تصحيح| Weight loss correction

If you've already had any form of weight-loss surgery in the past and are experiencing problems or side effects such as swallowing difficulties or reflux, or have gained some weight, it may be possible to improve your condition with corrective surgery.

 Each person's case is unique, your doctor will carefully review your medical history and any examinations you may have had, will then advise you on any further tests that may be required, and explain your options, we have helped literally hundreds of patients get things back on track .

Am I eligible?

If you have had weight loss surgery in the past and are now facing difficulties, you may be suitable for corrective surgery. No matter where the original surgery was done, we are here to help your doctor will be able to perform the revision surgery using laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery in the vast majority of cases.

We routinely perform the following types of revision surgery:

1. Repositioning or removing gastric bands
2. Transfer from gastric banding to sleeve gastrectomy or shunt
3. Switching from gastric sleeve to shunt for more weight loss
4. Switching from gastric sleeve to Ro-Y bypass to control reflux
5. Conversion from past open stomach stapling operations
6. Revision surgery to re-tighten the gastric pouch to improve restriction
7. Hiatal hernia repair and deformity correction to improve swallowing

What are the risks of corrective surgery?

Corrective surgery is more complex as there are often significant scarring and abnormalities in the stomach tissues, it usually takes longer to perform, and there are higher chances of complications such as bleeding or infection, sometimes revision surgery is done in two stages to reduce these risks, for example For example, the gastric ligament is removed first, then the gastric sleeve is removed after 3 months.

Each patient's circumstances are different, and the doctor will explain the potential risks to your condition so that you feel properly informed.

Correction of previous bariatric surgeries

You need to correct the cause of the previous obesity operation:

Does obesity fail? !

For many reasons, which we will discuss now, bariatric surgery, like any other surgical procedure, can fail (although this percentage is very low):

These reasons are as follows:

1- The ideal weight has not been reached, even if a few months have passed, the expected weight has not been reached.

2- Gain weight again.

3- Not recovering from obesity complications such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, bone and joint diseases, and it is expected that these diseases will be cured, especially after obesity surgery.

4- Surgical complications such as leakage, bleeding, infection, persistent vomiting, and inability to swallow or absorb nutrients.

5- The correct operation was not chosen from the beginning. Each patient has his own medical history and health habits, and he needs to choose the appropriate operation for him.

6- Errors and defects that occurred during the operation due to the lack of experience and ability of the surgeon performing the operation.

7- In the case of severe obesity and overweight, a complementary bariatric surgery is required after the first surgery.

8- The widening of the stomach and its widening as a result of the surgeon’s lack of skills in cutting the stomach and removing the part responsible for its expansion. This was also because the patient did not follow the post-operative instructions and overeat.