I am talking with BeLiteWeight.com right now about getting the “Super Sleevectomy” at a Mexico facilities (Star Medica Hospital, 15 mins across the border from El Paso, Texas in Juarez, Mexico at the cost of $6,200. Has anyone already gotten this done or heard anything about it? Has anyone had Dr. Jose Rodriguez before?

HERE IS THE INFO THEY SENT ME:

What is super sleeve?

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is not as simple as any other gastrectomy. Gastric tube size influences both the degree of weight loss and weight stability. A large sleeve predisposes to gastric dilatation (stretching) and weight regain. Inexperienced surgeons tend to create large tubes (:confused: or to leave back large remnants of the gastric fundus. A standardized technique with a gastric capacity less than 100 ml (A) is mandatory in order to get the patient to achieve a durable weight loss.

The sleeve should be ’super’ which means a small gastric sleeve diameter and a higher degree of restriction. With the gastric capacity being restricted to 60-80gr and Ghrelin (the appetite hormone) totally suppressed, the resultant weight loss is predictable and comparable to those achieved with gastric by-pass (60-70% EWL), without any serious complication or side effects (e.g. Vitamin mal-absorption). We believe the ’Super Sleeve’ to be a very effective and safe bariatric solution even for super-obese patients.

Very strange first post! Most people start off on these boards by introducing themselves, giving a little background etc.

Instead you seem to be plugging a certain type of op and a certain Dr.

There is a sleeve board where you are more likely to get a response from someone who has been sleeved. Try posting your questions there as well.

I heard this is the most deadly form of weight loss surgery that there is and BeLiteWeight.com are known as killers!

Not really but I like screwing up advertisements.

haven't heard of this procedure, be careful. why don't you ask other doctors and see if they also offer this kind of surgery....give you a broader idea.