Day: May 19, 2025

There are so many compelling reasons to lose weight and achieve a more ideal body mass. By achieving a more ideal body mass, you cut down your chances of developing diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and even certain kinds of cancers. One particularly popular option for achieving surgical weight loss is the gastric sleeve surgery.

When you meet with a bariatric surgeon, you will be able to learn more about gastric sleeve surgery and what it can do for you. Right now, we want to focus on the basics of the surgery and the advantages of the procedure, which should highlight why the gastric sleeve is so popular.

What is gastric sleeve surgery?

Gastric sleeve surgery is a weight loss procedure that permanently alters the size of the stomach. Rather than having a large stomach pouch, the stomach is slimmed down into a tube-like shape. (Some say the new stomach pouch is banana-shaped.) This means that patients will become fuller faster and consumer fewer calories. Sensations of hunger are also diminished because of the change in stomach size.

Gastric Sleeve Surgery Is Low Maintenance

One of the key advantages of gastric sleeve surgery is that it is low maintenance. The gastric sleeve procedure needs only to be performed once and that’s it. This is different than with Lap Band surgery, another popular weight loss surgery option, which often involves adjustment or corrective surgeries for the silicone band after the first surgery is performed.

Gastric Sleeve Surgery Does Not Reroute the Digestive Tract

In a roux en y gastric bypass surgery (another very popular weight loss surgery), the digestive tract is altered in a profound way. A smaller stomach pouch is created and portions of the stomach are re-routed to bypass the intestine. Gastric sleeve is much simpler than this and only involves the reshaping of the stomach. That’s it.

Gastric Sleeve Surgery Has a High Success Rate

Both low maintenance and less invasive than other weight loss surgery options, gastric sleeve surgery is also quite successful. In general, the surgery achieves about an 80% success rate, which is more successful than Lap Band surgery and about as successful as the gastric bypass surgery.

Potential Surgical Savings If You Have the Procedure Done in Tijuana

If you travel from the United States to our practice to have your gastric sleeve done, you can actually save money because of the exchange rate. This is at no sacrifice of quality or professionalism, however. Our practice is state of the art and we perform the surgical procedure at a full-service hospital with your safety and wellness of primary concern.

Patients are greeted by our driver as soon as they arrive at the airport, and accommodations are arranged at a hotel for the entire duration of care. Key team members are bilingual, and the surgical coordinator at our practice works closely with the patients to make sure that all of his or her needs are met.

Learn More About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

If you would like to learn more about the gastric sleeve procedure and how it can be of benefit to you, be sure to contact our Tijuana weight loss surgery center today. The entire team here looks forward to discussing all of your options for surgical weight loss in greater detail so that you can make the best decision possible regarding your overall health and wellness.

There are so many compelling reasons to lose weight and achieve a much healthier BMI (body mass index). There are also many ways to achieve this more ideal weight. While diet and exercise modifications can allow people to lose weight, sometimes much more rapid weight loss is required in order to improve overall health and wellness. In these cases, bariatric surgery is the ideal option. Surgical weight loss is safe, effective, and can improve your life for the better.

There are two particularly popular options out there for surgical weight loss: gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass surgery. Let’s take a moment right now to compare the two and what they offer patients.

About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastric sleeve surgery is a weight loss technique that involves the reduction of the patient’s stomach size. Rather than having a full stomach pouch, the stomach is reduced into a tube shape. This limits the amount of food that a patient can ingest while simultaneously removing the part of the stomach that produces the Ghrelin hormone, which is responsible for sensations of hunger.

In essence, the surgery works by reducing caloric consumption and reducing appetite as well.

About Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery is a weight loss technique that involves rerouting part of the digestive tract. The stomach is revised in such a way that food will bypass part of the small intestine. This allows patients to eat food but not absorb as many calories from the food that they eat since part of the small intestine is passed over.

In essence, the surgery works by limiting the amount of caloric absorption that can occur during digestion.

How do the two surgeries compare?

