Lasting weight loss
by Gastric bypass

(Stomach bypass)

Kom je in aanmerking voor een maagverkleining?

  • Short waiting times

  • Specialized care

  • Personal attention

Have you been dealing with obesity for years and are having trouble getting rid of it?

  • You’ve been overweight for years, no matter what you do, you can’t get more than a few pounds off.

  • You’ve decided after much hesitation that you want a stomach reduction, but there are very long wait times everywhere. You don’t get anywhere fast.

  • You are tired of starting another diet and are ready for a healthy lifestyle.

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.

Want to know if you qualify?

Pathway for stomach reduction

Screening

Through a quick scan and screening, you’ll quickly know if you qualify for a stomach reduction. Once approved you will be scheduled for surgery

Operation

You are scheduled for gastric bypass surgery. Soon you may report to us and the surgery will take place. Click here for all the info on what the surgery looks like.

Post-track

In the 5 years after surgery, you will continue to be monitored by us. We feel it is very important that you continue to do well after surgery.

Wij begrijpen je

Niets is frustrerender dan altijd te moeten vechten tegen de kilo’s. Niemand kiest ervoor om te zwaar te zijn. Obesitas is een sluipende ziekte die op den duur je gezondheid aantast. Bovendien hebben mensen met obesitas vaker last van depressie, schaamte en vooroordelen van anderen. We hebben in de afgelopen jaren al veel mensen kunnen helpen op weg naar een leuker en gezonder leven door een maagverkleining operatie.

Wij hebben een uitgebreid team van specialisten, psychologen, diëtisten en leefstijlcoaches. Individuele aandacht is één van onze belangrijkste waarden. Je bent bij ons dan ook geen nummer maar je hebt vanaf de start tot in het na-traject individuele gesprekken. Het traject begint bij een screening en dan volgt een operatie, maar we begeleiden je tot wel 5 jaar na je operatie. Zo helpen we je om ook in de toekomst gezond te blijven.
We leggen je uit wat een maagverkleining is, wat de voor- en nadelen van een maagverkleining zijn en bij welke criteria je in aanmerking komt voor een maagverkleining, zoals BMI, (voor operatie en vergoeding). Zo weet jij waar je aan toe bent zodat je goed geïnformeerd een besluit kunt nemen.

Team WeightWorks

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:

  • The operation is also on the intestines
  • Nothing is removed, everything remains
  • Slightly better long-term weight loss
  • Better outcomes in people who have diabetes
  • Less trouble with heartburn

  • Slightly faster vitamin and mineral deficiencies

Difference with Mini gastric bypass:

  • There is longer experience with classic gastric bypass than mini bypass. Long-term results are extensively known and show good results
  • Less chance of acidosis

  • Technically, the classic gastric bypass is slightly trickier, as one more connection is made than with the mini bypass

What are the wait times

At WeightWorks, there are no long wait times. Once you have started the preliminary process and the screening shows that you are suitable for one of our surgeries, you can be scheduled for your surgery within a few weeks. This is possible because we have a professional specialty team with one specialty, gastric reduction surgery. This allows us to work efficiently and thus help you quickly.