Revision and conversion bariatric surgery is one that is performed in patients who have already had previous bariatric surgery and either due to weight regain, but stagnation or due to a complication related to the initial method and who require a second or third surgery.

In other words revision bariatric surgery is a special area of ​​bariatric surgery. It involves re-operating on a patient previously operated on for obesity surgery due to failure of the bariatric technique due to a series of causes such as:

• Inappropriate bariatric technique for that patient (inadequate assessment)
• Insufficient or inappropriate management of the patient
• Insufficient thinning
• Excessive thinning
• Complication arising from the first surgery

As obesity surgery cases increase, bariatric revision surgery cases also increase. Revision bariatric surgery has a higher rate of complications than surgery performed for the first time, since previous scar tissue and existing adhesions are manipulated.

It is also known that the essential factor in bariatric revision surgery is the experience of the surgeon, the number of patients operated per year and the infrastructure of the hospital center where he treats his patients. Bariatric revision surgery requires highly specialized teams.

The Obesity Lap Surgery medical group has extensive experience performing laparoscopic revision and conversion surgeries, among the procedures performed are:

• Removal of gastric band due to erosion or rejection
• Conversion from gastric band to gastric bypass
• Conversion from gastric band to gastric sleeve
• Conversion from gastric sleeve to gastric bypass
• Re-adjustment of the size of the gastric reservoir in a patient with bypass
• Other types of revision bariatric surgery according to each case

If you require the opinion of a specialist doctor, do not hesitate to contact us to clarify your doubts.