Both gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery are effective, though we feel that gastric sleeve surgery is the superior choice between the two.

For one, gastric sleeve surgery involves less revision of the digestive tract, meaning that the surgery is less complex and there is a lower chance of potential complications or need for revision. We feel that this less involved restrictive weight loss technique is better for the patient satisfaction as well.

In addition, the success rates of gastric sleeve surgery are comparable to gastric bypass surgery, meaning that optimal health and wellness can be achieved through gastric sleeve with as much success as gastric bypass. With that in mind, however, we should say that either surgery might be the right solution for you and your needs.

Making the Best Decision for Your Needs

During your consultation, we will carefully discuss which weight loss surgery option would be best for you and your needs. Since each patient is different, we will make sure that his or her surgery is specifically targeted to their unique needs. This will ensure the best results of surgery and higher chances of patient satisfaction as well.

Learn More About Your Options for Surgical Weight Loss

If you would like to learn more about weight loss surgery and your many options out there for advanced weight management, be sure to contact our Tijuana weight loss surgery center today. Our entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve the a more ideal weight.

When it comes to undergoing weight loss surgery, there are plenty of options out there to consider. Many people are familiar with gastric bypass surgery and gastric banding surgery, but there is another surgical weight loss option that can also be very effective: gastric sleeve surgery.

By meeting with a bariatric surgeon, you will be able to learn more about your many options for surgical weight loss. Right now, we’d like to consider the many different advantages of gastric sleeve surgery and why it may be just the procedure you need for effective surgical weight loss treatment.

What is gastric sleeve surgery?

Gastric sleeve surgery is a restrictive weight loss procedure, meaning that it restricts the amount of calories that a person can consume thereby causing the person to lose weight. This is achieved through the reduction of a patient’s overall stomach size. A normal stomach is pouch shaped, though following gastric sleeve surgery, the stomach becomes banana shaped.

Reduced Sensations of Hunger

In addition to reduced calorie consumption, patients will actually experience reduced sensations of hunger as a result of gastric sleeve surgery. When the stomach size is reduced, it removes the part of the stomach that’s responsible for the Ghrelin hormone, which causes sensations of hunger. By reducing hunger, patients will also not feel the need to consume as much food, also contributing to reduced calorie consumption.

Relatively Quick Surgery

The gastric sleeve surgery is relatively quick. In general, the procedure takes only one hour to perform. This is great since there is not has much time under general anesthetic and the surgical recovery time is a little shorter than other weight loss surgeries.

Comparatively Less Invasive Than Some Weight Loss Surgeries

The gastric bypass surgery is effective and yet quite invasive, requiring revision of the stomach as well as the intestines. By comparison, the gastric sleeve surgery only involves the revision of the stomach, meaning a less invasive means of surgical weight loss.

Low Maintenance Compared to Certain Weight Loss Surgeries

While gastric banding surgery is quite popular, it often requires multiple adjustment procedures in order to alter the fit of the gastric band. By comparison, gastric sleeve surgery requires no adjustment procedures after the initial surgery, meaning lower maintenance for surgical weight loss.

High Rates of Success

The success rates of gastric sleeve surgery are high, with patients achieving successful weight loss at a comparable level as gastric bypass surgery. This is yet another important benefit to consider with regard to gastric sleeve surgery.

Making the Best Decision for Your Needs

Given that there are multiple means for achieving your ideal weight, it’s important to us that patients understand all of the advantages of each surgical procedure while also considering the risks. During the consultation process, we will be sure to go over all of these matters in full detail so that you can make the best decision for yourself with regard to all of your weight loss goals.

Learn More About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

To learn more about gastric sleeve surgery and your many options available for surgical weight loss and weight management, we encourage you to contact our Tijuana bariatric surgery and center today. By meeting with members of our team, you will be able to get all of the information that you need to make well-informed decisions to meet your weight loss goals.

