What is Sleeve Gastrectomy?

The sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure that removes part of the stomach. The sleeve gastrectomy transforms your stomach from an expandable food reservoir the size of a large grapefruit to a narrow tube the size of a small banana (removing approximately 80% of the stomach).

How does it work?

The Sleeve Gastrectomy reduces your stomach size, limiting the amount you can eat. It also changes the way your stomach senses and regulates appetite, so you’ll feel full more quickly.

What are the benefits of Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Sleeve Gastrectomy studies have shown that weight-related illnesses, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and arthritis, will be improved or may enter remission.

Will it work for me?

To support your success as with any weight loss surgery, patients need to be prepared to work hard and follow the advice given by your clinical team.

What is Gastric Bypass?

Gastric Bypass is one of the most performed types of Bariatric surgery. First performed in 1967, the gastric bypass has stood the test of time and is still the most reliable procedure, for maximal weight loss. A gastric bypass works by creating a small pouch from the upper stomach, which is then connected to the small intestine.

How does the Gastric Bypass work?

After a Gastric bypass, swallowed food will go into this small pouch of the stomach and then directly into the small intestine, bypassing most of the stomach. It will then be difficult to eat quickly or eat too much, therefore reducing portion sizes and requiring you to spread out meals throughout the day.

What are the benefits of Gastric Bypass?

Gastric Bypass studies have shown that sufficient weight loss is achieved and weight-related illnesses, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and arthritis, will be improved or may enter remission.

Will it work for me?

To support your success as with any weight loss surgery, patients need to be prepared to work hard and follow the advice given by your clinical team.

What is Mini-Gastric Bypass?

A gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that involves reducing the size of the stomach to facilitate early satiety and bypassing a section of the intestine to limit food absorption. Reduction in the size of the stomach also restricts the amount of food intake and appetite.

A gastric bypass works by creating a small pouch from the upper stomach, which is then connected to the small intestine. The Mini–Gastric Bypass is similar to the Gastric Bypass, however, this uses only one join to the new gastric pouch formed by surgically stapling the stomach, while the Gastric Bypass uses two joins.

How does it work?

After a Mini-Gastric Bypass, swallowed food will go into this small pouch of the stomach and then directly into the small intestine, bypassing most of the stomach. It will then be difficult to eat quickly or eat too much, therefore reducing portion sizes and requiring you to spread out meals throughout the day.

What are the benefits of the Mini-Gastric Bypass?

Gastric Bypass studies have shown that weight-related illnesses, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and arthritis, will be improved or may enter remission.

Will it work for me?

To support your success as with any weight loss surgery, patients need to be prepared to work hard with the mini-gastric bypass and follow the advice given by your clinical team.

What is B-Clamp?

The B-Clamp is a laparoscopically implanted device that divides the stomach into two vertical sections. When closed and latched with the appropriate installation and fixation tools, the B-Clamp acts as a restrictive procedure by creating a small pouch of stomach for food to pass through.

How does the B-Clamp work?

Weight loss occurs by restricted intake. The purpose of the smaller stomach pouch is to create the sensation of fullness sooner, thereby decreasing the desire for food and limiting the volume of food one can consume.

Although the changes after the B-Clamp are not as drastic as those of the gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, it still requires commitment and lifestyle changes.

What are the benefits of B-Clamp?

Bariatric surgery studies have shown that sufficient weight loss is achieved and weight-related illnesses, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and arthritis, will be improved or may enter remission. The B-Clamp reproduces the concept of the Sleeve Gastrectomy, but this new procedure is reversible.

By clipping the stomach with the B-Clamp, your surgeon will not need to remove part of the stomach. This procedure limits the risk of leakage and post-operative GERD linked to the Sleeve Gastrectomy. The excluded part of the stomach is still accessible by an endoscope.

Will it work for me?

To support your success as with any weight loss surgery, patients need to be prepared to work hard and follow the advice given by your clinical team.