Gastric Sleeve in Alicante

This bariatric surgery is mainly aimed at people who have tried to lose weight through diets, exercise, and medical treatment without success.

Once these options have been exhausted in patients with obesity or morbid obesity, surgical treatment is considered:

• Patients with a BMI over 40 (morbid obesity).
• Patients with a BMI over 35 (obesity) who also have a condition such as high blood pressure, sleep apnoea, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, etc.

If you are interested in gastric sleeve treatment, at Operarme we offer you a free surgical assessment consultation with our Bariatric Surgery specialists in the HLA Vistahermosa Clinic.

During this consultation, the specialist will ask a series of questions to learn about your medical history and current health status. If you can provide medical reports such as recent blood tests or check-ups, previous medical weight loss treatments you have undergone, or the results of any recent tests, you should do so, as the more information the specialist has about your case, the more accurate their diagnosis will be.

The bariatric surgery specialist will also answer all your questions about this surgical treatment and will determine during the same consultation whether they recommend you for surgery.

If the specialist concludes that surgery is necessary, they will propose a date for the procedure during the consultation.

If you decide to go ahead with the surgery, our Patient Service Team will contact you the day after your appointment to confirm your details and begin managing your surgical process with the hospital.

If you are interested in having this surgical assessment consultation, do not hesitate to contact our team on +34 91 141 33 56, by completing a contact form, or by directly requesting your appointment by clicking the “Request appointment” button below:

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A preoperative assessment is required before the procedure to ensure that the patient is in a suitable condition to undergo gastric sleeve surgery.

The preoperative process involves a series of tests that allow us to thoroughly assess the patient’s state of health:

• Complete blood test.
• Electrocardiogram: to assess the patient’s heart condition and detect any risks that could lead to complications.
• Chest X-ray: necessary to detect the presence of infections and to check whether the trachea is correctly positioned.

After these preoperative tests have been carried out, the patient must attend a consultation with the anaesthetist. In this consultation, it is important to inform them of any medication you are taking, any allergies you may have, previous surgeries, etc.

In addition to performing tests to determine and ensure the patient’s health status before surgery, a psychological assessment is also required, as this surgery involves certain changes in daily habits, particularly eating habits.

It is also important to attend a consultation with a nutritionist, during which the patient will be advised on the dietary changes that will need to be made, even before the surgery.

On the scheduled day of the surgery, you will be prepared and taken to the operating theatre, where you will meet the HLA Vistahermosa Bariatric Surgery Team and their medical team.

The anaesthetist will administer general anaesthesia and, once you are asleep, the surgeon will begin the procedure:

• This surgery is performed laparoscopically: the surgeon makes 4 or 5 small incisions along the abdomen.
• Through these incisions, the surgical instruments are introduced, along with a camera that projects an image onto a monitor to guide the surgeon during the operation.
• The surgeon proceeds to remove part of the stomach: a large portion is gradually removed until its size is reduced, shaping the remaining organ into a tubular or “sleeve” form.
• Finally, the laparoscope and surgical instruments are removed, and the incisions are sutured to complete the procedure.

This surgery generally lasts between 60 and 90 minutes.

Once the operation is complete, the patient is taken to a recovery room, where they are monitored until they recover from the effects of the anaesthesia, and then transferred to their private room.

The hospital stay is typically 2 days, depending on the patient’s recovery after the operation.

After being discharged from the hospital, you will return home and must follow your doctor’s instructions for a full recovery.

During the first few days, you should mainly follow a high-protein liquid diet and begin getting used to eating small portions.

It is also important to take the medication prescribed by your doctor and to avoid strenuous activities, such as lifting heavy weights, during the first month.

After 2–3 weeks, you should gradually progress—always under your doctor’s guidance—from a liquid diet to purées and soft foods, eventually moving on to a normal but adapted diet. All these dietary instructions will be provided by the specialist before you are discharged from the hospital.

It is important to note that this surgery does not allow you to maintain the same eating routine you had before the procedure.

Patients must commit to making long-term changes to their eating habits after surgery.

Your doctor may also recommend vitamin and mineral supplements if they consider them necessary in your case.

You will also need to attend a post-surgery follow-up consultation with the surgeon to monitor your progress and ensure proper recovery.

Full recovery after gastric sleeve surgery is estimated to take between 4 and 6 weeks.

The price of Gastric Sleeve with Operarme is 12.500 €.

This is an all-inclusive fixed price with no hidden extras or last-minute surprises: you know the final cost of your surgery before confirming that you wish to go ahead with the process or making the payment.

This fixed price also includes all the elements and services necessary to ensure the success of your operation.

Below is a breakdown of everything included in the cost of gastric sleeve surgery at Operarme:

• Operating theatre reservation and use.
• Surgeons’ fees.
• Anaesthetists’ fees.
• Nursing team fees.
• 2-day hospital stay in a private room with a companion bed. Hospitality and linen service. Patient hygiene and care products, both disposable and non-disposable. Patient meals.
• Full preoperative study.
• Psychological assessment consultation.
• Consultation with a nutritionist.
• Surgical materials required for the procedure.
• Anaesthesia and recovery room reservation.
• Medical complications insurance.
• Transfer service for the day of admission or after medical discharge.
• 1 postoperative visit after medical discharge.

To book a surgical assessment consultation with the HLA Vistahermosa Bariatric Surgery Team, call us on +34 91 141 33 56 or click the “Request appointment” button and solve your weight problems in the safest and most definitive way possible: