Gastric sleeve abroad: Lithuania
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Gastric sleeve surgery
It is a bariatric surgery performed laparoscopically which reduces the stomach about 70%. After the surgery stomach takes a shape of a sleeve.
According to estimations, after gastric sleeve operation the remaining capacity is about 200 ml. Gastric sleeve is a restrictive gastric surgery which sometimes is offered to extremely obese patients as the first stage of gastric bypass operation because gastric sleeve helps patients to get down to a safe weight for gastric bypass surgery.
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Top surgeon: over 2.000 bariatric surgeries made, has trained many other Easter European Bariatric surgeons |
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Multilingual surgeon: 4 languages, fluent in Swedish and English |
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Modern clinic: equipped with modern diagnostic and surgical facilities, all analogous to those in Western Europe clinic |
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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 |
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All inclusive price: consultation, meeting and transfers, 1st night at hotel, surgery, up to 4 days stay in clinic, pre/post operation tests, diet instruction after the surgery |
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No waiting lines while it may take up to 1 or 2 years in Western Europe clinics |
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Easy to reach: 2-3 hours regular flights from the UK, Ireland and all Scandinavian countries |
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Rehabilitation after the surgery is available at additional cost. Individual programmes are made for 2-3 weeks in famous SPA resort in Druskininikai |
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Prices
• Gastric bypass - 6.500€
• Gastric sleeve - 6.300€
• Gastric banding - 5.300€
Professional surgeon will help you to understand what options for weight loss surgery will be the best for you. You will be informed and fully ensured on all possible risks, considerations, pros and cons of each procedure.
Recommendations
After the gastric sleeve there are some important eating habits to consider:
1 – Avoid high calorie beverages such as milk shakes, hot chocolate, soda drinks and similar. After the surgery you should limit your choice of drinks to tea, coffee, diluted juice, flavor your drinks only with low fat milk and an artificial sugar, drink mineral water without gas.
2 – Eat small portions. As the capacity of the stomach is was changed, amount of food that can be taken should also be changed.
3 – No laying down after eating. The horizontal position might cause reflux, what is more, food remains in a prestomach longer what leads to accumulation of mucus.
4 – Do not eat and drink at the same time. Drink between meals as the reduced stomach is no longer available for taking in both - solid food and liquid. Drink 2-3 liters water in between meals.
5 – Completely mash food before swallowing. Take your time to chew food well.
6 - Get used to eating 5 times per day. As you will only be able to eat very small portions, in 2-3 times you will not get enough food variety, proteins, minerals and vitamins. What is more, when you eat 5 times per day it is less likely that you will get very hungry.
Complications
Possible complications associated with the gastric sleeve surgery:
- Complications. Risk of possible complications after the gastric sleeve surgery is 3-5%. Basically complications might be bleeding, pneumonia or some infections. Patients must know that the more overweight they are before the surgery, the more risky it is to have complications.
- Regaining weight. It is possible to regain weight again if patients keep eating high calorie food and drinks. The surgery itself is not the only one factor that leads to losing weight. Patients must understand that changing lifestyle is also very important. Getting used to eating 5 meals a day without snacking between meals, avoiding high calorie drinks and regular exercising are the new habits that must be applied in daily life.
- Other possible risks. Blood loss after surgery, wound infections and possible irritation of stomach mucus because of vomiting or because of intake of antiinflammatory drugs.
Competence
• Our surgeon is a doctor of medical science
• The surgeon is a member of World Weight Loss surgery group
• Works in Lithuania and Sweden
• Had practical courses and seminars in Germany, Greece, Switzerland.
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 1,000 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
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