ENDOSCOPIC GASTRIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY DUBAI

To be eligible to undergo Bariatric Surgery Treatment

Patients must meet the following criteria as per DHA Guidelines:

1. Patients with BMI > 40 kg/m2 with or without comorbidities*
2. Patients with BMI ≥ 35-39.9 kg/m2 with one or more comorbidities
3. Patients with BMI ≥ 30-34.9 kg/m2 with two or more comorbidities

A comorbidity indicates the presence of one or more medical problems you may have, other than the problem of your weight.

Comorbidities include life threatening cardiopulmonary problems such as:

• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
• Pickwickian syndrome
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia
• Asthma
• Venous stasis disease
• Severe urinary incontinence
• Joint diseases
• Obesity related cardiomyopathy
• Infertility
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Gout

All patients will be assessed for suitability for the Valiant’s Bariatric Program during their first consultation and will be provided with a detailed plan of action.

The patients are assessed and taken care of by our team of experts from multiple disciplines like:

• Gastroenterology
• General / Bariatric surgery
• Internal Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Anesthesia
• Dietetics
• Psychologist
• Pulmonologist

Weight loss surgery is usually performed using the laparoscopy technique, where only small cuts are made under general anesthesia. This is a form of keyhole surgery and these small incisions are used by the surgeon to insert thin tools that are visually guided by a real time camera attached to a small scope and projected onto a monitor during surgery.

This form of weight loss surgery is generally associated with lower risk and faster recovery time, as a minimally invasive procedure, it has the added appeal of minimising the scarring and patients have found it causes significantly less pain. The alternative to this method is the use of open surgery, which may be a more suitable option for certain patients depending on their individual medical history, health conditions and medical profile.

Open surgery is best for some patients with medical conditions that rule out the laparoscopy procedure, this surgery may involve making a large incision in the stomach area, open surgery is sometimes more suitable for patients with a more severe obesity or more complex medical conditions.

The World Health Organisation and other national and international medical associations and authorities view obesity as a chronic progressive disease which result from multiple genetic and environmental factors and is extremely costly to society at large as well as increasingly risky for the patient him or herself.

Quality of life, longevity and individual health are all influenced by obesity thus making a compelling argument for medical intervention. The generally accepted definition relates to the ideal body weight or body mass index of the patient.

Choosing Valiant Clinic & Hospital in Dubai for your metabolic and bariatric surgery means you will meet with several of our specialists, doctors and surgeons prior to your weight loss surgery.

This may include a nutrition and diet specialist as well as a bariatric surgeon, we endeavor to ensure that each patient or candidate for weight loss surgery has provided our clinical team with a full medical history, before putting them through a thorough physical medical examination and physiological tests.

We always advise all of our weight loss surgey patients to stop smoking 6-8 weeks before the surgery because smoking often results in complications in recovery.

The Valiant Approach

We provide our patients with a full understanding of diet in the post-operative life, including how much food, sugar and calories that can be consumed each day. We often advise our patients to increase their mobility and activity in the period preceding a bariatric surgery, this often helps to reduce the blood glucose or blood sugar level in the body prior to the surgery which really helps in reducing the risk of complications during surgery.