Lasting weight loss
by Gastric bypass
(Stomach bypass)
Have you been dealing with obesity for years and are having trouble getting rid of it?
Then let us help you. WeightWorks is a medical clinic with extensive knowledge about the causes and treatment of obesity. We specialize in gastric reduction surgery for permanent weight loss.
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Nothing is more frustrating than always having to fight the pounds. No one chooses to be overweight. Obesity is a creeping disease that eventually affects your health. In addition, obese people are more likely to suffer from depression, shame and prejudice from others. We have been able to help many people in recent years on their way to a more enjoyable and healthier life through gastric bypass surgery.
We have an extensive team of specialists, psychologists, dieticians and lifestyle coaches. Individual attention is one of our most important values. Therefore, with us you are not a number but you speak to the same people from the start to the after process. The process begins with a screening and then surgery, but we will guide you for up to 5 years after your surgery. This is how we help you stay healthy in the future.
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Gastric Bypass
Watch the video below explaining Gastric Bypass (gastric bypass) treatment from our gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Frits Berends.
Explanation of treatment
Gastric Bypass (Stomach Bypass)
A gastric bypass or stomach bypass is an operation in which the stomach is reduced in size and the digestive tract rerouted. Literally, the term “gastric bypass” means a bypass of the stomach.
People with gastric bypass lose an average of 70 percent of their excess weight. Because part of the stomach is turned off, less hunger hormone is produced. As a result, when you eat, you feel full faster that also lasts longer. That helps you eat less and therefore you lose weight.
How does the surgery go?
After you are put to sleep, surgery begins. The surgeon first takes a good look at the inside of your abdomen. Then a piece of the stomach the size of an egg is cast off. The rest of the stomach just stays put and thus is not removed. The small intestine is connected to the reduced stomach. This creates a bypass (Bypass) in which the food does not come into contact with the digestive juices until much later. In this way, 200-250 cm of intestine is skipped. Because of the different route of food, the gut produces hormones that have a beneficial effect on feelings of hunger and satiety (how full you are). That helps to lose weight. We check everything one more time before the operation is finished. When you wake up we have already closed all the wounds. So from the operation itself you don’t notice anything at all.
The differences with Gastric Sleeve:
Difference with Mini gastric bypass:
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