There are many compelling reasons why a person should consider undergoing surgical weight loss treatment. When you’re morbidly obese, the chances of serious illnesses and health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are much higher. By visiting our bariatric surgery center and undergoing weight loss surgery, you can make a dramatic improvement on your overall quality of life.

We have talked a lot about the various ways that gastric sleeve surgery can be of great benefit to you. Right now, we want to consider what patients can expect after they undergo their gastric sleeve surgery. Specifically, we want to consider the nature of the patient’s diet and how that changes following the surgery.

About the Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastric sleeve surgery is a restrictive weight loss option, meaning that it reduces the stomach size in order to limit the amount of calories that a person can consume. Rather than having a large pouch for a stomach, the gastric sleeve surgery will reduce the stomach to the size of a banana.

The Slow Integration of Solid Foods During Healing

Following any sort of bariatric surgery–whether it’s a gastric sleeve or a gastric bypass–patients will need to slowly reintroduce solid foods into their diet over the course of several months. In the early phase of healing (usually up to the first three weeks), patients will be on a liquid diet. This will include skim milk, protein shakes, nutritional supplement drinks, broths, and so on.

By the end of the first month, patients will be able to slowly start eating certain soft foods, such as eggs, yogurt, tofu, soft fruits without skins, lentils, and very tender meats. Patients will need t avoid crunchy foods, sticky foods, fibrous foods, and foods high in fat during this time. A list of food do’s and don’ts will be provided by the bariatric surgeon.

By the end of three months, patients will be able to eat solid foods again, though they will be encouraged to make healthy eating choices, which means eating lean and healthy while avoiding junk food.

Things to Consider While You Eat

When you undergo gastric sleeve surgery, there will be a number of changes to consider with regard to your eating habits. A few tips to keep in mind are:

• Chew your food thoroughly so it is easier to digest
• Eat slowly so that you can stop as soon as you feel sated
• Avoid foods that are high in sugar in order to prevent dumping syndrome
• Avoid foods that are high in fat to avoid nausea
• Do not drink for 30 minutes before your meal as this will take up space in the stomach for food (you should also avoid drinking with your meal for the same reason)

Reduced Hunger Sensations Thanks to Gastric Sleeve

Many people will notice that in addition to dietary changes, they will feel hungry less often following gastric sleeve surgery. This is because the surgery reduces stomach size and in the process reduces the secretion of the ghrelin hormone, which is responsible for sensations of hunger.

Learn More About Your Bariatric Surgery Options

For more information about gastric sleeve surgery and how it can be of great benefit to you and your needs, be sure to contact our Tijuana bariatric surgery center today. The entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve optimal wellness through surgical weight loss methods.

If you are obese or morbidly obese, there are so many compelling reasons to lose weight. Not only will achieving a more ideal BMI (body mass index) help you feel better about yourself and your appearance, a more ideal weight means reduced likelihood of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. One of the most effective surgeries to help you achieve this ideal weight is the gastric sleeve, which we have discussed quite a bit.

Given the many benefits of surgical weight loss, it’s important to the team at our bariatric surgery center that patients are able to undergo this kind of treatment. Sometimes this may not be within a person’s budget, which is why there are multiple options for payment to consider. Right now, our team would like to go over some of the basics with regard to gastric sleeve cost and payment options.

The Average Cost of Gastric Sleeve Surgery

The cost of gastric sleeve surgery can actually vary to some degree based on the needs of the patient. This is particularly true when a patient’s BMI is very high. Because of this, we don’t think that providing an average price or price range will tell the full story about your needs and the surgery itself.

When you visit our practice for a consultation, we can provide you with a personal price quote as well as a breakdown of the expenses involved.

How the Cost of Gastric Sleeve Compares to Other Weight Loss Surgeries

Compared to the gastric band surgery and the gastric bypass surgery, a gastric sleeve surgery tends to be more affordable. This is particularly true when compared with the gastric band procedure, which requires multiple post-surgical adjustments at an additional cost to the patient.

