Revision Surgery

Bariatric revision surgery helps to fix previous weight loss operation’s negative results. People who suffer from morbid obesity are treated with bariatric procedures. Sometimes, for various reasons, the results may not be as expected. The patient may not have been able to lose weight after the surgery or may have regained some or all of the weight they lost over time. Also, some unexpected yet possible side effects may occur. Revisional surgery helps to treat those problems.

Things to Know About Bariatric Revision Surgery

This is one of the post-surgeries that is done after the original bariatric operation. If you wonder what bariatric surgery means, it can briefly be explained as a weight loss surgery. Life-threatening obesity is treated with bariatric operations such as sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch, and gastric bypass.

Fixing post weight loss problems is the main goal of the revision operations. However, it may not be realistic to say that it will be done to anyone who does not achieve the desired result after weight loss surgery. First, it is determined whether the person can lose weight with natural methods (with diet and exercise) and what are the factors that prevent weight loss.

If you have not been able to reach the expected weight even though following all the instructions that your healthcare providers gave to you, if you lost weight first but regain serious amount of weight after that, or if you are experiencing complications associated with the initial surgery, you are an appropriate candidate for revision surgery.

Revisional Surgery Process

Bariatric surgery starts with a consultation phase. Your surgeon will check your medical records. It is determined what went wrong after the original bariatric surgery. Medical tests such as EKG, blood analysis, and BMI (Body Mass Index) are requested. The type of the procedure may change according to your medical condition. Also, the type of your first bariatric surgery has effects on the later procedure. For example, this surgery will be much more effective in many phases from pre-operation to recovery if you had a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass.

After Revisional Surgery

The results are highly satisfactory. But Surgery alone is not enough to achieve ideal results. It is extremely important to do what is necessary for the post-operative process. After the operation, you should follow some instructions that your surgeon wants from you specifically. You should:

• • Attend scheduled appointments,
• • Obey your diet plan,
• • Do regular exercises,
• • Take supplements that are offered by your doctor.