Weight loss surgery is not a magic bullet and while most patients are successful after weight loss surgery, there are instances where revision weight loss surgery is required. Whether reasons for seeking revision weight loss surgery are due to inadequate weight loss/weight regain, unresolved co-morbidities and/or medical complications, there is likely a revision solution to these problems.
Revisional Procedures Overview
Revisional bariatric operations, regardless of the previous surgery, are always challenging for a surgeon. They require adequate expertise to achieve desired results. Bariatric Centers of Excellence certified by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery provide a multi-disciplinary team and facilities for managing patients requiring revision of their surgery. It is highly recommended that patients requiring gastric bypass revision or any other kind of revisional surgery find a surgeon at a bariatric center that has much experience with revisional bariatric surgery.
To learn more about Revisional Procedures, click here.
Pathway to Surgery
Step One: Register for a free Informational SeminarOur Informational Seminars are free and open to the general public. Each seminar provides prospective patients with information about weight loss surgery and the Cleveland Clinic Weight Loss Program. Our program coordinator and one of our surgeons will describe details of the surgical procedures, our comprehensive program, the medical effects of untreated morbid obesity, and the lifestyle changes that accompany weight loss surgery. There will be time allotted for questions and answers. We encourage you to bring a support person.
To attend, please register online or call 1-800-339-9829. For exact dates and locations, please check the seminar calendar.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
While our seminars are a required step in your pathway to surgery, we understand you may not be able to attend a seminar at this time. Please click here to complete our initial online questionnaire and one of our support staff will contact you with in 24 hours.
You are required to complete our online Health Questionnaire prior to attending an informational seminar. Please complete the questionnaire as thoroughly and accurately as possible. All information will be kept confidential.
If you plan to go through your health insurance for coverage of surgery, we will verify your benefits for surgery and then communicate to you both your benefits and the specific criteria that must be met for your insurance plan to cover surgery. Please see the financing/insurance section of our site for detailed information.
If you plan to self pay, please contact 1-800-339-9829 directly to set up your consultation.
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