Revision Weight Loss Surgery

Under­stand­ing Revi­sion Surgery

When your ini­tial weight loss surgery does­n’t deliv­er the results you hoped for, revi­sion surgery offers an oppor­tu­ni­ty to restore or enhance out­comes. Your first pro­ce­dure might under­per­form due to insuf­fi­cient weight loss, weight regain, or complications.

When Revi­sion Surgery May Be Needed

You might ben­e­fit from revi­sion surgery if you experience:

• Improp­er­ly sized gas­tric sleeve
• Gas­tric band slippage
• Leak­ing gas­tric contents
• Small bow­el blockage
• Dump­ing syndrome
• Stom­ach ulcer development
• Med­ical com­pli­ca­tions from weight regain

Assess­ment Process

Before rec­om­mend­ing revi­sion surgery, your med­ical team will con­duct a thor­ough eval­u­a­tion, including:

• Detailed symp­tom review
• Diag­nos­tic imag­ing (X‑ray, endoscopy, or CT scan) to exam­ine your cur­rent sur­gi­cal anatomy
• Analy­sis of eat­ing behav­iors and patterns
• Assess­ment of your gas­troin­testi­nal sys­tem function

This com­pre­hen­sive approach ensures the most appro­pri­ate revi­sion rec­om­men­da­tion for your spe­cif­ic situation.

Revi­sion Surg­eries Offered at Duly Health and Care

• Sleeve to Duo­de­nal Switch Revision
• Sleeve to Bypass Revision
• Sleeve Gas­trec­to­my
• Band to Bypass Revision
• Band to Sleeve Revision
• Sin­gle Anas­to­mo­sis Duo­de­nal Switch
• Gas­tric Bypass
• Gas­tric Band Removal
• Robot­ic Bariatric Surgery

Prepar­ing for Your Surgery

Your sur­geon will pro­vide per­son­al­ized prepa­ra­tion instruc­tions, but gen­er­al­ly you should:

• Dis­con­tin­ue smok­ing, as it sig­nif­i­cant­ly impairs healing
• Pro­vide com­plete infor­ma­tion about all health con­di­tions, aller­gies, and medications
• You may need to fol­low a pre­op­er­a­tive diet to reduce liv­er size and facil­i­tate surgery.
• Fol­low fast­ing guide­lines (typ­i­cal­ly 8 – 12 hours before your procedure)

The Revi­sion Procedure

Your revi­sion surgery will be per­formed under gen­er­al anes­the­sia, typ­i­cal­ly using min­i­mal­ly inva­sive laparo­scop­ic or robot­ic tech­niques through small key­hole inci­sions. The spe­cif­ic approach will be tai­lored to address:

• Com­pli­ca­tions from your ini­tial weight loss surgery
• Repairs need­ed for poor­ly func­tion­ing gas­tric sleeves, bands, or bypasses
• Con­ver­sion to a dif­fer­ent sur­gi­cal approach when nec­es­sary (such as con­vert­ing a sleeve to bypass for improved results)

Recov­ery Expectations

Fol­low­ing revi­sion surgery, expect:

• A hos­pi­tal stay of 1 to 2 days to mon­i­tor for complications
• Recov­ery time­frames that vary based on your age, over­all health, and spe­cif­ic revi­sion type

Suc­cess depends on main­tain­ing the rec­om­mend­ed dietary and lifestyle mod­i­fi­ca­tions from your ini­tial surgery plan.

Under­stand­ing the Risks

Like all sur­gi­cal pro­ce­dures, revi­sion surgery car­ries some risks, including:

Infec­tion at inci­sion sites

• Bleed­ing dur­ing or after surgery
• Res­pi­ra­to­ry complications
• Delayed wound heal­ing or heal­ing complications
• Anas­to­mot­ic leaks or strictures
• Nutri­tion­al defi­cien­cies requir­ing life­long supplements

The Reward: A Fresh Start

Revi­sion surgery offers a valu­able oppor­tu­ni­ty to opti­mize out­comes and restore con­fi­dence in your weight-loss jour­ney to reclaim your health jour­ney and achieve the weight loss goals that ini­tial­ly moti­vat­ed you. With prop­er sup­port and com­mit­ment, this fresh approach can help over­come the obsta­cles encoun­tered after your first procedure.