What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery

What to Expect After Weight Loss
Surgery
~ By North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery

About Us
North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery is one of the Melbourne’s leading centres and
weight loss clinic melbourne that perform a wide range of weight reduction
surgeries. Lose Weight with top weight loss specialists in Melbourne. Our weight
loss doctor's team is headed up by Patrick Moore who has almost 20 years of
experience successfully helping people realise their weight loss goals when all
else has failed.

About Us
Dr. Patrick Moore has 19 years experience successfully helping people realise
their weight loss goals when all else has failed. He has proudly established one of
Melbourne’s leading weight loss centres, performing a wide range of weight
reduction surgeries. Patrick is proud to have been the first weight loss surgeon to
bring the gastric sleeve surgery into the private & public hospitals in Victoria. In the
past 19 years he has performed over 2,100 weight loss surgeries.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery may have been one of the biggest decisions you have ever
made in your life and is sure to have come after many years of trying numerous
weight loss attempts with limited success but you have finally taken the first step
to achieving long term weight management. Congratulations, now it’s time to look
at what happens now – post operation. Your weight loss doctors Melbourne and
the clinic support team will have gone through all the details with you however
with your main focus being on preparing for the surgery, your expectations for
post-surgery may not have been high on the priority list. So let’s look at some of
the frequently asked questions patients have after the surgery.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
What are the side effects you may experience after weight loss surgery?
It is important to be aware of the possible side effects associated with surgery but
choosing a surgeon who has many years’ experience and an excellent success
rate will dramatically reduce any potential post-surgery risks. These risks include:
Short-Term :
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Acid reflux
Anaesthetic related effects
Infection
Bleeding
Leak

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What are the side effects you may experience after weight loss surgery?
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Acid reflux
Food intolerances
Anastomotic ulcers which cause nausea and vomiting (bypass only)
Dumping syndrome which cause nausea and vomiting (bypass only)
Oesophagus dilation
Stomach obstruction
Stricture
Inadequate weight loss / weight regain
Hernia
Gallbladder disease/gallstones

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
Although these all sound scary, in reality, most people experience few issues and
can eat a wide range of foods in small portions and are very happy with their
success.Severe surgical complications are thankfully rare but they can happen. If
you are experiencing a surgical complication or suspect you may have one, you
need to contact Dr Moore ASAP. This would include severe pain, bleeding or
vomiting or reflux. Most, less serious, side effects will resolve as you progress
through your journey and can usually be managed with time and education.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
How will my hunger be controlled after weight loss surgery?
It may come as a shock at first that the small meal you have just eaten has left
you feeling full. If this is the case, the surgery has been a success. The aim of the
surgery is to make you feel satiated (comfortably full) on far less food. All types of
weight loss surgery achieve this by decreasing the size of your stomach which
results in signals being sent to your brain much earlier to notify you that your
stomach is full. Bypass and sleeve surgery also reduce the hormonal hunger
signals normally produced by the body in response to an empty stomach.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
How will I maintain a healthy weight range after weight loss surgery?
Prior to surgery you will be given detailed education by your dietician. The aim of
this education is ensure you have the skills to be able to nourish yourself on a
smaller amount of food, choose foods that provide the best nutrition for your
body, manage non-hungry (emotional eating) and eat out successfully. All these
skills are required in order to lose weight and keep it off in the long term.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
Will there be foods I will never be able to eat?
In the initial phases post-surgery there is often food that people find difficult to eat,
but over time and by slowing down your eating, chewing well and stopping as soon
as you feel comfortably full, our aim is for a wide range of foods to be tolerated.
We do not expect you to have to make special foods for yourself but enjoy
whatever the family is eating.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
Unwanted excess skin after weight loss surgery?
Excess skin is often a by-product of bariatric surgery. One of the best ways to help
deal with unwanted excess skin is toning & firming by undertaking a strength
building exercise regime. Strength building is ideal because as previously noted,
our skin expands when mass under the surface has increased so instead of
stretching the surface of your skin with fat you will build muscle as a replacement
to help fill out the area. If you are a bit older or have lost a large amount of weight,
toning and firming exercise may not be enough and you may choose to see a
Reconstructive Surgeon.

What to Expect After Weight Loss Surgery
What supports will be in place for me after weight loss surgery?
At North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery several pre-surgery and post-surgery
supports are put in place to give each patient the best chance at a successful
procedure along with a continued healthy lifestyle. The support staff include
access/referral to dieticians, psychologists, the administrative team and of course
your surgeon, Dr. Patrick Moore. You will have several follow up appointments with
various members of the team to track your progress and discuss any ongoing
concerns you have. The staff at NEWLS see your weight loss journey not only as a
job but instead as a lifelong partnership. They are there to guide and support you
on this journey and look forward to sharing your successes along the way.

Contact Us
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Epworth Eastern Hospital
Level 6, 1 Arnold Street, Box Hill
VIC 3128 Australia
Phone - 03 9895 7215
Website - https://www.melbourneobesitysurgery.com.au/