Our Expert Bariatric team can lead you through your journey, which starts here

Weight loss surgery is a major, life changing event for all our patients. When you are ready to be considered for surgery, we are here to help.

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Taking the First Step

There is a defined route towards weight loss surgery. The first and most important step is to embrace your decision and talk to your GP. Your doctor can then refer you to a bariatric (weight loss) surgeon. You are now underway.

ASSESSMENT

Your introductory visit to your surgeon will cover a lot of ground.

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SURGERY

For most people, surgery will be performed by a minimally invasive method.

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TOTAL PATIENT CARE

Gastric bypass or Sleeve gastrectomy surgery improves many associated medical conditions.

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Gastric Bypass or Gastric Sleeve Treatment

There is no single best solution to suit every patient, so it is essential to have a full and open consultation with your surgeon in the first instance. Blackrock Clinic bariatric team offers a variety of procedures. Your weight loss surgeon will find the right one for you.

Health Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery

Effective treatment for Morbid Obesity
Long term remission for Type 2 Diabetes
Improved Fertility
Correction of Venous stasis disease
Eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Lowering of Cholesterol Levels
Relief from Depression

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Surgical Options

The weight loss operations recognised as effective by most surgeons include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding (adjustable or non-adjustable). Blackrock Clinic bariatric team has chosen the procedures with the highest long term success rate to offer to our patients.

Roux En Y Gastric Bypass

The Gastric Bypass procedure involves dividing the stomach and forming a small gastric pouch.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

The Sleeve Gastrectomy involves removal of at least 75% of the stomach, reducing the volume capacity of the stomach.

Our multidisciplinary approach to weight loss

Our bariatric team has a patient inclusive, multi-disciplinary approach to weight loss. You the patient are as much a part of the treatment plan as our healthcare professionals. It is your own motivation which will underpin the success of your gastric bypass or gastric sleeve treatment.

The nature of excess weight is to exacerbate any underlying conditions a patient may have, as well as to introduce other incapacitating complaints. Along with progressive ailments such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and sleep apnea, many patients find their lifestyles disrupted. Fertility can be impaired, depression can become overwhelming. With this in mind, your team will include a variety of medical disciplines, each experienced in bariatric care.

Why is this important?

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Weight Loss Surgeon

For over ten years Blackrock Clinic has been awarded the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.
We were one of the first hospitals in Ireland to receive this recognition.

Patient Stories

A number of patients have been kind enough to share their experiences of gastric bypass or gastric sleeve surgery. Find out what our patients think about their gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy treatments.

As long as I can remember I’ve always struggled with my weight.

As long as I can remember I've struggled with my weight, but it came to a head when I stopped playing sport on a regular basis. At the age of 35 my weight shot up to 33.5 stone. I made the decision to enquire about gastric bypass surgery when I nearly collapsed at a band rehearsal due to being on my feet for too long. The surgery itself went extremely well. Mayilone’s professionalism and attention to detail are second to none. As of today I weigh just under 18 stone and still dropping. I go to the gym 3 times a week and I run between 15 and 18 kilometres a week also. I have my life back and it’s because of the decision I made to have the surgery.

I was open to a whole array of serious medical complications.

It is November now, 9 months post-surgery and I am 96.8lbs down from my heaviest weight. How do I feel? AMAZING! The biggest lesson in all of this I have learnt is that of self-acceptance. Self acceptance for the body and physical appearance I have today. Is it the body I want forever? I am full of lumps and bumps, do I need to continue to work hard to lose more and tone? YES YES YES! But can I do it, yes. Read Full Story

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Meet the team

The surgical team at Blackrock Clinic consists of highly respected surgeons, well established in Upper GI and Bariatric practice, including gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery.