Gastric Bypass Revision Cost

You may have tricked yourself into eating more and more and stretched the stomach in which case revision may be necessary or other types of restrictive procedures or bypass procedures may be performed by Board Certified Bariatric surgeons. I know of several in the NY City area that are great - Dr. Colin Powers, Dr, Geiss are internationally renowned and can help you. There is also the new procedure with balloon inflation in the stomach which is under FDA study - Dr Colin Powers may be able... more

This is a complex surgery and not likely performed by most surgeons on this website. I would highly suggest contacting your personal physician and asking for referrals. You clearly want a surgeon who has been performing this type of surgery for many years and have experience in performing revisions. In some cases they may chose not to pursue a revision but instead to perform a different bariatric surgery procedure, such as a gastric lap banding. I wish you luck in your pursuit and success... more

I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulty with your gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass can be an extremely effective at helping people lose weight. This can significantly help reduce other serious health issues related to obesity including diabetes, sleep apnea and others. Most of the physicians on this site are not general surgeons. It is a general surgeon or a bariatric surgeon (a division of general surgery) that specializes in the concerns you have. You should seek a board... more

If you lost weight initially and then gained weight, you likely stretched out your pouch. There are salvage procedures available which may include revision of the pouch, or perhaps even a lap band. Also possible is to move the intesting downstream more so less food is absorbed. I don't do these procedures, but failures in bariatric surgery are not rare, and salvage procedures are available. You should start with a bariatric surgeon.

At The New York Bariatric Group in New Hyde Park, NY we specialize in revision of previous gastric bypass surgery.  It is not an uncommon problem affecting about 20% of patients.  We offer both the ROSE procedure performed endoscopically through the mouth and placement of a Lap-Band over the gastric bypass.  Costs are variable for the procedures and range between $11,000 and $17,500.