Stomaphyx and Revisional Bariatric Surgery for New York and Long Island

Revisional Bariatric Surgery and Lap Band Conversions

While many patients achieve successful results with their first bariatric surgery, for others the outcome is not as satisfactory. There are two major reasons patients seek revisional bariatric surgery. Some patients experience significant side effects or complications from an earlier bariatric surgery that are impacting quality of life. Other patients come to us for revisional bariatric surgery when they do not achieve the expected rate of weight loss. If you have undergone a bariatric surgery procedure, you may have ceased to shed pounds before reaching your target weight, or, less commonly, you may be losing weight at a rate that you find alarmingly rapid. This also includes Lap Band conversions to either the sleeve gastrectomy or the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Dr. Buchin has extensive experience in revisional bariatric surgery. He is one of the only surgeons on Long Island to perform Lap Band conversions, which he completes as a one stage operation.