Gastric Sleeve Abroad: Lithuania
Gastric sleeve price
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Gastric sleeve surgery - 6.300 € / 5.050 £
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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.
What sets us apart from other clinics
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Top surgeon: over 2.500 bariatric surgeries made, has trained many other 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: 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 |
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24/7 assistance: during your entire stay abroad in Lithuania |
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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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All English speaking staff: from the customer service desk to nurses, assistants and surgeons |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 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 stomach 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.
Recommendations after gastric sleeve surgery
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.
Gastric sleeve 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 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.
Read more about gastric sleeve:
- Gastric sleeve: advantages and disadvantages
- Choosing between gastric bypass and gastric sleeve
- Hospitalisation after weight loss surgery
- Preparation for weight loss surgery
Bariatric surgery 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
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