If you need to undergo a second surgery, we will advise the safest and most appropriate surgery option.  

Revision surgery refers to the surgery performed in patients who have previously undergone any bariatric procedure, and where this technique has failed in its weight loss goal or has caused complications, so a second intervention is advised.

Dr. Campos, and the entire medical team at Obesity Care Group, has extensive experience in revision cases including: withdrawal of adjustable gastric band due to rejection or erosion, conversion from lap band to gastric sleeve or gastric bypass, conversion from gastric sleeve to gastric bypass and readjustment of gastric bypass. When necessary, we will determine the factors that caused the initial surgery to be unsuccessful and will recommend the most appropriate revision for your specific case so you can reach your weight loss objective.

What are the different types of revision surgery?

• Gastric Band Removal and Revision

• Sleeve Gastrectomy Revision

• Gastric Bypass Readjustment

We advise our patients to be in close contact with us in order to assess any possible factors that could be causing an stagnation in weight loss or other anatomic or medical complications that might lead to a revision surgery. There are things you can try before thinking about undergoing a revision weight loss surgery, such as: changes in diet and lifestyle, the use of medication and getting more support from your surgeon and the team.

what are the POSSIBLE RISKS/CONS?

Revision surgery involves greater risk that any initial bariatric procedure, so we suggest you seek a surgeon with vast experience in this type of surgery. Some of the risks include:

• Longer surgery time

• Open incisions

• Blood loss

• Infection

• Leaks

It is important to understand that although revision surgery is successful in most patients, it does not guarantee you will lose as much weight as desired if factors such as behavioral, dietary and lifestyle changes are not addressed, neither that you will lose as much weight as after the initial procedure.

Are you a candidate for Revision surgery?

The cases in which revision surgery is indicated:

• Initial surgery was inadequate for the patient.

• Insufficient or excessive weight loss - less than 50% loss of expected weight loss.

• Stagnation in weight loss.

• Unresolved obesity related comorbidities.

• Medical complications associated with the first procedure, such as ulcers, scar tissue and inability to absorb nutrients.