Frequent Questions

• What does it consist of?

  A small bag is created from the native stomach, then a bridge is generated that excludes the first meters of the small intestine, this bridge is generated by connecting the new stomach or gastric bag to the middle small intestine. After the procedure, the ingested food enters the small bag of the stomach and then passes into the middle of the small intestine, without going through the first section of the small intestine.

  This is done by Laparoscopy, a procedure that lasts approximately 2 hours with a duration of 24 hours in the hospital.

• To whom it can be done?
  • People with obesity who have NOT responded to medical treatment
  • People with a body mass index of 40 or more (extreme obesity)
  • People with a body mass index greater than 35 with diabetes, hypertension, or another disease associated with obesity.
  • People with dysfunctional or failed gastric banding or incomplete weight loss
• What advantages does it offer?
  • The average weight loss is greater than other procedures.
  • Conditions related to excess weight, such as diabetes, can begin to improve even before losing a lot of weight.
  • Weight loss is faster than with other procedures if the recommendations are followed.