Reduces the size of your stomach and redirects the digestive tract.
At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, our highly skilled consultants and expert aftercare team offer gastric bypass surgery to help you lose weight if severe obesity is affecting your health.
During a gastric bypass, your surgeon will reduce the size of your stomach and connect it to the lower part of your small intestine, restricting the calories you can eat and absorb.
Sometimes also called
Typical hospital stay
2 nights
Procedure duration
1-3 hours
Type of anaesthetic
General
Available to self-pay?
Yes
Covered by health insurance?
Some insurers, by exception
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital is a well-established provider of private hospital treatments to patients in Surrey and Sussex. Our bariatric surgeon (consultant specialising in weight loss surgery) can carry out gastric bypass surgery which can help you lose weight if changes to diet and exercise haven't worked. You’ll have a treatment and recovery plan that’s personalised to suit your lifestyle.
Our surgeon works with a team of nurses, dietitians and specialists who'll help you throughout your treatment and recovery, so that you get the support you need.
You'll have three consultations with a dietitian over two years following your gastric bypass surgery.
It's a common operation to have done privately, and our inclusive prices and access to payment plans make it easy and more affordable, even if you don’t have medical insurance.
Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass | |||
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Initial consultation | £200 | ||
Treatment price | £12,518 | ||
Aftercare | Included | ||
From price | From £12,718 | ||
Monthly treatment price (Loan applicable to the treatment cost and excludes the initial consultation) |
£283 |
Representative example | |
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Loan amount | £11,268 |
Deposit | £1,250 |
Loan period | 48 months |
Representative APR | 9.9% |
Total amount repayable | £13,584 |
The price shown is the ‘from price’ (ie the minimum cost of the procedure). Please note that for some procedures the actual price you are quoted may vary significantly and can increase depending on your choice of Consultant (who is an independent practitioner and not an employee of Spire). The fees charged by Consultants and Anaesthetists are set independently and are outside the control of Spire. The price may also vary depending on the type of anaesthetic, implant or drug used, and your medical history.
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital can provide you with a single, fixed price for your procedure so there are no surprises. Please read Spire Healthcare's terms and conditions for full details of what’s included and excluded in your fixed price when paying for yourself. Finance options are available through our partner Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd, 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD.
Getting here
We're just a few miles from Gatwick Airport, the M25 and M23 motorways, central London and Victoria station are a 30 minute train ride away. Hospital parking is free for you and your visitors.
Consultations
Your first appointment with your consultant will be in one of our 12 consulting rooms. You’ll have a chance to talk about your medical history and the different options for surgery. There’ll be time for any questions you may have and an opportunity to discuss:
Before going ahead with gastric bypass surgery, you’ll also be assessed by:
You’ll also need to have a pre-operative assessment which may include:
Your gastric bypass surgery takes one to three hours, but you’ll stay in hospital for around two nights afterwards. You’ll have a comfortable, private room with all the comforts and conveniences you’d expect to find at home, including:
On the day of your operation, there’ll be a chance to meet your anaesthetist and the surgical team. You’ll have a general anaesthetic for the operation, which involves your surgeon reducing the size of your stomach and connecting it to the lower part of your small intestine.
If you’ve come with a friend or family member, they’re welcome to wait in our lounge while you have your operation.
After surgery, our nursing team will give you pain relief to help you deal with any discomfort from the surgery.
Once you leave hospital, we’ll have follow-up appointments with you three times in the first three months, then every three months for two years. You'll have three consultations with a dietitian over two years following your gastric bypass surgery. Our bariatric team has also created a support group that meets every four weeks. We also have a very active Facebook page where you, other patients and the bariatric team can communicate and support each other.
Although everyone’s different, here’s a typical recovery guide for gastric bypass surgery:
2 days
2 years
Leave hospital
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
Back to most activities and some weight loss
Less symptoms of rapid weight loss
Most weight loss will have happened
Leave hospital
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
Back to most activities and some weight loss
Less symptoms of rapid weight loss
Most weight loss will have happened
The treatment described on this page may be adapted to meet your individual needs, so it's important to follow your healthcare professional's advice and raise any questions that you may have with them.
We're just a few miles from Gatwick Airport, the M25 and M23 motorways. Central London and Victoria station are only a 30 minute train ride away.
Povey Cross Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 0BB
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