Gastric Sleeve Surgery (Verticals Sleeve Gastrectomy), is the most popular surgery option that our laparoscopic surgeons perform. So popular in fact, our surgeons normally do anywhere from 30 - 50 Gastric Sleeve surgeries a month.
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Weight loss of 50-60% in the first 2 years after the surgery.
- Shorter hospital stay, faster recovery.
- Type 2 Diabetes Controlled (45-58%).
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Resolved (60%)
Gastric Band Surgery is a laparoscopic procedure in which the REALIZE band is used. The Band is implanted around the upper part of the stomach restricting food intake thus the patient losing weight. In recent years, we've seen that patients are preferring the Gastric Sleeve in Mexico vs. the Gastric Band due to reports of better results and not having to return to Mexico for adjustments.
Benefits:
Other:
Benefits:
- Does not permanently change the anatomy of the stomach.
- Surgery can be reversed.
Gastric Plication Surgery is the newest bariatric laparoscopic surgery that has slowly been gaining popularity. Similar to the sleeve, this procedure does not remove part of the stomach. A sleeve is created by suturing rather than removing stomach tissue, thus preserving its natural nutrient absorption capabilities. The Plication Surgery is producing same significant results as the Gastric Sleeve.
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Weight loss of 50-60% in the first 2 years after the surgery.
- No Loss of stomach tissue.
- Reversible procedure.
Gastric Bypass Surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is the procedure that is most frequently performed for the seriously obese with Body Mass Index greater than 40.
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Patients report an early sense of fullness and satisfaction that reduces the desire to eat.
- Weight loss of 60-80% of the extra weight.
Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery is a laparoscopic weight loss surgery procedure that can be easily reversed or revised. Comparing to traditional gastric bypass surgery and even the popular RNY gastric bypass surgery, mini gastric bypass procedure is less invasive and requires less time for surgery and recovery.
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Patients report an early sense of fullness and satisfaction that reduces the desire to eat.
- Weight loss of 60-80% of the extra weight.
Revision Surgery Is a bariatric laparoscopic surgery procedure that has been in such high demand in the last few years due to patients not getting the full weight loss results desired with the Gastric Band.
Types of Revision Surgeries Offered:
Types of Revision Surgeries Offered:
Duodenal Switch is a weight loss surgery procedure that is composed of a restrictive and a malabsorptive aspect. The restrictive portion of the surgery involves removing approximately 70% of the stomach along the greater curvature. The malabsorptive portion of the surgery reroutes a lengthy portion of the small intestine, creating two separate pathways and one common channel. The shorter of the two pathways, the digestive loop, takes food from the stomach to the common channel. The much longer pathway, the biliopancreatic loop, carries bile from the liver to the common channel.
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Its combination of moderate intake restriction with substantial calorie malabsorption results in a very high percentage of excess weight loss for obese individuals.
- Type 2 diabetics has had a 98% cure rate.
Gastric Balloon is a procedure that is considered less invasive than gastric weight loss surgery. The balloon is inserted through the stomach endoscopically and inflated lasting 6 or 12 months depending on the type of balloon giving the patient the benefit of weight loss during that time.
Types of Balloons Offered:
Types of Balloons Offered:
Hiatal Hernia Repair Is a bariatric laparoscopic surgery procedure that has been in such high demand in the last few years due to patients not getting the full weight loss results desired with the Gastric Band.
Types of Revision Surgeries Offered:
Types of Revision Surgeries Offered: