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Empowering your weight loss journey with medical expertise, nutritional advice, and success strategies directly from Dr. Cervantes and his specialized team.

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Patient contemplating if their gastric sleeve stretched

Did My Gastric Sleeve Stretch? What Patients Need to Know

If your restriction is gone and hunger has returned, you might be wondering if your sleeve stretched. Discover the medical reality and your options to fix it.

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Dr. Cervantes explaining how to decide your bariatric surgery

Gastric Sleeve to Bypass vs SADI-S: How Do Surgeons Decide?

Weight regain or severe acid reflux after a Gastric Sleeve? Learn the medical criteria surgeons use to choose your ideal revision procedure.

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Dr. Luis Cervantes examining the anatomy of a gastric sleeve patient

Why Are Canadians Traveling to Mexico for Bariatric Surgery?

Long referral waitlists and high private costs lead many Canadians to look south. Understand the wait times, the real cost comparison, and how to choose a surgeon safely.

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Why bariatric surgery may be canceled or postponed

Why Would Bariatric Surgery Be Canceled or Postponed?

Anemia, infection, nicotine, blood thinners, GLP-1 medications. Dr. Cervantes explains the 14 findings that can delay an operation, and why waiting is sometimes the safest decision.

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Gastric Bypass Surgery

Can You Have a Gastric Bypass at a BMI of 21? Treating Severe GERD

Not every gastric bypass is performed for weight loss. Discover why conversion from a gastric sleeve to a bypass might be the best solution for severe GERD, even with a normal BMI.

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Severe GERD after Gastric Sleeve

Severe GERD After Gastric Sleeve: When Is Conversion Necessary?

Struggling with severe acid reflux after a Gastric Sleeve? Discover why it happens and when converting to a Gastric Bypass is the safest, most effective permanent solution.

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Weight Regain After Gastric Sleeve

Weight Regain After Gastric Sleeve: Why Does It Happen?

Regaining weight is not a personal failure. Learn about stomach stretching, hormonal changes, and the medical or surgical options to get back on track.

Revision Surgery
My Gastric Sleeve Stopped Working

My Gastric Sleeve Stopped Working. What Are My Options?

Explore why your gastric sleeve might feel like it "stopped working" due to anatomical or metabolic shifts, and discover the path to lasting results.

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