Gastric Sleeve Cost Abroad
September 16th, 2011
Sleeve Gastrectomy Cost
• Gastric sleeve prices, like other weight loss procedures, are quite high in the developed nations.
• Aside from being quite pricey, gastric sleeve isn’t usually covered by private insurance companies.
• According to a study by Dr. Drake Bellanger from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, the gastric sleeve procedure is predominantly privately paid in the majority of the cases.
• Overseas, particularly in countries where there’s a booming medical tourism industry, gastric sleeve costs are a lot more affordable.
What is Gastric Sleeve Surgery
• The gastric sleeve procedure was originally the first part of a two-part procedure for super obese patients, until it was determined that this procedure alone is effective enough.
• This is a laparoscopic procedure, which means it’s a keyhole surgery designed
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Self Pay Gastric Bypass
September 9th, 2011Self pay gastric bypass isn’t so uncommon these days. Of course, it helps to know where to get affordable weight loss surgery, so that it’ll be easier on your bank account. 
If you go by figures provided by the National Institute of Health’s Weight-Control Information Network, the cost of gastric bypass, also known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or simply R-en-Y surgery, in the United States is definitely not cheap, and not always within everyone’s budget! Insurance for gastric bypass exists, of course. But private insurance companies don’t always have it on coverage, and some of those that do cover it don’t really pay for the whole shebang. That is the reason why some people prefer to pay for the procedure themselves.
Gastric bypass is an effective way to lose weight. The benefits of this weight loss surgery are confined not only in curbing obesity but also in keeping a check on type 2 diabetes, which has been concluded in a study by Zhang X, Huang W, Zhang Y, Zhou W, Zhou L, Huang Z, Qu J, Gao G, Huo S, Kong F, Zhang JF published
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Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication
September 2nd, 2011Laparoscopic greater curvature plication is a relatively new restrictive weight loss surgery gaining popularity among patients suffering from morbid obesity. The operation is comparable to existing bariatric surgeries in terms of weight loss results at a lower cost and with lesser post operative complications.
Gastric plication reduces stomach volume and thus assists in weight loss by decreasing the food intake. Patients feel less hungry and feel full quickly after ingestion of small quantities of food. There is also a low risk of early and late complications as plication surgery does not involve gastric resection or the placement of a synthetic device in the body.
Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery
Laparoscopic weight loss surgery uses the latest technological advances in science and medicine and allows bariatric surgeons to perform the operation without making long incisions.
· Laparoscopic surgery is also called band aid or key-hole surgery.
· The surgeon makes small incisions ranging from 0.5 to 1cm in length through which surgical instruments are inserted.
· A tiny camera transmits images of the operating field and aids in better visualization.
· The small cuts
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