The determining factor in the choice of method is your body mass index and your preference. You can contact us to determine the method that is suitable for you.
Generally, any patient between the ages of 18 and 65 with suitable health condition can have these procedures. It can also be done to patients aged 15 years and older with normal body development.
Gastric sleeve surgery takes approximately 1 hour, gastric bypass takes approximately 2 hours, and gastric balloon procedures take approximately 15 minutes.
A hospital stay of 2 or 3 days is sufficient for sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass surgery. In gastric balloon, hospitalization is not required. Patients are discharged after the procedure is over.
It takes about 6-8 weeks for both the stomach and the wounds to heal completely. But during this period, patients continue their daily lives and they can start working 2 days after discharge.
When you decide to have the surgery, you need to contact us to plan the flight and surgery dates.
No. Your hospital stay is arranged so that you can fly to your country immediately after discharge. Therefore, there is no need for additional hotel stay after discharge. However, hotel stay can also be organized for our patients who want to travel.
Since the patients can stand up a few hours after the operation, it is not necessary to bring a companion.
Transfers between the airport and the hospital, hospital stay and meals in the hospital of a companion who will come with you for the surgery will be free of charge. If there will be more than one companion, hotel stay and transfers of other companions will be charged.
In this case, the cost of the examinations will be calculated and deducted from the amount you paid, and you will be refunded. However, this has never happened because we questioned the health history of the patients before the operation.
While planning your surgery, depending on your health history, our doctor may ask you to take a test or see the relevant branch physician before coming. If you do not have any disease, you do not need to take any tests before.
Patients reach their ideal weight between 6 and 12 months, depending on their preoperative weight status.
Postoperative nutrition starts with liquids and gradually passes to solids. Our dietitian will follow you during this process.
There is no medication that should be used after the medications given in the discharge are finished.
In order to lose weight in a healthy way, it is necessary to use protein powder and multivitamin supplements recommended by our dietitian in the first 6 months after surgery.
After the procedure, it is planned to lose 15 – 20 kg with the diet you will apply under the follow-up of our dietitian.
Depending on the model of the balloon, the duration in the stomach varies.The currently available balloons have a duration of 3, 6 and 12 months in the stomach.
Balloons that have expired will also be more likely to deflate. Also, deflated balloons can cause other problems and can be very difficult to remove. Therefore, it is recommended to remove expired balloons as soon as possible.
Unfortunately there is no test for this. This situation can only be detected after the balloon is placed in the stomach.
Foods cannot damage the balloon as content. However, if hard and sharp items such as a very hard fish bone or a sharp piece of bone are swallowed, there is a possibility that the balloon may be damaged.
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