Thousands of patients from around the world have had successful obesity surgery with our leading surgeons in different countries after filling out our Contact Form: Click Here to go to our Contact Form No long waiting lists Choice of Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding Affordable locations around the world Our experienced surgeons with excellent worldwide reputation OUR SURGEONS PERFORMING GASTRIC BYPASS AND/OR ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING (AGB): Miami, Florida, USA Juan-Carlos Verdeja M.D. Gastric Bypass Dr. Juan-Carlos Verdeja's expertise is in the field of laparoscopy, especially as it relates to gallbladder and colon surgery. Being a graduate of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital as well as a member of multiple national and international societies, including the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, has afforded him the expertise needed to be an accomplished bariatric surgeon. Dr. Verdeja's academic appointment at the University of miami in the Department of Surgery extends beyond the local area, as he continues to travel abroad to lecture on bariatric surgery. For more information, please choose "Miami" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Salzburg, Austria Karl Miller M.D., Ph.D. Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Karl Miller, Assoc. Professor of Surgery is dedicated to focus on gastro-intestinal laparoscopic surgery and a trainer at the European Surgical Institute. He has also been a demonstrating surgeon performing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic gastric bypass at international courses in Germany, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Mexico. He performs laparoscopic obesity surgery since 1994 and is experienced in gastric banding, gastric bypass, intragastric stimulation and intragastric balloon procedures. He is head of the surgical department in Hallein, Salzburg in which obesity surgery is performed over 25 years with all the necessary facilities and infrastructure. Dr. Miller is council member of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity and Associate Editor of the Journal of Obesity Surgery. For more information, please choose "Salzburg, Austria" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Caracas, Venezuela Alfredo Sanchez Alva M.D. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Alfredo Sanchez has extensive experience in obesity surgery, and is today specializing in Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) together with his colleague Dr. Ligia Raaz. Both Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Raaz have had additional training in AGB surgery with Dr. Frering in Lyon, France. For more information, please choose "Caracas, Venezuela" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Caracas, Venezuela Ligia Alegria Raaz M.D. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Ligia Raaz has extensive experience in obesity surgery, and is today specializing in Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) together with her colleague Dr. Alfredo Sanchez. Both Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Raaz have had additional training in AGB surgery in Lyon, France. For more information, please choose "Caracas, Venezuela" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Monterrey, Mexico Pablo G. Zorrilla M.D., F.A.C.S. Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Pablo Zorrilla, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is among the few surgeons in Mexico who specialize in Obesity Surgery. He has been performing gastric bypass (type Fobi Pouch) since 1990. He was performed over 900 operations for morbid obesity. He was president of Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugía de la Obesidad and is one of the most experienced surgeons in Mexico. For more information, please choose "Monterrey, Mexico" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Tijuana, Mexico Ariel Ortiz Lagardere M.D. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Ariel Ortiz is one of the first surgeons to perform Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) in the Americas. He has performed over 1000 AGB procedures and trained surgeons from every part of the continent on AGB surgery, including dozens of surgeons from the USA. He is a Professor of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, and is a member of numerous associations including the Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. For more information, please choose "Tijuana, Mexico" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Sao Paulo, Brazil Thomas Szegö M.D. Gastric Bypass Dr. Thomas Szegö, a former Full Professor of Surgery in Santo Amaro School of Medicine, has one of the largest experiences in laparoscopic gastric bypass in South America, having performed over 700 laparoscopic gastric bypasses. He was also the first surgeon to perform a laparoscopic cholecistectomy in South America. He was the founder of the Brazilian and Latin American Societies of laparoscopic surgery. He is one of the leading surgeons of Brazil. For more information, please choose "Sao Paulo, Brazil" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Dalton, Georgia, USA Jaime Ponce M.D., F.A.C.S. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Jaime Ponce has performed over 1000 Adjustable Gastric Band procedures since 1997, being one of the most experienced AGB surgeons in the United States. He was selected to participate on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials of two brands of adjustable gastric bands. He has received many awards and been invited to lecture extensively about the surgical treatment of morbid obesity with specific emphasis in the gastric band. For more information, please choose "Dalton" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     San Francisco, California, USA Albert Wetter M.D. Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Albert Wetter has over 10 years of advanced laparoscopic surgery.  After completing his surgical residency in England, he  pioneer the advanced laparoscopic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, where he continues to teach on a regular basis.  Dr. Wetter has been performing laparoscopic bariatric surgery since 1998. He is Board Certified (American Board of Surgery), Fellow of The American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a member of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. For more information, please choose "San Francisco" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Kaunas, Lithuania Almantas Maleckas M.D. Gastric Bypass Dr. Almantas Maleckas is Assoc. Professor of Surgery with special interest in the field of laparoscopic surgery. He was trained in laparoscopic bariatric surgery at the Sahlgrenska University hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. He is among the first to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic gastrectomies and laparoscopic-thoracoscopic esophagectomies in Lithuania and Eastern Europe. For more information, please choose "Kaunas, Lithuania" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Pune (Bombay), India Shrihari Dhore-Patil M.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.I.S., M.I.F.S.O Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Shrihari Dhore-Patil, an eminent gastro-intestinal, laparoscopic and obesity surgeon is India’s first surgeon in this line. He has undergone training under Dr. Andrew Jameisson, Australia and has been performing surgeries for the last 20 years. Further training in Switzerland and France followed this training. Dr. Dhore-Patil is an official member of the International Federation Of Surgery for Obesity, which is an extremely challenging field. He has been the past President of the Pune Surgeons Society as well. For more information, please choose "Pune, India" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Buenos Aires, Argentina Carlos Casalnuovo M.D., F.A.C.S. Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Carlos Casalnuovo started in 1988 with the 1st Program for Surgical Treatment of morbid and super-obese patients in Argentina. He performed the laparoscopic approach in bariatric surgery from 1994, and since January 1998 the Adjustable Gastric Banding by laparoscopy is the most used technique. He is the pioneer in Argentina and one of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in South America. He is President of the Argentine Society for the Surgery of Obesity. For more information, please choose "Buenos Aires, Argentina" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Santiago, Chile Marcos Berry M.D. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Marcos Berry specializes in digestive surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery and surgery for obesity. He made his surgical residency and training in the USA from 1992 to 1998, with sub-specialization in laparoscopic surgery at the Institute MISTI of Maryland and a mini fellowship in surgery for the obesity at the Montefiore Hospital of New York. In addition, he is a board certified surgeon by the American Board of Surgery since 1999. He is member of the Society of American Laparoscopic Surgeons, and of the Society of Surgeons of Chile. For more information, please choose "Santiago, Chile" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Cairo, Egypt Khaled Gawdat M.D. Gastric Bypass Dr. Khaled Gawdat is the pioneer of morbid obesity surgery in the Middle East. He introduced obesity surgery to Egypt in 1996. Being a full time morbid obesity surgeon, he has extensive experience with all types of obesity operations. He has pioneered performing obesity operations through a very small (5cm) incision as well as performing all procedures laparoscopically. His approach to obesity surgery is to tailor the obesity procedure to the individual patient. He has performed open surgery for weights up to 450 Kgs (approx. 1000 lbs) and laparoscopic surgery for weights up to 300 Kgs (approx. 800 lbs). He has performed over 1200 bariatric surgeries. He specializes in laparoscopic redo surgery where he converts failed previous obesity surgery to gastric bypass laparoscopically. He is devoted 100% to bariatric practice. For more information, please choose "Cairo, Egypt" on the contact form as your preferred destination.     Manila, Philippines Hildegarde Dineros M.D. Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB) Dr. Hildegarde Dineros had his initial training on Adjustable Gastric Banding at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, with additional training with Dr. Frering in France. He pioneered bariatric surgery in the Philippines. He has also practiced general and cancer surgery, as well as plastic surgeries. He has extensive experience in gastrointestinal surgery. For more information, please choose "Manila, Philippines" on the contact form as your preferred destination.

