Gastric Band Revision
In recent years, a preferred method of gastric banding is made by attaching a silicone prosthesis to the stomach entrance to limit food intake. This method can cause various problems. Gastric banding surgery The most common revision surgery in the world in the short or long term is to remove the gastric band and perform gastric or gastric by-pass operation.
- Expansion of stomach pouch
- Slip in Stomach Band
- Erosion in band area
- the infection
- reflux
- Stenosis and difficulty swallowing
- Insufficient weight efficiency
- Problems such as esophageal enlargement can be seen.
In order to eliminate one or more of these problems, the gastric band can be removed and revised to the appropriate surgery. Here, the patient's complaints and the condition of the stomach should be evaluated together and it is important to choose the right method to minimize a possible complication.
In gastric band revisions, the gastric band is removed and the risk of leakage in the gastric fundus and wall is evaluated. Stomach tissue infection and so on. Complications are evaluated and appropriate revision method is determined accordingly. The risk of leakage is higher in revision of gastric band operations. For this reason, the surgeon must be experienced and careful when making a choice. If necessary, the gastric band can be removed and the healing of the stomach tissue can be expected. .
Travel, your stay and aftercare
How long do I need to stay in Turkey after the procedure?
Plan for 4 night 5 days in Antalya for this procedure. Of that, 4 days is the hospital stay; for the rest you are at your hotel, with check-ups in between. A final check-up takes place before you fly home — you are only cleared to travel after it. Combined procedures can require a longer stay.
When can I fly after surgery?
You are cleared to fly home only after your final check-up — for this procedure typically after 4 night 5 days. Do not fly earlier, even if you feel fine: your doctor decides based on wound healing and your individual thrombosis risk. You are given guidance for the flight (moving about, fluids, and thrombosis prophylaxis or compression stockings where indicated).
When can I go back to work and exercise?
For a mainly desk-based job, expect around 10 days. Physically demanding work, sport, sauna and swimming take considerably longer and are cleared individually at your check-up. Going back to full activity too early is one of the most common reasons for a poorer result.
What happens if I have a complication after returning home?
Contact your coordinator straight away — the same person who looked after you in Antalya, by WhatsApp or phone. Send photos of the area; the assessment is made together with the doctor who operated on you. We then work out whether it can be treated where you live — we provide your surgical records and medical reports for that — or whether coming back to Antalya makes sense. For acute symptoms such as severe pain, fever, breathlessness or sudden swelling, go to your nearest emergency department first and tell us afterwards.
Typical figures from previous treatments. Your own schedule is agreed in your consultation and may differ.
Frequently asked questions about Gastric Band Revision
Gastric Band Revision to Gastric Bypass
After the gastric band is removed, healthy gastric tissue is evaluated and cut appropriately and gastric bypass operation is performed. Roux N-Y or mini-gastric by-pass surgery can be preferred by evaluating the presence of diabetes, eating attitude, body mass index, gastric wall and fundus status.
Revision of Gastric Band to Duedonal Switch Surgery
It is generally preferred in people with a high body mass index despite the stomach band. As in other gastric band revisions, the condition of the gastric wall and fundus is important in the choice of revision.
Revision of Gastric Band to Transit Bipartition Surgery
It is more preferred in cases of complications or tissue adhesion after gastric banding, since a more flexible incision can be made in gastric tissue than gastric sleeve surgery.
Gastric Band Revision to Gastric Sleeve Surgery
It is more preferred when there is no infection in the stomach wall. Revision of sleeve gastric surgery may be preferred in patients whose gastric band is placed under the esophagus because the stomach fundus and tissue are not damaged. The patient's body mass index, presence of diabetes and so on. can be decided to gastric sleeve surgery.
Why Clinicways?
Surgery takes place in a hospital, not a private office — with an intensive care unit on site. The same English-speaking coordinators stay with you from first contact until after you fly home, and aftercare does not stop at the airport. Over 270 public Google reviews, critical ones included.
