Gastric Sleeve Plication Surgery Options
Gastric Sleeve Plication Surgery at low cost and high quality is now within reach through WorldMed Assist. Our nurses arrange all aspects of your treatment and will act as your patient advocate. We have partnerships with some of the best hospitals abroad: hospitals that are Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited and have strategic relationships with renowned US medical institutions such as Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical.
Most importantly, we provide you with a personal touch from start to finish.
Options for quality Gastric Sleeve Plication Surgery include:
We also provide information on costs:
What is Gastric Sleeve Plication?
Gastric Sleeve Plication is the latest technology available in bariatric surgery and is an alternative to Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Unlike most other bariatric procedures, the Gastric Sleeve Plication does NOT involve any cutting of the stomach! Gastric Sleeve Plication is founded on the methodology of a gastric sleeve procedure, but has many advantages over the sleeve gastrectomy. A gastric sleeve plication is performed via a laparoscope (a flexible fiber optic medical instrument) inserted through small incisions made in the abdomen. The laparoscope has a tiny camera affixed to the end which transmits video images the surgeon views throughout the procedure. The primary benefit of a laparoscopic procedure is that it is a minimally invasive surgical method. Unlike the sleeve gastrectomy, a gastric sleeve plication does not involve removal of gastrointestinal tissue. The “sleeve” is created by suturing folds in gastrointestinal tract with non-absorbable suture materials.
Gastric Sleeve Plication: no stomach cutting
What are the benefits of a Gastric Sleeve Plication?
- Gastric Sleeve Plication is performed in ambulatory care and requires only two nights hospital stay
- Possibilities of leaks or bleeding at the staple line are eliminated
- Reduced risk of complications compared with other bariatric procedures
- Does not cause food intolerance
- No restrictions in food types
- Eradication of “dumping syndrome”, mild to severe symptoms that occur when undigested stomach contents enter the small intestine too rapidly, which may develop after surgical removal of gastrointestinal tissue.
- Weight loss at 6 to 12 months is comparable to gastric sleeve surgery
- Reversible of procedure with suture removal
Where is the Gastric Sleeve Plication Available?
Lobby at INT Hospital, Tijuana
Lobby at INT Hospital, Tijuana
Gastric sleeve plication is available to qualifying patients at INT Hospital, Tijuana, Mexico where surgery will be performed by Dr. Daniel Huacuz. Dr. Huacuz is a renowned bariatric surgeon who is very experienced in the gastric sleeve plication.
At this time, gastric sleeve plication is performed only in limited clinical trials in the United States.
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