The effectiveness, convenience, low maintenance, and price of the gastric sleeve is one of the reasons we have discussed it so much in the past on this blog.

Insurance Coverage and Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Your medical insurance may cover some or all of your gastric sleeve surgery. This will differ from provider to provider, however, so we urge you to check with your insurance company to find out about coverage eligibility.

Financing for Gastric Sleeve Surgery

If the cost of gastric sleeve surgery is too much of a financial burden for an individual or household, there are monthly financing options to consider. These break the total cost of care down into afford installments and is similar to a traditional loan or credit card. A reasonable interest rate will be applied to the total cost of the procedure.

The Benefits of Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Tijuana

Keep in mind that undergoing the gastric sleeve procedure in Tijuana will provide a savings to you without a compromise in quality. We perform the procedure in a state-of-the-art, full-service hospital. Each of our patients is well cared for during the duration of the their visit, with good accommodations at a major hotel as well as a private driver affiliated with the practice.

Learn More About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

If you would like to learn more about gastric sleeve surgery and your many other options for advanced bariatric surgery, it’s important that you contact our Tijuana weight loss surgery center today. The entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve better health and wellness by helping you slim down to a more ideal BMI.

We have discussed the many benefits of sleeve gastrectomy surgery at length on this blog because we believe in its overall effectiveness in combating obesity, morbid obesity, and health problems associated with excessive weight. When you come to our bariatric surgery center, we will be more than happy to go over the surgery in full detail so that you can decide if it’s right for you.

It’s important to us that patients of gastric sleeve surgery make the most well-informed decisions with regard to their surgical needs, which means knowing both the pros and cons of any surgery. Let’s take a moment right now to consider the potential risks of gastric sleeve.

How common are complications after gastric sleeve surgery?

We want to first point out that experiencing complications from gastric sleeve surgery is generally rare. We take great care in providing detailed pre-operative and post-operative instructions to patients so that the risk of complications are very low. In addition, we use the latest surgical techniques and operate out of a full-service hospital, meaning that the chances of serious medical errors are very low.

That said, it’s important to consider the following before you undergo gastric sleeve surgery.

Risk of Infection After Surgery

Any surgery carries with it the risk of infection, and gastric sleeve surgery is no exception. Modern sterilization and careful post-operative planning help drastically mitigate the chance of infection.

Risk of Leakage of the Altered Stomach

Since the stomach itself is reshaped and resized during the gastric sleeve surgery, there is the chance of possible leakage of the revised stomach. In order to prevent the possibility of leakage, we carefully check for leaks following surgery multiple times. If a leak is detected, we will address it in those crucial early days after surgery to ensure successful healing and long-term results.

Risk of Potential Injury to Other Organs

While gastric sleeve surgery is safe and we perform the surgery carefully, there is the very small possibility of potential injury to other organs around the stomach area. We take great care with our work, however, and will work conservatively and meticulously to make sure that such internal injuries do not occur.

How do the risks of gastric sleeve compare to other weight loss surgeries?

Compared to other bariatric surgery options, gastric sleeve surgery is less risky than gastric bypass surgery and only slightly riskier than gastric band surgery.

With regard to gastric bypass surgery, it makes sense that the gastric bypass would be riskier. The gastric bypass involves the revision of the stomach and part of the intestines, and this added surgical complexity makes complications more likely.

With regard to gastric banding, it also makes sense that it should be less risky when compared to the gastric sleeve. The band is placed around the stomach without the need for further surgical revision of the digestive tract. However, there is the risk that the gastric band will slip or require adjustments, and these need to be seriously considered.

Learn More About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

For more information about gastric sleeve surgery and how it can help you achieve the results that you’d like to achieve, we encourage you to contact our Tijuana weight loss surgery center today. The entire tam here looks forward to answering all of your questions with regard to bariatric surgery procedures so that you can make well-informed decisions about your wellness.

