If you are overweight losing weight can change your life. Weight loss surgery (also known as bariatric or obesity surgery) may be the solution for you. It has proven benefits in improving serious obesity related conditions like diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea (difficulty breathing whilst asleep) and arthritis.
The benefits are not just medical, many of our patients tell us that weight-loss surgery has greatly improved their quality of life and has given them the opportunity to do things they never thought they could like playing with their children, taking part in sports, travelling to far flung places and buying normal sized clothes.
Many people manage to lose weight through convential diets and exercise but struggle to maintain the loss and eventually regain all the lost weight and more. Research has shown that weight-loss surgery can be more effective in the long term than dieting or drugs, that's why at Spire Portsmouth Hospital we offer a weight-loss surgery service and support that is tailored to your needs, so that you have the best possible chance of success. For more than 10 years we have offered a safe and effective weight-loss surgery programme undertaking gastric band and gastric by-pass operations.
Our weight-loss team includes bariatric (weight loss) consultants, dietitians and specialist nurses. All are dedicated and passionate about providing support and advice to our patients throughout their weight-loss journery from surgery to dietary advice, follow up band fills through to hosting support groups.
But surgery is only part of the solution, understanding and learning how to manage your diet and lifestyle are just as important, that is why our dietitian and specialist nurse are on hand to give support and advice before and after surgery, and for as long as you need it.
