Belgium Surgery Services - London

All patients are welcome for a free of charge baratric consultations at our clinics to help them choice what type of obesity surgery will help you the most to lose your overweight

The gastric bypass or stomach bypass is one of the surgical techniques for treating morbid obesity. Alongside purely restrictive techniques, such as gastric banding, and largely malabsorptive techniques, such as Biliopancreatic Derivation by Scopinaro, this is a combined technique.

As with a purely restrictive intervention such as the adjustable gastric band, this surgery is largely a restriction of the food intake, with reduced digestion a less important factor. However, the long-term results are noticeably better than those for purely restrictive surgery. This is due to reduced food intake and a reduced feeling of hunger.

EYELIDCORRECTION (BLEPHAROPLASTY)

The eyes are the mirror of your face. Excessskin and folds on the upper eyelids or baggy eyelids give the impression ofpermanent fatigue. Upper and/or lower eyelid surgery can return that opensparkling regard, that you once knew. This sort of procedure isactually in the “hit parade” of the 3 most frequently carried outplastic surgery operations.

Whathappens?Upper eyelids
During the operation, the surgeon removes the excess skin which is draggingyour eyelids down. This is done through a fine incision in your natural crease,which leaves an almost invisible scar.

Lower eyelids
Bags under the eyes are often caused by pockets of fat and are usuallyaccompanied by an excess of skin. The operation involves removing the fat bagsand excess skin through an incision made just under the eyelashes or atthe inner side of the eyelid, which means that there is no visiblescar. 

Anesthetic
Most of the time a local anesthetic  issufficient. Although, it is possible to sedate a nervous patient, and ifnecessary put them completely to sleep.

There currently exist different names for the face lift. You will hear talk of the Mini face lift, the MACS lift, the S-lift, the Soft lift, the SMAS lift, the sub-SMAS lift and the Quick lift.

Your plastic surgeon will determine with you which technique suits you best.

Life begins at 40! You feel more confident but this does not always show through onthe outside. When time passes your skin loses its elasticity andits glow gradually. You will notice the appearance of creases between thecorner of the mouth and the cheek (This is known as marionettes’lines) between the nose and the corner of the mouth (the nasolabialcrease) and the expression lines. Aging of the skin is caused by two principlefactors. On the one hand the force of gravity on the skin and on the other handthe skin loses its elasticity because there is less collagen in the skin.Stress, hereditary and the wrong doing of the sun are equally to cause.

The following exercise is very simple and can show you how your new face willbe. Look at yourself in the mirror. Next, lie down and look in a hand mirrorhow it outlines the creases of your skin between the nose, the mouth and thecheek.

Would you like to radiate eternal youth?

Whichwrinkles can the face lift eliminate?

A face lift allows us to turn back the clock. Thanks to this operation,you will look 10 years younger. The outline of the face is reshaped and yourskin will be firmer and will have a youthful sparkle. You are younger and it shows!

A face lift allows a light correction of deeper wrinkles. The nasolabial crease and the grimace are from then on less obvious.

To correct more superficial wrinkles, a peeling, laser treatment or “fillers” are more tailor made (see the paragraph on wrinkle treatment)

Skin can lose its elasticity due to the ageing process or in cases of major weight loss. This leads to excess skin on the lower stomach. The stomach hangs. Sport can reinforce the abdomen but can never make up for this surplus of distended skin.

A correction of the abdomen, also called abdominoplasty or ‘tummy tuck’, can help you to resolve this problem. This operation leaves a scar in the fold above the groin and around the navel. These scars are acceptable because this operation allows you to lose one or more clothes sizes and you also get a beautifully sculpted waistline in exchange.