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Weight loss surgeries are serious procedures that alter the normal anatomy of the digestive system and should not be the primary option. Patients should have genuinely tried non-surgical methods such as diet and exercise first. Weight loss surgery is performed on patients who, despite all sincere efforts, cannot lose weight on their own and have exceeded certain limits of obesity. This limit is having a body mass index (BMI) of over 40 kg/m². However, patients with a BMI between 35-40 kg/m² may be candidates for weight loss surgery if they have at least one comorbidity related to obesity. For patients with a BMI between 30-35 kg/m², in some cases, if there is a life-threatening comorbidity related to obesity, such as uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, and/or if it is determined that weight loss cannot be achieved through medical methods, individuals with a BMI between 30-35 kg/m² may be candidates for weight loss surgery.

Diabetes surgeries are treatment methods applied to patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. There is currently no surgical treatment option available for type 1 diabetes. To benefit from this surgery, you need to have type 2 diabetes, a certain level of insulin resistance in your body, and most importantly, sufficient insulin reserve in your pancreas. To clarify your suitability for surgery, we conduct various tests that directly affect the success of the surgery, such as pancreatic insulin reserve and vitality, insulin resistance status, for patients we plan diabetes surgery.

The detailed answer to this question can be provided after evaluating various factors such as your current overweight status, the presence of comorbidities related to obesity (such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, joint disorders, etc.). As a general rule, for patients with only a weight problem, basic surgeries such as sleeve gastrectomy are recommended, while for patients with comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, more complex surgeries that have a greater metabolic effect and involve both the stomach and small intestines are recommended. In summary, since each patient has unique characteristics, we shape the type of surgery and treatment plan after examining the patient.

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Detailed information on this topic is provided for each type of surgery under the options on the “Treatments” page of our website. Before surgery, certain assessment tests should be conducted to identify and take precautions against any specific risks you may encounter during and after the surgery. Cardiology, anesthesia, and internal medicine specialists routinely evaluate you. Additionally, depending on the need, specialists from various branches such as gastroenterology, endocrinology, chest diseases, and psychiatry will assess and examine you before the surgery, and once they have provided their feedback on your surgery, the surgical planning phase will begin.

After completing your outpatient tests and preparations, we admit you to the hospital either one day before the surgery or on the morning of the surgery day.

The duration of the surgery varies depending on the type of surgery to be performed, but on average, it ranges from 45 minutes to 3 hours. This duration refers to the actual surgical time. However, the time between leaving your room for the operating room and returning to your room is longer. This increase in time is due to the additional time spent in the preoperative preparation area and the postoperative recovery room. After waking up in the operating room, we transfer you to your bed as per routine practice. Depending on your cardiac and pulmonary reserves and your recovery from anesthesia, you may occasionally need to stay in the intensive care unit for 1-2 days. After spending approximately 2-4 days (average 3 days) in the hospital post-surgery, and once we consider you are free from all surgical risks, we discharge you.

We ask you to stand up and walk 6-8 hours after the end of your surgery. First, walking and movements that start with support and at short distances will continue with an increase. Since you will be operated laparoscopically, you will be able to meet almost all your personal needs on your own on the morning of the day following the surgery. In very rare cases, if your surgery needs to return to open surgery, you may need to receive companion support for 1-2 days after surgery. Afterwards, being increasingly mobile will contribute to your recovery.

Although it is not necessary to have a lot of companionship in surgeries that start with laparoscopic surgery and end with laparoscopic surgery, it will be beneficial in terms of both physical and moral motivation for a companion to support you after the surgery. After you leave the hospital, you can do many things on your own, but it will be useful to have someone around you to help you in the first week.

This depends on the work you do. You can start light desk work about a week after the surgery, and you can start working physically in the 10-15 days following the surgery.

Make sure you take a bath before the surgery. You may feel the need to take a shower in the hospital after the surgery. In this case, it is possible to take a shower by covering the incision sites with special tapes. One day after you are discharged, you can shower normally at home. The wound sites are airtight and waterproof from the moment you are discharged. You can use shampoo, body lotion and soap. For 3 months we do not recommend bathing in the bathtub.