Duodenal Switch Surgery
If your weight has gotten out of control despite exercise and diet, it can be difficult to reclaim your health without help. If you are struggling with obesity, duodenal switch surgery in Tijuana, Mexico, can give you a new lease on life. A duodenal switch surgery can produce more significant results than any other weight loss surgery. Could it be right for you?
What Is a Duodenal Switch Surgery?
Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (also known simply as duodenal switch or BPD-DS) is a bariatric surgery that combines a gastric sleeve procedure with a rearrangement of the small intestine to both limit the amount of food required to feel full and limit the number of calories the body can absorb. The combination of restrictive and malabsorptive elements allows patients to experience more dramatic weight loss than gastric sleeve surgery or gastric bypass surgery alone.
During duodenal switch surgery, the surgeon will begin by converting the stomach into a gastric sleeve, removing about 70% of the stomach tissue and reshaping the stomach into a smaller, tube-like structure. Then, the surgeon will rearrange the small intestine so that food does not encounter bile and pancreatic digestive juices until it enters the colon, which limits the number of calories the body absorbs from food.
BPD-DS can be completed as a traditional open surgery or using advanced laparoscopic methods.
The Benefits
Of Duodenal Switch Surgery
Significant Weight Loss
After a duodenal switch, patients are able to lose around 70 percent of their excess body weight within two years.
Fewer Side Effects
Because the pyloric valve in the stomach remains intact during this bariatric surgery, patients are unlikely to develop dumping syndrome or ulcers.
Proper Stomach Function
A duodenal switch procedure does not alter stomach function in any way.
Duodenal Switch Surgery
With Tijuana Bariatrics
Tijuana Bariatrics coordinates with a network of highly trained doctors, surgeons, and other medical professionals to help patients suffering from obesity access life-changing weight loss surgery in Tijuana, Mexico. Bariatric surgery in Tijuana is a fraction of the cost of the same surgery in the United States. Tijuana Bariatrics coordinates a complete medical tourism package for every patient traveling from the U.S.
A variety of bariatric procedures exist that can help patients achieve healthy weight loss, including gastric sleeve and gastric bypass; however, patients with extreme cases of obesity may be best served by duodenal switch surgery.
If you think bariatric surgery may be right for you, reach out today by submitting an online form or calling:
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Exploring Candidacy
for Duodenal Switch Surgery
To be a candidate for duodenal switch surgery, you must have:
Your BMI Is 40 or Higher
The duodenal switch is typically recommended for patients with a BMI of at least 40.
Obesity-Related Health Issues
Patients with weight-related health issues, such as type 2 diabetes, often benefit from surgery.
Calculate Your BMI
Knowing your body mass index will help you know if you suffer from any type of obesity and will help us know how to treat you.
BMI
BMI Chart
Weight loss surgery is typically recommended to patients with body mass indexes (BMI) between 30 and 60. As patients with very high BMIs may worry that they are disqualified from bariatric surgery. However, the surgeons affiliated with Tijuana Bariatrics have performed weight loss procedures for patients with BMIs of 70 and higher.
Additional Candidacy
Requirements
Have You Tried Other Methods of Weight Loss?
Surgery is only recommended if you have already attempted other weight loss options without success.
Are You Healthy Enough to Recover from Surgery?
Be sure to discuss your medical history with the doctor to ensure you have no conditions that might interfere with healing.
Can You Commit to Lifestyle Changes?
Can You Commit to Lifestyle Changes? While this procedure requires fewer changes than other treatments, you will still need to commit to a diet and exercise routine.
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Enjoy a Near-Normal Diet afte surgery
One of the main reasons patients opt for BPD-DS over other forms of weight loss surgery is the post-procedure diet.
The techniques used in this form of bariatric surgery do not interfere with the ability of your stomach to function.
This procedure allows you to eat normal, healthy portions of food without difficulty while still limiting the number of calories you intake for dramatic weight loss.
How Does a Duodenal Switch Compare
with Other Bariatric Procedures?
This surgery is one of the most complex weight loss surgeries and is usually reserved for patients with extreme obesity. Aspects of BPD-DS are similar to either gastric bypass surgery or gastric sleeve surgery, but there are notable differences, as well. Our bariatric surgery office in Tijuana, Mexico, coordinates all of these procedures here in Tijuana. Review the similarities and differences among the different procedures to help decide which could be right for you:
Similarities
- BPD-DS, gastric bypass, and gastric sleeve all involve some degree of creating a smaller stomach pouch, resulting in patients requiring less food to feel full.
- Gastric sleeve surgery, gastric bypass, and duodenal switch surgery all produce hormonal changes in the gut that can reduce appetite.
- Gastric sleeve surgery, gastric bypass surgery, and BPD-DS all involve changes to the anatomy that cannot be reversed
Differences
- Duodenal switch surgery usually leads to greater weight loss than a gastric bypass or gastric sleeve, around 70% of excess weight.
- BPD-DS has a higher complication rate than gastric bypass surgery or gastric sleeve surgery.
We would like to introduce you to our modern medical facilities.
The network of physicians collaborating with Tijuana Bariatrics offers high-end bariatric surgery and a wide range of services. By choosing Tijuana Bariatrics, you can enjoy the safe care of an internationally certified surgeon in luxurious accommodations.
These beautiful facilities are equipped with the most modern tools and technologies, allowing the physicians in our preferred provider network to offer the same level of care available in the United States.
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