Procedures
Bariatric surgery is performed in order to obtain rapid weight loss in the patient and control of comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and dyslipidemias, among others (metabolic syndrome).
Bariatric procedures have three categories: restrictive, malabsorption, and combined.
Gastric Sleeve
The sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive surgery that involves resection approximately 70 to 80% of the stomach leaving a narrow tube limited capacity to generate early satiety in the patient.
Benefits:
- Loss of excess body weight from 65 to 70%.
- Improvement in quality of life.
- Increases life expectancy 10 years.
- Significant improvement in chronic back pain.
- Preservation of the gastric system.
- More than 80% resolution of comorbidities.
- Prevents and controls diabetes.
- Prevents and controls hypertension.
- Significant improvement in chronic knee pain.
Gastric bypass
This operation combines the two forms of treatment; on one hand, restricting food intake by creating a small stomach with limited capacity but with adequate satiety, and moderate malabsorption on the other.
It consists of reconnecting the intestine in what is known as a Y, leaving a segment of intestine with food transport but without digestive enzymes, causing some elements not to be absorbed therefore allowing adequate weight control in the long term. In addition, 90% of patients with diabetes achieve normal glucose levels soon after the surgery.
Benefits:
- Loss of excess body weight from 70 to 80%.
- Improvement in quality of life.
- Increases life expectancy 10 years.
- Significant improvement in chronic back pain.
- More than 85 to 90% resolution of comorbidities.
- Prevents and controls diabetes.
- Prevents and controls hypertension.
- Significant improvement in chronic knee pain.
Intragastric Balloon
Intragastric Ballons in conjunction with a supervised diet and behavior modification program can help you achieve the health and aesthetic benefits associated with weight loss. It is placed endoscopically (via a flexible scope introduced into the stomach via the mouth). The balloon is placed into the stomach and inflated.
General Surgery
- Gallbladder surgery
- Anti-reflux surgery.
- Appendix surgery.
- Hernia surgery