Bariatric surgery in Dallas, Tx

4 min readSep 22, 2020

Bariatric surgery is an operation that helps you lose weight by making changes to your digestive system. While bariatric surgery can offer many benefits, all forms of weight-loss surgery are major procedures that can pose serious risks and side effects. Bariatric surgery may be an option if you have severe obesity and have not been able to lose weight or keep from gaining back any weight you lost using other methods such as lifestyle treatment or medications.

Types of Bariatric surgery

· Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.

· Gastric bypass

· Sleeve gastrectomy

· Intragastric balloon

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of weight-loss procedure. In endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a suturing device is inserted into your throat and down to your stomach. This procedure is ideal for those with a body mass index of 30 or more and for those where diet and exercise alone have not worked. The endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) procedure is designed for patients who are not morbidly obese, but are also not able to undergo bariatric surgery. ESG patients have had good weight loss results, losing 30–60% of excess weight.

Outcomes of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty

· The amount of weight you lose also depends on how much you can change your lifestyle habits.

· The people with an average BMI of about 45, the procedure resulted in an average weight loss of about 73 pounds during the first six months.

· We have seen anywhere for 15–20% excess weight loss 3 months out from receiving the sleeve and 30–60% excess weight loss after six months.

Gastric bypass

The Gastric bypass surgery is a surgical process in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower pouch and then the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both. This is a type of weight-loss surgery that involves creating a small pouch from the stomach then connecting the newly created pouch directly to the small intestine.

Outcomes of gastric bypass

Shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.

· You will lose weight. On average, you will lose 70% of your excess body weight in the first 18 months after surgery

· Your hormones may adjust from significant weight loss, increasing testosterone and improving metabolism

· Less pain

Sleeve gastrectomy

Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure. In this procedure that removes 75–80% of the stomach. Your surgeon will make a few small cuts in your belly and insert a laparoscope, which involves inserting small instruments through multiple small incisions in the upper abdomen. Finally, he’ll reattach the rest of your stomach to form the “sleeve” or tube. The operating time for gastric sleeve is usually 40–70 minutes, while gastric bypass surgery takes approximately 2–3 hours to complete.

Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy

· Sleeve gastrectomy can provide long-term weight loss.

· You can lose 40% to 70% of your excess body weight with in the first year after surgery.

· It does not require implantation of a band, nor does it re-route the digestive process.

· It is possible to lose approximately 60 percent, or even more, of your excess weight within two years.

Intragastric balloon

The Intra-gastric balloon is a non-surgical intervention to assist in weight loss. The balloon limits the amount of food the stomach can hold and creates thereby an early feeling of fullness and satiety. The gastric balloon is inserted orally through your esophagus and placed directly into your stomach during a quick, non-surgical procedure.

This procedure offers less risk than bariatric surgery, and you may be eligible if you meet certain criteria. Ask your doctor to see if intragastric balloon is right for you.