Tijuana Gastric Bypass Surgery
Recommended for:
This weight loss surgery is highly recommended for patients with: Diabetes Mellitus, High Cholesterol level, Fatty Liver disease and Acid Reflux Disease. With gastric bypass surgery there is a 65% remission of Diabetes mellitus and 100% adequate control of it in the long term.
Do I need a bypass surgery in Tijuana?
Weight loss has always been a difficult process. Extremely obese people have been abusing food for many years. Conventional diets are fine for those with a BMI of less than 35.
Those with a BMI of 45 or higher are at serious risk of major health issues or even death. The strain the extra weight puts on your body can result in diabetes, sleep apnea, or heart disease.
Another component of weight loss is exercise. A sedentary lifestyle coupled with obesity further increases your health risks.
Am I eligible for Gastric Bypass Surgery in Tijuana?
There are strict criteria in order to qualify for this procedure. Since this surgery focuses on weight loss, if you have a BMI of 45 or higher and are sedentary you may qualify. If you have a BMI of 35 and have made numerous attempts to diet and exercise and have failed you may also be a candidate.
- Long Term Weight Loss
- Improved Longevity
- Improvement/Resolution of Coexisting Diseases
- Changes in Quality of Life and Psychological Status with Surgery
Benefits of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Tijuana
Rapid Weight Loss
Diet and exercise alone can take several years to show results. In some cases, they do not produce results at all. Meanwhile, a gastric bypass encourages rapid weight loss by restricting how much you can eat and how many calories your body absorbs.
Dramatic Results
This procedure can help you lose 60 to 80 percent of your excess body weight. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery found that 90 percent of bariatric patients maintain long-term weight loss.
Lasting Effects
With support from our nutritionists, you can maintain the effects of gastric bypass surgery for years to come.
By bypassing your stomach and most of your small intestines, a Roux-en-Y restricts the number of calories you absorb. This results in dramatic, long-term weight loss, making Roux-en-Y a very popular type of weight loss surgery.
Meet Our Gastric Bypass Specialist in Tijuana
Dr. Andres Moreno
We are honored that you have taken the time to learn more about Dr. Andres Moreno and the passion he has for transforming the lives of his patients.
• General Surgery Mexican Council
• General Surgery Mexican Association
• Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (UNEME)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support, American College Surgeons
• Preopeperative Nutritional Support, The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)
• Clinical Immersion of hernia laparoscopica, Hospital Angeles Tijuana, Medtronic
• Program safe colecistectomy, Asociación mexicana de Cirugía (AMCG) y Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopsic Surgeons (SAGES)
• Bariatric Surgeon Certified by General Surgery Mexican Council
• Member of Mexican College of Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Diseases (CMCOEM)
• Member of Mexican College of Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Diseases (CMCOEM)
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FAQ'S
4 weeks before surgery
- Stop smoking or vaping (smoking slows down healing, potentially it coul cause tissue necrosis and stomach leak)
- Stop all pregnancy preventive oral medication and hormonal medication at least 3 or 4 weeks (hormonal medication increase blood clots risks)
- Stop consuming alcohol
- Stop beverages with caffeine, that includes energy drink (at least 2 weeks before surgery)
- Star walking or doing elliptical for 30min daily, patients with cardiovascular or joint diseases can inflate a balloon 5 times, 3 times a day.
- Star taking a multivitamin
1 week before surgery
- Stop all NSAIDs (Aspirin, baby low-dose Aspirin, Advil, Aleve, Ibuprofen, Nuprin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, this includes most arthritis medication). For headache or minor pains, you may use Tylenol (including the day of surgery)
- Regardless whether you have acid reflux/ heartburn or not, star taking Omeprazole ( 1pill 20mgs twice a day or 40mgs 1pill a day) in order to decrease stomach acidity and later acid reflux, nausea, inflammation, and swelling caused by the procedure.
3 days before surgery
- Star Full liquid diet
- The purpose of the liquid diet is to cleanse your stomach pouch an bowel from any kinds of solids; to reduce the amount of stomach acid produced, thus decreasing chances of having heart issue after surgery.
- It’s very important that you drink lots and lots of fluids during these period in order to be well hydrated for the day of your surgery
Day Trip to surgery
- Wear compression stockings (medium pressure, knee high), during your flight, practice leg muscle contraction during flight, get up and move every 45minutes, move your feet, theses are blood clot preventive measures.
- Wear comfortable clothes
- Continue the liquid diet
Surgery Day
- Stop drinking at midnight the night before surgery, if your surgery is in the afternoon your allowed to drink water during the day
- You may take medication for high blood pressure, anxiety or antidepressant as indicated by your physician early in the morning with a small glass of water
- You may brush your teeth normally
- Take a shower with soap the night before surgery or in the morning
- Take off all jewelry and contact lenses, if you cannot take your ring off, or piercing, anesthesiologist will wrap a pice of tape around it to protect your skin from burns. However in rare cases jewelry may interfere with the electrocautery machine an may need to but off.
- You may have acrylic/gel/polished nails but short (1/4 of inch). If your nails are too long, the oximeter will fall off and the nurses will have to shorten your index finger nail.
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From the first day of discharge, we recommend physical exercise appropriate to the patient, age and degree of obesity. Progressive moderate exercise (including swimming) can be performed at four weeks. Very competitive exercise should also wait 6 weeks.
Approximate weight loss: Type of Operation Lap Band: 50-55% of excess weight to be lost× Gastric Sleeve: 65-80% of excess weight to be lost× Gastric Bypass: 70-85% of excess weight to be lost Most weight loss occurs within the first 6-10 months in most patients. – “Weight loss in individual patients may vary depending on medical history and adherence to medical indications.”
Patients are usually admitted the evening before surgery. Most patients remain in the hospital for 2-3 days.
The complications of these procedures are similar to any other abdominal surgery and include bleeding, infection and obstruction. It will also depend on the associated comorbidities. However, these surgeries are no less safe than other techniques, and their risks are generally lower than leaving morbid obesity untreated.
The three types of obesity intervention that we perform require a period of adaptation in the diet after the operation. First a liquid diet is taken, then semi-liquid, soft, semi-soft and finally normal. During the period of liquid and semi-liquid diet, the patient must take “food supplements” which are purchased in pharmacies. The patient eats normally after 5-6 weeks.