Bariatric Surgery

If you’ve been dieting for years without achieving the results you would like, or you have weight-related health concerns such as diabetes, heart conditions or infertility – Bec can help. Bec is highly respected in his field, and, along with her access to a terrific team of specialists around her, she will guide you every step of the way.

Bec supports patients pre and post operative following bariatric surgery and also undertakes a surgical assistant role supporting surgeons to undertake weight loss surgeries as below.

Should you choose to undergo weight loss surgery Bec will ensure you have a clear understanding of your procedure and is able to provide expert advice about any of your areas of concern, as well as educate you about the effect of ongoing lifestyle changes you will adopt as part of the Holistic care collective program pre and post-operatively.

Types of Bariatric Surgeries

 

  • The Sleeve Gastrectomy is the fastest-growing weight loss surgery in the world and regarded as the gold standard bariatric procedure for most patients with uncomplicated obesity.

    The Sleeve Gastrectomy, also called “The Gastric Sleeve” works by reducing the existing stomach to about 80% of the original stomach, leaving a smaller banana shaped stomach for food collection.

    Sleeve surgery is called a “metabolic surgery” because the reduction in the stomach changes the brain’s hunger drivers, which generally makes patients feel less hungry after surgery.

    The surgery is done via laparoscope and typically involves a 2-3 day hospital stay.

    This surgery is regarded as less invasive than Gastric Bypass Surgery and generally involves 1-2 hours on the operating table.

  • Gastric Bypass surgery has more long-term safety and effectiveness data than other weight loss surgeries.

    During a Gastric Bypass, the surgeon creates a smaller pouch from the original stomach, which is then diverted or “bypassed” to the intestines. Unlike sleeve surgery, which is restrictive, the Gastric Bypass is restrictive AND malabsorptive. This means it not only restricts the volume of food, but also results in less kilojoules being absorbed through the intestine. Although both Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bypass both have good long-term weight loss outcomes, the Gastric Bypass is thought to have slightly more effect than The Sleeve. The surgery is done via laparoscope and typically involves 3-4 days in hospital. Gastric Bypass Surgery is regarded as more invasive than The Sleeve surgery because it requires more time on the operating table. Whilst Sleeve patient procedures generally take 1-2 hours, a standard Gastric Bypass takes 2-3 hours.

  • The Mini Gastric Bypass is a newer version of the traditional Gastric Bypass. It is both restrictive and malabsorptive. The main difference is that it is a less complicated procedure because it bypasses 2m of the small bowel. Theoretically, this procedure also has less likelihood of a staple “leak” than the standard Gastric Bypass because it requires only one anastomoses (surgical join), compared with standard Gastric Bypass, which requires two. Some studies show that the Mini Gastric Bypass has similar or even better long-term weight loss results than the Gastric Sleeve and Roux-en-Y and Gastric Bypass. The surgery is done via laparoscope and typically involves a 2-3 days in hospital. Whilst the Mini Gastric Bypass is still more invasive than Sleeve Surgery, it is less invasive than the standard Gastric Bypass (about 50 minutes faster – or roughly 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours on the table).