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Can a gastric sleeve be done at the same time as cesarean delivery?

zainabdiabJul 25, 2017

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Dr. Pablo Garcia, MD
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Answered on Feb 21, 2023
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Dr. Mark Pleatman, MD (retired)
Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
Answered on Jul 26, 2017
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Dr. Terry Simpson, MD, FACS (retired)
Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
Answered on Jul 26, 2017
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Pablo Garcia, MD

Hello. Thanks for your time and question.The healing process may vary depending on each person, but by the 6 week the healing over the staple line should be completed.Hope that you can get your surgeyy and start a new journey, in my personal experience it was the best decision I took. Good luck...

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Pablo Garcia, MD

Hello. Thanks for your time and question.You do qualify for the surgery and don't worry about the insureace and will still approve the surgery just don't give up and be persistant. Bariatric surgery is the best tool to help  to change and control eating disorders improving all related ...

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H. Joseph Naim, MD, FACS

The answer to your question is yes, you can have either Sleeve or Gastric Bypass after your Erroded band was removed... The problem is that definitely there is more chance of complication, i.e. Leak, due to scar tissue and problem with healing in that setting. The controversy is around the...

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