Surgical therapy

Surgical therapy

In recent years, adiposity surgery has established itself as a good and safe treatment option for the successful and long-lasting treatment of overweight and the accompanying diseases.

Below you will find an overview of the common surgical procedures and the advantages for our patients.

Gastric sleeve

During the gastric sleeve surgery a part of the stomach is removed. What remains is a small "sleeve" that can only absorb about 150 millilitres of food. The hunger is also often less, because during the operation the part of the stomach that produces the "hunger hormone" ghrelin is removed.
For our patients this means: less hunger and smaller meals. An additional advantage of this procedure is that it can be used relatively safely in patients with a BMI greater than 60. The post-surgical aftercare is carried out on an outpatient basis with us

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Gastric bypass is the most commonly performed procedure worldwide. It not only reduces the size of the stomach, but also "bypasses" the upper part of the small intestine. As a result, digestion starts later and the food is less energy-efficient.

For our patients, this means: a long-term weight reduction with excellent effects on type 2 diabetes mellitus or any reflux problems that may exist. The post-surgical aftercare is carried out on an outpatient basis with us.

"Mini gastric bypass" / Omega-Loop gastric bypass

In the "mini gastric bypass", a tube-shaped gastric pocket is formed and a loop of small intestine is sewn onto it so that the food is now passed through the gastric pocket into the small intestine.  In contrast to the Roux-Y gastric bypass, the mini gastric bypass only creates a suture between the small intestine and the gastric pocket. This surgical procedure is particularly suitable for very overweight patients (BMI >50 kg/m²). Sugar disease (diabetes) can also be treated very effectively.

For our patients this means: a stronger and more stable weight loss in the long term with better familiarisation and food tolerance. Post-surgical follow-up care is carried out on an outpatient basis with us.

Redo interventions

Obesity is a chronic disease, which in some cases cannot be treated with just one single operation. In order to control obesity throughout life - and in the case of super obesity - a surgical concept that builds on each other may be necessary: At the beginning of the therapy, the gastric sleeve is formed, followed one or two years later by a gastric bypass. We adapt the surgical therapy concept individually for each patient. Post-surgical aftercare is carried out on an outpatient basis with us.

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