Gastric Bypass Abroad: Lithuania

Gastric bypass price

Weight loss surgery in Lithuania package

6.500 € / 5.200 £

500 € / 400 £ (airfare and accommodation)

Gastric bypass surgery - 6.500 € / 5.200 £

consultation
necessary health tests
bariatric surgery
anaesthesia
hospitalisation

24/7 personal assistance during your stay
transfers to / from the airport, hotel and clinic
diet instructions after the surgery
dietician's follow-up for 2 years

Flights & accommodation - 500 €/400 £

direct round-flight tickets from the UK / Ireland to Vilnius or Kaunas airports
6 nights at a hotel

Please note that plane ticket prices are valid only for direct flights and if you book the plane 1 month prior. If patients wish they can book plane tickets and accomodation by themselves since this part of package is optional.

Danish patient: Desiree		Swedish patient: Pia
VIDEO: Desiree‘s Gastric Bypass Story		BLOG: 1 year after gastric bypass


Video about our Danish patient named Desiree. You can watch her entire visit from arrival to Lithuania to visiting hotel, clinic, consultation with the surgeon, bariatric surgery, hospitalisation, her thoughts before and after gastric bypass surgery.		Pia's blog about her experience during the first year after gastric bypass performed in our clinic. She has lost 1/3 of her weight and shares her photos made during this period.

What sets us apart from other clinics

	Top surgeon: over 2.500 bariatric surgeries made, has trained many other European Bariatric surgeons
	Multilingual surgeon: 4 languages, fluent in Swedish and English
	Modern clinic: equipped with modern diagnostic and surgical facilities, all analogous to those in Western Europe clinic
	Half the price of Western counterparts. The same materials, facilities, medical staff qualification. Price difference is only due to considerably lower average salaries and taxes
	All inclusive gastric bypass price: the package price includes consultation, meeting and transfers, bariatric surgery, up to 4 days stay in clinic, 6 nights at 4-star hotel, pre/post operation tests, diet instruction after the surgery
	24/7 assistance: during your entire stay abroad in Lithuania
	No waiting lines while it may take up to 1 or 2 years in Western Europe clinics
	All English speaking staff: from the customer service desk to nurses, assistants and surgeons
	Easy to reach: 2-3 hours regular flights from all main UK & Ireland airports: Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Dublin. Abroad is closer than you thought.
	Private clinic with personal care: The majority of big public hospitals because of extremely high volume of patients do not have enough resources, medical personnel or sometimes even will to pay desirable attention to each patient from abroad, whereas we are fully focused on providing exceptional care and personal attention so that our patients would feel comfortable and cared for. Without any additional fees patients are tended in the clinic as long as they need. It may take up to 4 days. We also assure you that all our patients are accepted, assisted and treated individually not in groups.
	Ethics & responsibility: our surgeon and clinic operates strictly under international standards, all clients with low BMI are refused to operate and it is a pity but they are later accepted by very commercially oriented clinics. Our clinic also does not support any seasonal offers, discounts and any other encouragements for faster surgery. This is a life changing decision and patients cannot be manipulated with poor sales techniques.
	Credibility of country: Lithuania has been a part of the EU and NATO for already 8 years, Lithuania is one of the fastest growing countries in the whole region, has the second fastest internet speed in the world, has trained many medical professionals who are highly appreciated and employed by many UK hospitals and more.

Competence of surgeon

• Our surgeon Almantas Maleckas is a doctor of medical science
• He made more than 2.500 bariatric operations
• The surgeon is a member of World Weight Loss surgery group
• A pioneer in laparoscopic surgery in the region
• 10 years working experience in Sweden, Gothenburg University hospital
• Works both in Lithuania and Sweden, speaks fluent English and Swedish
• Had practical courses and seminars in Germany, Greece, Switzerland

Our clinic

Gastric bypass surgery

Gastric bypass is the most frequently performed weight loss procedure in the United States of America.

