Our Center
- Medical care,
- A dietary approach that is somewhat different from what is usually offered, as it is a behavioral diet, along with psychological support,
- A gym available for patients,
- A coordinating nurse to listen to them,
- An image consultant.
Coordinating Nurse : Ms. Christelle Dargent
- Phone: +32 2 434 91 7
- (Mon - Wed - Fri)
For your information
After the initial consultation with the bariatric surgeon, a complete health assessment along with psychological and dietary analysis are arranged during a short two-day hospitalization, which is extremely convenient for patients who are working.
Each candidate, whether eligible for surgery or not, will be offered an endocrinological, cardiac, and pulmonary assessment, a dietary and psychological analysis, a gastroscopy, a liver ultrasound, and a sleep study.
Furthermore, all aspects of bariatric surgery, including the various procedures offered (sleeve, bypass, mini bypass, and SASI), their risks, complications, benefits, and implications, are presented during a mandatory group information session.
The final decision regarding surgical intervention or not is made collectively during multidisciplinary meetings.
After this meeting, if surgery is considered, the surgeon will review the patient to present the results of the assessment and propose the appropriate treatment.
The type of procedure is chosen based on the results of the assessment, but also in collaboration with the patient, who has received all the necessary information to understand this choice.
From the first consultations, we present patients with the principles of accelerated post-operative rehabilitation and the importance of actively participating in it:
- Resuming fluids as soon as their condition allows,
- Mobilization as early as the first few hours post-surgery,
- Resuming food intake on day 1,
- Pain management without opioids.
Thanks to this approach, the hospitalization is relatively short, as in the vast majority of cases, discharge is permitted the day after the surgery.
The first year will involve intensive follow-up, including visits with the endocrinologist, dietitians, psychologists, and the surgeon, who will see the patient 10 days after the procedure, as well as at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and one year after.