There are many options out there for losing weight through bariatric surgery, but we feel that the gastric sleeve is certainly one of the best to consider. There are many benefits to the gastric sleeve that make it an ideal option for treatment in our minds. We’re sure that after comparing gastric sleeve to other types of surgeries, patients will agree and will opt to undergo a gastric sleeve if they are in fact good candidates.

With that in mind, the team here at our bariatric surgery center would like to take a few moments right now to consider candidacy for gastric sleeve surgery. Some people are more ideal for the surgery than others, so this blog post should give you some idea if it’s ideal for you.

About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastric sleeve (also known as a sleeve gastrectomy) involves the reduction of the stomach size through surgical means. Rather than having a normally sized stomach pouch, the patient will have a stomach pouch that is the size of a banana. This reduces feelings of hunger and also reduces the amount of calories that a patient consumes.

General Candidacy for Weight Loss Surgery

The best candidates for gastric sleeve surgery are people who are morbidly obese (BMI of 40 or greater) and have been unable to lose weight naturally through diet and exercise. These patients should be at least 18 years old and generally no older than 65. It’s important that patients not suffer from drug or alcohol addiction as both can have a major affect on the health of the patient and the patient’s viability for any weight loss surgery.

Understanding Risks and Benefits of Surgery

While gastric sleeve surgery has been proven safe an effective at our practice time and again, it’s important that patients understand both the risks and the benefits that are involved in the procedure. This will help patients understand the basics of recovery and provide realistic expectations about what the surgery entails (e.g., side efffects, potential complications, etc.).

Realistic Expectations About Life After Surgery

More than anything, undergoing bariatric surgery is a major lifestyle change that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Patients will need too adjust their diet and take all of our instructions for care seriously. A gastric sleeve surgery is a real commitment to wellness and to your body, so patients need to understand all of what surgery involves and be willing to commit to the various lifestyle changes that come along with the procedure for the years ahead.

Helping You Make the Right Decision

During your consultation process, we will be sure to answer all of your questions and address your concerns so that you can make the most well-informed decisions about your weight loss options. We are here for you and want you to succeed in losing weight and becoming healthy.

Learn More About Your Bariatric Surgery Options

If you would like to learn more about gastric sleeve surgery and your many other options for surgical weight loss, be sure to contact our Tijuana bariatric surgery center today. The entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you make the best decisions with regard to all of your weight loss goals.

The team at our bariatric surgery center always wants to make sure that patients are well taken care of and looked after. That means ensuring that they get the care they deserve. Great treatment actually begins from the consultation phase and does not end until the patient is fully recovered.

We’d like to take this opportunity to focus on the pre-op instructions for gastric sleeve surgery. Below are some general guidelines. More specific and detailed information will be supplied during your consultation at our practice.

Why are pre-op instructions so important?

In essence, healing begins before the surgery is even performed. These pre-operative instructions are ways in which we are able to ensure ideal conditions for healing following the actual gastric sleeve procedure.

Weeks Before Surgery: Quit Smoking and Refrain from Alcohol Consumption

Drinking and smoking both have a negative impact on your body’s ability to heal. In the weeks before you undergo a gastric sleeve or any surgical weight loss procedure, you will be asked to quit smoking and to limit your alcohol intake. This helps improve your body’s ability to recover quickly after the surgery has been performed.

Two Weeks Before Surgery: Changing to a Liquid Diet

Before patients undergo bariatric surgery, they will begin an all-liquid diet or a predominantly liquid diet as instructed by their surgeon. This helps get patients used to the diet they will have following surgery and allows for ideal conditions to perform the gastric sleeve surgery. In general, this means drinking water and having protein shakes/nutritional supplement beverages. Be sure to follow these dietary guidelines to the letter.

One Week Before Surgery: Stop Taking Blood Thinner Medications

Major healing is required after a bariatric procedure. One precaution to prevent major blood loss during surgery or during recovery is to avoid taking any blood thinners a week prior to the operation date.

The Day Before Surgery: Come with An Empty Stomach

Patients should not eat any foods after midnight the day before their gastric sleeve surgery. This is to make sure that the surgical procedure goes as smoothly as possible and there are no complications that occur while it is being performed.

The Day of Surgery: Relax and Come to the Practice Feeling Calm

Before you are driven to the full-service, state-of-the-art hospital for your gastric sleeve surgery, you should relax and dress accordingly. That means loose-fitting clothes that are comfortable, and no makeup or jewelry worn. Rest assured that you are in good hands and think positively about the major difference you are making in your life.

Monitoring and Aiding You When You Are Here for the Surgery

In order to assist patients who come to our Tijuana practice for their bariatric surgery, we will do everything we can to make sure our patients feel at ease and comfortable. We have our own private driver who is bilingual and who will pick you up from the airport when you arrive. Accommodations are made at a hotel for you. You will work closely with our team as well as a surgical coordinator to make sure that your needs are met and that all of your concerns before and after surgery can be addressed. We want to make sure that your entire experience from beginning to end is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

Learn More About Bariatric Surgery Treatments

If you would like to learn more about bariatric surgery and your many options available for advanced surgical weight loss, be sure to contact our Tijuana weight loss surgery center today. Our entire team looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve a more ideal body mass through bariatric surgery.

We’ve spoken at length on our blog about various facets of the gastric sleeve procedure, including its various benefits, risks, candidacy, and the way that the surgery itself is performed. One aspect of this weight loss procedure that we haven’t covered involves the use of anesthetic. We actually receive a number of questions about anesthesia and gastric sleeve surgery from prospective patients.

The team at our bariatric surgery center would like to take a few moments right now to consider questions regarding anesthetic and gastric sleeve surgery. This should give you some perspective regarding the surgical procedure itself and what it involves.

Anesthetic and Gastric Sleeve Surgery

During gastric sleeve surgery, it is customary to use general anesthesia. This renders the patient unconscious during the full duration of the surgical procedure. Usually it takes an hour to perform gastric sleeve surgery.

Why general anesthetic?

General anesthetic is used during gastric sleeve surgery given the nature of the surgery and the work that is involved. It helps keep patients’ minds at ease if they are unconscious during the surgical process rather than merely sedated with local anesthetic used.

Is general anesthetic safe?

Yes, it is, and we make sure of that.

When you undergo gastric sleeve surgery with our team, we take all necessary precautions to ensure that your safety. This means making proper checks before surgery, monitoring your vitals during surgery, and making sure that you are going well in the days after your surgery.

Full-Service Hospital Care

We perform all weight loss surgery procedures in a full-service hospital with advanced equipment. This means that we are always able to monitor for potential complications, avoid said complications, and address issues quickly should any urgent care needs arise that affect patient wellness. It’s just one of many ways that we ensure a positive experience for every patient.

Pre-Operative Checks Before Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Prior to your weight loss surgery, our team will look at your medical history to determine if there are any potential contraindications with regard to anesthetic, such as allergies, potential adverse side effects when it comes to medications you are taking, and if you suffer from a medical condition that may make general anesthesia potentially harmful. If any issues are found, we will adjust your treatment accordingly and discuss these matters with you before proceeding with the procedure.

Monitoring Your Condition After Gastric Sleeve Surgery

After you undergo the gastric sleeve surgery, you will remain in the full-service hospital for roughly two days before being discharged to your local hotel to recover there. (We should note that we will arrange for you accommodations at a fine hotel in the area, and also use our private driver to shuttle you there when you are cleared.)

This two-night stay at the hospital will allow us to monitor your recovery in those crucial 48 hours after surgery. Not only will be make sure that you come out of the effects of general anesthetic okay, but we will also test the new, smaller stomach pouch to make sure that there are no complications as you heal.

Learn More About Gastric Sleeve Surgery

If you would like more information about gastric sleeve and your many other options for advanced surgical weight loss, be sure to contact our Tijuana bariatric surgery center today. The entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve excellent health.