What is Revisional Bariatric Surgery?
Revisional Bariatric Surgery is applied when patients who have undergone obesity surgery begin to gain weight rapidly after weight loss stops. Revisional Bariatric Surgery; It can be applied in all stomach reduction, gastric banding, gastritis bypass operations. In this surgery, the stomach is either reduced or continued by gastritis bypass operation.
Who is Revisional Bariatric Surgery Applied?
In studies conducted, regain weight gain after stomach reduction surgery is between 10 and 20 percent. Revisional Bariatric Surgery enables patients who regain weight to go down to healthy weights, while also eliminating concomitant diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and fatty liver. Let’s not forget that obesity is a very important disease that threatens human health. Therefore, the surgeries performed are for our health, not aesthetics. Many of our patients apply to us with hesitation. When it comes to health, there is nothing to worry about.
How Many Days Can I Return To My Normal Life After Revisional Bariatric Surgery?
The patient is discharged within 2-3 days after the operation. He returns to his daily life within 15 days. However, it should not be forgotten that this is the second surgery performed and it is more difficult. Therefore, sometimes the length of stay may be extended.
How Is Nutrition After Revisional Bariatric Surgery?
In order for the gastric sleeve or stomach reduction surgery to be successful, the patient’s lifestyle must be radically changed. It is very important that he leaves his old lifestyle, adds plenty of movement to his life and changes his eating habits completely by working with a nutritionist.
The diet programs created are on patient basis, but in general;
Since the rapid weight loss process begins in the postoperative period, it is very important to ensure that sufficient protein is taken to support tissue healing and minimize muscle loss. This consists of approximately 60-80 grams of protein per day. (Red meat, chicken, turkey, fish)
The food to be consumed should minimize reflux and dumping syndrome while maximizing weight loss.
Not skipping meals helps to heal wounds in the digestive system while avoiding postoperative complications.
The gradual diet program to be applied is the most suitable diet for the postoperative period.
You should drink at least 6-8 glasses of non-carbonated, decaffeinated and most importantly calorie-free drinks every day. Do not drink anything half an hour before meals. Thus, you prevent your stomach from nausea.
After the stomach reduction surgery, a 5-stage diet is applied. These; It includes the Clear Liquid Period, the Dark Liquid Period, the Puree Period, the Soft Solid Period and the Transition to Solid Food Period.