Laparoscopic Surgeon ·
NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Bart van Wagensveld is a consultant laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon with more than 20 years of experience. Between the year 1998 and 2003, he went onto complete his MD and PhD from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a trained general surgeon at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and expertise in Gastro-Intestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery. He also earned a Fellowship in London specializing in Pancreato- Biliary Surgery.
Dr. Bart van Wagensveld main interest lies in primary and revisional surgeries like the adjustable gastric band, Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (Mini Gastric Bypass), Bilio-Pancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS) and Single Anastomosis Duodeno-ILeal Bypass (SADI). In 2004, He was made the consultant surgeon and head of the surgical department at the Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital in Amsterdam. It happens to be one of the biggest teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. Dr. Bart van Wagensveld was also the Chairman of the Medical Board at Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital in Amsterdam. In addition to this, he also served as the president of the Dutch Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He has published 90 peer-reviewed articles.
Here is a detailed list of conditions for which Dr. Bart Van Wagensveld provides treatment.:
Many different health issues are introduced in patients who are overweight and are eligible for weight loss or bariatric surgery. It is not just anecdotal but their is good scientific reason to realise that conditions like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure or severe sleep apnea are all resultant of someone being overweight. Weight gain reversal and preventing the adding of more weight becomes a reality by the procedures performed by the surgeon.
Here are the symptoms and signs which indicate that you would readily qualify for weight loss surgery.:
Co-morbidities are also present when you are suffering from obesity and these make it even more important for you to get the Bariatric surgery. The co-morbidities that come with being obese are as follows:
Health issues such as Hypertension, Type II diabetes, Osteoarthritis and respiratory disorders are a common side effect of being overweight.
The doctor is present during the operating hours of 10 am to 7 pm on weekdays and on weekends from 10 am to 2 pm.. It is always the effort of the surgeon to ensure that the patients gets the best of treatment which is enabled by the surgeons indepth experience in this field.
Here is the list of the popular procedures performed by Dr. Bart Van Wagensveld.:
The way your small intestine and stomach handle your food is changed and this plays a major role in Gastric Bypass being one of the most effective weight loss surgeries. Their are also other weight loss procedures that can help people lose weight like the Minigastric bypass, Gastric bands and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Though few and far between, there are some risks associated with weight loss procedures such as:
• Acid reflux • Anesthesia-related risks • Chronic nausea and vomiting • Dilation of esophagus • Inability to eat certain foods • Infection • Obstruction of stomach • Weight gain or failure to lose weightBook a secure video consultation for expert Weight Loss Specialist care.
Bariatric Surgeon help patients to lose weight and to keep the weight off i.e., they assist patients who are obese with weight loss and weight management. The procedures that help people lose weight have additional health benefits as well like:
• Long-term remission for type 2 diabetes • Improved cardiovascular health • Better mental health • Remove sleep apnea • Joint pain relief • Improved fertilityIt is the prerogative of the surgeon to choose the kind of procedure to help lose weight, by reducing intake of food, reducing how much nutrients the body is absorbing or the one which uses both techniques together. They also help the patients with post operative consultations recommending lifestyle and dietary changes as well as by prescribing medicines and tests.
When you are consulting a Bariatric Surgeon, kindly get these tests done before and during the consultation as per the surgeons' recommendation.:
The tests completed anytime in the duration of the procedure enhance the quality of treatment being provided. Any persons physiological status can be gauged by the urine and blood tests which are recommended by the Bariatric Surgeon quite often. Tests that present the right picture regards the heart and respiratory functions in a patient and thus evaluate the suitability of the Bariatric surgery hold a lot of importance.
Your best option is to consult with a Bariatric Surgeon when even medical and alternative weight loss methods are not helping you to lose and maintain the right weight. You should also be someone whose weight and health parameters are right in place as eligibility for this procedure. Kindly look towards checking with your surgeon for pre operative preparations and post operative rehabilitation.
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