical procedure called biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, or “mixed surgery,” involves two separate procedures.
Adjustable Gastric Banding
It involves placing an adjustable band around the upper stomach to induce satiety. The band stoma size can be adjusted by filling the band with sterile saline, ...
Ellipse gastric Balloon
Once the balloons are in your stomach, they are inflated with saline solution to take up space in your stomach and help you feel fuller
FAQ
Want to find out more about the treatment? The answer to your questions can be found below.
Weight loss surgery is a surgical procedure for overweight people who have not achieved sufficient diet, exercise, and medication results. After the operation, there will be a significant change in the gastrointestinal system hormones that regulate hunger and blood sugar regulation.
With the stomach’s size, the patient needs less food and calories and can lose weight naturally. Because the body undergoes little stress, psychological trauma can be prevented.
With a weight loss surgery, 75% of the stomach is surgically removed. A large part of the stomach is surgically removed during a weight loss surgery. It is performed laparoscopically, i.e., without cutting into the abdominal wall, with special equipment in small holes.
As a result, the patient’s body is under less stress, and recovery can occur more quickly, and the patient can soon resume his daily life. A gastric sleeve, a gastric band operation, and a gastric bypass are three types of weight loss surgery.
About 75% of the stomach is permanently removed, and the remainder is connected to the intestines. This procedure is called a gastric sleeve and is irreversible. The gastric sleeve operation is performed with special surgical equipment with a camera on the end that is placed in 1.4 cm incisions. The part of the stomach that releases the ghrelin hormone, which causes a hungry feeling, is completely removed.
The best option for patients who consume too many carbohydrates and have the urge to eat frequently is weight loss surgery performed using the bypass laparoscopy method.
During this surgery, a small portion of the stomach is directly connected to the small intestine. A difference with gastric sleeve surgery is that the stomach is not entirely removed, but part is no longer used.
This method is called a silicone gastric band or gastric band. A silicone band is placed 3-4 cm below where the esophagus and stomach meet, and the stomach is divided into two.
The pouch above the stomach is small, and so when eating, this pouch and the patient fill up quickly. A difference with the gastric sleeve is that the gastric band is not irreversible. When the patient is at the desired weight, the gastric band can be removed.
- A weight loss surgery is applied to patients who have been unable to lose weight under the supervision of a specialist with a diet program
- A weight loss surgery is applied to patients with a BMI of 30 who also have type 2 diabetes but for whom the treatment is not successful
Laparoscopic (closed) gastric sleeve surgery only uses millimetric holes to see little pain and little is visible. The photo shows a patient whose wound has healed after ten days.
After a few months, these welts will also disappear almost completely. The patient can get up immediately after surgery and go home after three days. On the 7th or 8th day, he can continue his daily life and go to work.
Dumping syndrome: After weight loss surgery, food and liquids can enter the intestines very quickly. As a result, the patient may feel nauseous, sweat, become fatigued, and develop diarrhea. Sweet food is almost impossible. To avoid this, the patient should adhere to the advice of the dietician.
The skin may droop or collapse as a result of the weight loss. In that case, plastic surgery can offer a solution. That is only possible after two years when the weight loss is complete.
- After this operation, a person heals very quickly.
- The pain is very mild after the operation.
- The risk of scars after surgery is minimal.
- The patient can be released from the hospital on the same day.
- The operation has few risks.
- Complications after surgery are rare.
- Recovery after surgery is painless.
- It is an operation that contains more technology than a classic process.
First of all, your doctor will make a reasonable assessment of whether you are willing to lose weight, whether you will be cooperative and whether you are physically and psychologically ready for this process.
After these checks, you will discuss the benefits of the operation and the risks with your doctor.
Before surgery, your doctor may ask you to stop smoking, lose some weight, and check your blood sugar. This is only possible with your cooperation.
In the first three weeks, you will slowly and the month after you will lose weight quickly. You will have lost weight entirely in about six months, between 25-35 kilograms.
This operation has no disadvantages, even in the long run. If the patient does not adhere to his diet, weight loss can become complicated, and he may develop nutritional problems.
Patients who do not adhere to their diet after surgery (for example, consuming high-calorie fluids, non-cooperative patients who cannot control eating) may regain the weight. For people who will not adhere to their diet, weight loss surgery is chosen instead of a “gastric sleeve.” (Success rate of 95%)
You can find the prices for a weight loss surgery on our website under the heading “prices.”
The prices of a weight loss surgery in Iran may be different from those in other countries. For example, prices in Belgium will differ from those in Iran. The Euro exchange rate in Iran is high. That is why a hotel, food and drink, operations, shopping are much cheaper.
Taking these factors into account, weight lost surgeries such as a gastric sleeve or gastric bypass can be performed less.
During the operation, the stomach is reduced in size but retains its natural structure. The stomach area that releases the ghrelin hormone and that causes the feeling of hunger is also removed. It is a suitable procedure for people with a BMI of over 35 and consists of a single step.
The gastric sleeve is recommended for people with a BMI between 35-40 and who suffer from additional illnesses such as diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, or osteoarthritis. It is a procedure with a low risk of complication and a high safety factor for people who have been trying to lose weight for years without success.
The gastric sleeve is applied to morbidly obese and super morbidly obese patients where other obesity operations are too risky. Gastric by-pass, biliopancreatic diversion procedures pose a significant risk in these individuals. The gastric sleeve is, therefore, the reason that it is applied to these patients.
Morbidly obese and super morbidly obese patients are brought to the desired weight with a gastric sleeve for other operations. After that, gastric by-pass, biliopancreatic diversion procedures can be applied.
With the development of medical technology and specialists’ experience, gastric sleeve surgery’s success rate is higher than expected. It can be performed on obese individuals as a first procedure; in this context, a gastric sleeve aids in treating obesity and its actual treatment.
In both America and Europe, obese patients most often choose the gastric sleeve.
People with obesity and a BMI over 35 can safely, without problems, opt for a gastric sleeve in the context
A laparoscopic gastric sleeve (stomach reduction) is a technique with a success rate of 60% in weight loss. This operation has no disadvantages, even in the long run. If a person does not adhere to their diet, losing weight can become complicated, and they have to deal with nutritional problems or even gain weight.