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WHAT IS GASTRIC BYPASS?

A gastric bypass means that you cut the stomach high up so that you separate the stomach in two parts - a small upper part and a large lower part. The upper part is then connected to the small bowel a bit downstream on the small bowel. The larger lower part of the stomach is just left lying idle. It is out of the food circulation and will never again be filled with food. So you end up with a small stomach and a shorter bowel. This means that you will feel full more quickly (because of the small stomach) and that you will absorb less of the food actually eaten (because of the shorter bowel).

Now - the small upper part of the stomach can be connected to the small bowel in a number of different ways: antecolic GE, retrocolic GE, with or without enteroanastomosis (EA), Fobi pouch - and Roux-en-Y. So the name Roux-enY is not a separate operation - it is just a technical descripton for the model for connecting the small stomach to the bowel. All of these (including Roux-en-Y) are gastric bypass operations. [more information]

WHAT IS AGB?

In the adjustable gastric banding method a band is applied around the stomach about 20 mm below the gastro-esophageal junction. On the inner lining of the band there is a longitudinal balloon (like a bicycle tire). This balloon is through a small tube attached to a subcutaneous port. The band is left empty at time of surgery but is thereafter gradually filled with fluid by injection through the subcutaneous port. It is thus possible to vary the opening in the stomach after surgery.

The balloon band system can be regarded as putting a straight-jacket on the stomach. The band induces an early feeling of satiety and thereby decreases food intake. Our method as well as other methods for obesity surgery does not however change the basic patient behavior pattern. If the band is removed the weight will quickly increase to what it was before surgery. This means that the operation is not a definite solution to the patient eating pattern or the problem of morbid obesity. It however induces sustainable weight loss and therefore it leads to a healthier life with less risks for obesity related secondary diseases. [more information]

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