Combined gastric bypass surgery is called “combined” because not only the size of the stomach but also the length of the gastrointestinal tract is reduced. A small pouch (15–30 ml in volume) is formed from the upper part of the stomach.

The size of the stomach is reduced by almost 90 %, therefore onetime food intake capacity decreases significantly, and the patient feels early sensation of fullness. Normally, food passes from the stomach into the small intestine which absorbs major proportion of nutrients as well as calories. The remaining food further passes into the large intestine. During the gastric bypass surgery, reduced stomach is connected directly to the middle part of the small intestine, thus bypassing the remaining gastric body and the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum). The procedure shortens the “path” of food through the gastrointestinal tract, and therefore less of it is absorbed. The extent of intestinal “bypass” is chosen according to patient’s BMI.

Gastric bypass is performed under general anesthesia, using minimally invasive laparoscopic approach.

Gastric bypass complications

Possible complications specific to gastric bypass surgery:

An anastomosis is a surgical connection between an intestine and the stomach or between two intestinal parts using special staples or sutures. Due to inappropriate healing of such connections, following complications are possible:

Anastomotic leakage. This causes leakage of fluid from the gastrointestinal tract into the abdominal cavity and subsequent infection. Such complication occurs in 2 % cases, more often in the area of gastrointestinal anastomosis. Anastomotic leakage is usually treated with antibiotics. However, additional operation may be necessary.
Anastomotic stricture. During the healing process of the anastomosis, scar tissue forms in that area. It normally recedes and only slightly narrows the diameter of the affected part of the gastrointestinal tract. However, in some cases excessive scarring may narrow intestinal diameter significantly and even disturb passage of liquid materials. Such condition may be corrected during a gastro-endoscopic procedure in which the stricture is dilated using a special balloon.

Ulceration of the anastomosis. Occurs in 1–16 % cases. Causes of ulceration include insufficient circulation of the anastomosis, tension, increased gastric acidity, smoking, use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. This condition is treated conservatively – medications, special diet are used.
Gastric dumping syndrome. If lots of carbohydrates are ingested, they pass directly into the small intestine. Subsequently, the organism secretes large amounts of fluid into the intestine to dilute excessive sugars. The patient may therefore feel abnormal heart beating, cold sweating, strange sensations in the stomach and anxiety. Such state may last for up to 45 minutes and is often accompanied by diarrhea.
Lack of particular nutrients, minerals and vitamins. To avoid such complications, well-balanced nutrition and food supplements are highly recommended postoperatively. Hyperparathyroidism may develop due to inadequate absorption of calcium.

Gastric bypass efficiency

gastric bypass efficiency Studies show that gastric bypass surgery helps patients lose from 65 % to 80 % of their overweight. Moreover, significant decrease in associated co-morbidities is observed:

Correction of hyperlipidemia and hypertension in more than 70 % cases
Improvement of obstructive sleep apnea
Correction of type II diabetes mellitus in more than 80 % of cases
Recovery from gastroesophageal reflux disease
89 % decrease in overall mortality

Recommendations for patients

Patient’s cooperation and correction of his / her nutritional habits is essential after restrictive adjustable gastric banding surgery as well as after combined gastric bypass surgery. From 5 to 6 meals per day are recommended, snacks should be strictly avoided. Patients should chew their food well, their bites should be small and they should stop using particular products. Non-adherence to aforementioned recommendations may cause various complications and furthermore, desired weight loss may not be achieved.

Weight loss surgeries testimonials

.... I've tried almost every weight loss method available, I think! Last year I joined a weight club that encouraged us to live on powdered drinks as long as possible. I lost 15 kg quickly and was excited! I met my current husband and once again I began to indulge in good dinner. I gained 15 kg that I had lost before plus I put on additional 10 kg ... When I realized that the surgeon Almantas Maleckas is fluent in Swedish and has done over 2,000 gastric surgeries and is a professor of stomach / intestinal surgery and that the cost of the whole thing was about half of what it costs in Sweden, it was just a question of time for me before I landed on the operating table in Kaunas, Lithuania ... read more stories of our bariatric patients from abroad