I need to have ventral hernia repair and I am also contemplating revision surgery to reduce the size of my pouch back to where it was when I first had surgery.
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Yes there are limitations to how much you can weight prior to bariatric surgery. The larger you are, the higher the risks. We prefer to have patients with a BMI less than 60 prior to surgery. Studies have shown increase risk with BMI greater than 60. Also our malpractice...
I was one of the first surgeons in the country to perform Stomaphyx and it doesn't work. When we rescoped patients it looked like you did nothing a few months later. We no longer perform Stomaphyx. This has been replaced with the ROSE procedure with much better results.
The combination of a gastric bypass and a tummy tuck should not be performed at the same time. The risk of infection increases significantly. In addition, the length of the procedure is increased and may increase the risks of deep venous thrombosis (clots in legs). The appropriate...