Bariatric Surgeons in Colombia
Do you want your bariatric surgeon to be one of those pioneers in bariatric surgery who have been operating on our patients for more than 20 years
Remember, you don’t choose the type of surgery—discover it with your surgeon during the consultation, and you’ll learn which one is best for you and why..
What characterizes a successful bariatric surgeon?
We want to teach you the correct criteria so you can learn to identify who can offer you the greatest chances of success.
- Years of experience, with thousands of operated patients.
- Holds all necessary certifications.
- Operates in clinics with optimal technological standards.
- Year after year, we confirm exceptional results.
Our stars of excelence
A Guiavital bariatric surgeons are internationally certified by IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity) and locally by ACOCIB (Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía de Obesidad y Enfermedades Metabólicas). Most importantly, they bring over 20 years of experience and have successfully operated on thousands of patients.
Certified Experts & Top Medical Team
At Guiavital, we have firsthand insight into the positive outcomes our patients experience. Our proven expertise enables us to highlight our specialist bariatric senior surgeons as experts who deliver highly qualified and satisfying results, backed by the positive feedback we’ve gathered over the years.
Safest Medical Package :
We offer ultra-safe surgical bariatric surgery packages with complication policies that double the typical coverage amounts for procedures, providing peace of mind with extra, direct-payment coverage for every patient and accompanying guest.
Top Hospitals & Facilities
Choosing a Guiavital Bariatric senior surgeon grants access to Colombia’s top JCI- Joint Commission Certified clinics, ensuring advanced safety, technology, and an outstanding patient experience.
Global Health Concierge
When you purchase a Guiavital ultra-safe bariatric surgical package, you’ll have a dedicated, trusted member of our team who will handle all aspects of planning, scheduling, and coordinating every detail related to your treatment, as well as activities for your companions. Relax; everything is under control. Click here
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Your bariatric surgery with a faster, less painful post-operative process.
- In 17 years, we hadn’t seen any results different from the usual, but three years ago, we implemented a cutting-edge treatment. Today, we observe much faster recovery, less pain, and a more versatile healing process.
- Our patients arrive at surgery much more stable, ensuring that their complication rates are minimal.
Don’t go at it alone...
We’ve heard countless testimonies like this: “I wasted my time on the internet reading about bariatric surgery. I got confused and believed things that didn’t apply to my case… The only truth came from what my surgeon told me in the consultation; the rest was useless.” Don’t waste more time online—start the right way.
What Does Bariatric Surgery Involve?
Bariatric surgery is the most effective and definitive surgical solution for overweight or obesity.
It serves two main functions:
- Restricting or reducing stomach capacity (Sleeve).
- Partially blocking the absorption of carbohydrates and calories (fat) (Bypass).
Thinking About Bariatric Surgery in Colombia?
Did you know that bariatric surgery in Colombia is so renowned worldwide that it’s the most visited country in Latin America for its convenience, cost, and benefits?
Overweight? Here you’ll find everything you need to know about your bariatric surgery—risks, recommendations, contraindications, diets, pre- and post-care, and everything related to obesity surgery in Colombia.
If you book the specialist, clinic, and accommodation separately, you’ll end up paying more.
Ask us about the Guiavital Colombia Card and discover the benefits.
We have agreements with specialists and clinics in various cities across Colombia.
Bypass vs. Sleeve: Which is Better?
Keep in mind that there are no standard diagnoses, and each patient needs a personalized evaluation. Sleeve gastrectomy may be less resistant, as it only restricts stomach volume. If the patient overeats, the stomach can stretch, leading to weight gain again.
Gastric bypass is more effective because it not only restricts but also blocks a significant percentage of carbohydrate absorption—something the sleeve doesn’t do.
However, if the patient doesn’t cooperate, everything can fail regardless of the procedure.
What Is the Minimum Weight for Bariatric Surgery?
A BMI over 30 or excess weight of more than 20 kilos.
Must have attempted diets without success.
Who Are Not Candidates?
- Eating disorders like bulimia
- Suicidal tendencies
- Alcoholism
- Use of psychoactive substances
Pre-Bariatric Surgery Diet
- hypocaloric diet is recommended to stabilize your health
- nutritional supplement shakes instead of meals.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bariatric Surgery
If you’re considering bariatric surgery in Colombia, it’s not ideal to start with the surgeon who offers the cheapest consultation or to discard those with higher fees. That’s the worst strategy.
Surgeons with the most experience, who are the most meticulous, organized, and successful, often charge for their consultations—and they may not necessarily offer the cheapest surgery.
Keep in mind that bariatric surgery in Colombia has very low complication rates during surgery and within the first ten days post-op. However, only the most experienced bariatric surgeons, with years without complications, are often the busiest.
Bariatric surgery, or obesity surgery, is performed without opening the abdomen. It involves inserting surgical instruments and a small video camera through tiny incisions, allowing the surgeon to “operate from the outside.” This is why it’s called minimally invasive surgery. quirúrgicos y una mini video cámara para poder ” operar desde afuera” por eso se llama cirugia mínimamente invasiva.
Bariatric surgery in Colombia is very safe, with only 0.1% of patients experiencing intra- or post-operative complications.
Those who undergo bariatric surgery reduce their risk of dying from obesity-related diseases by 89%.
Whether it’s a gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, bariatric surgery typically lasts 1 to 1.5 hours.
- “I found the information about bariatric surgery online so irrelevant to my case that it scared me—nothing compares to going to a consultation.”
- “It’s a personal decision. My family was loving, but they made me delay my surgery for years, and I prolonged my suffering.”
“Even the best bariatric surgeon, who seems the most expensive, always has a more affordable rate.”
- “It’s easier to face the minimal risks of bariatric surgery for a day than to continue with a losing battle filled with limitations and suffering.”
- “There’s always someone who isn’t a doctor or a patient but has disastrous opinions about bariatric surgery.”
The type of surgery that’s best for you is the one recommended by an experienced bariatric surgeon. You will NEVER find anything more suited to your diagnosis online than what the surgeon, who has already examined you, suggests.
In your case, one of these reasons might apply, but in general, healthy patients can be evaluated for these three causes:
– An obese person’s stomach is 2 to 3 times larger than normal, so they eat more.
– Their body absorbs a high percentage of fats and carbohydrates in the first section of the small intestine.
– Certain diseases increase the predisposition to store more fat.
