Gabriela Rodriguez, MD, FACS

Yes!!! you are candidate for gastric sleeve, it will help you with significant and sustainable weight loss. Improving you health condition overall , for a better quality of life.

It might be pertinent to do and x-ray study (barium swallow) to assess the size and shape of your sleeve.There are different causes why a bariatric procedure can fail, not letting reach your weight goals. The main reasons are:TECHNICAL: The surgery was not executed optimally, this is very rare, but unfortunately occurs.MECHANICAL: This could be an alteration of the procedure due to the transit of the food o pressure from the body.ADAPTATIVE: The body has adapted to the modifications made by the surgery, in the case of gastric sleeve, increase elasticity making the gastric reservoir larger. But whatever the cause you should seek a consult with a bariatric surgeon with experience in revision surgeries, to asses your case and look for the best option for you.

No, you are a perfect candidate for bariatric surgery. You should seek a consultation with a certified bariatric surgeon to clear your doubts, choose the best otion for you and help you prepare for the surgery.

Plain answer no! Both procedures will be too much stress for your body and will take too long, so there is a risk of developing complications. And on top there is no point of doing the lipo and BBL before loosing weight, you wont get the expected result, you will loose fat overall after the bariatric procedure so there is no guarantee that you wont loose the fat transferred for the BBL.

There are different elements that are taking in to account to choose a procedure not only weight ans height ( BMI), also body composition ( body fat percentage), medical conditions associated (e.g.Diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, etc.) and also patient lifestyle.You should seek a consultation with a certified bariatric surgeon. He will be able to advise you which could be the right treatment option for your specific situation.Never the less you could be a good candidate for gastric sleeve is a less invasive procedure than bypass, also very safe and has become the most popular procedure performed world wide. New scientific data has shown comparable results with bypass, to be as effective in weight loss and in remission or control of chronic illness. With a gastric sleeve you can carrie on with a more normal life style with out drastic changes.

Hi there! your are a great candidate for bariatric surgery. And personally and for what i have heard from patients I think that the hardest part is to make to go ahead with it, so congratulations!!! on taking the first step. To decide what type of bariatric surgery there are different elements to take in account:- Weight and height (BMI)- Body composition ( body fat percentage)- Medical conditions associated ( Diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, etc.)- Patient lifestyleIf you are interested in this possibility, you need to arrange a consultation with a certified bariatric surgeon. He will be able to advise you which could be the right treatment option for your specific situation.But the gastric sleeve is a less invasive procedure than bypass, also very safe and has become the most popular procedure performed world wide. New scientific data has shown comparable results with bypass, to be as effective in weight loss and in remission or control of chronic illness. With a gastric sleeve you can carrie on with a more normal life style with out drastic changes.

Weight regain after bariatric surgery could be a sign of fail procedure and is both disappointing and a major health issue. Fail procedure is a challenge not only for assessing the patient correctly and deciding the best surgical therapy but the technical difficulty of performing a revision procedure. For a number of reasons, a weight loss procedure can fail to allow the patient to reach his or her goals. TECHNICAL: The surgery was not executed optimally, this is very rare, but unfortunately occurs.MECHANICAL: This could be an alteration of the procedure due to the transit of the food o pressure from the body.ADAPTATIVE: The body has adapted to the modifications made by the surgery, in the case of gastric sleeve, increase elasticity making the gastric reservoir larger.A complete evaluation is necessary, a food log, imaging studies, to assess your case. You should seek a consult with a bariatric surgeon with experience in revision surgeries, to assess your case and give you the options for your case specifically.

You are an excellent candidate, by body mass index you do meet the criteria for bariatric surgery. Your are young so you will improve your health and probably prevent the development of diseases associated with obesity. Also the surgery might help you improve your depression.

After loosing a huge amount of weight saggy skin is one of the the undesired effects. To removed this excess of skin you will need plastic surgery, seek a consultation with a plastic surgeon that specializes in post- bariatric patients.

Hair loss after a surgery is call telogen effluvium. There is a misconception that this type of hair loss after bariatric surgery is associated to malnourishment, but no, this is more associated with the stress on the body from the surgery perse than because of the type of procedure itself, in this case bariatric. Hair loss can be even trigger by a immense phycological stress, trauma or even fever. Usually, the hair loss begins around 3 months after the precipitating event (in this case bariatric surgery). Elderly women are more vulnerable so present this condition. Normally up to 95% of the hair follicle in the scalp are in a growing phase, and they can be like this for 2 to 7 years. In the growing phase the hair has direct blood supply at a point the hair loses the blood supply and enters a transition phase and afterwards a resting phase before shedding, usually this happens in around 3 weeks while the new hair pushes the old one. So, there is persons that are more susceptible to different kind of stress causing a disruption in the hair cycle making it to start the shedding phase earlier, though there is a temporary decrease of hair density. This will self-limit, between 3 to 6 months all hairs are replaced. Although spontaneous improvement is expected, and emotional well-being is important, taking supplements like Biotin, Vitamins B, Iron and Zinc could not hurt.