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Bariatric Surgery, How Long Does The Procedure Take? - Dr. Dahiya (VIDEO)

By Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya Expert September 11, 2009 - 11:49am
 
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Dr. Dahiya explains how long it takes to undergo bariatric surgery and the type of specialist that would perform this procedure.

More Videos from Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya 37 videos in this series

Dr. Dahiya:

The primary procedure being hour and a half, average. The other one would probably add about an hour to it. So it makes the average two and a half hours. Because somebody has been there, you’ve got to figure out what was done and what then from there you need to do. Look for a bariatric surgeon who has been doing first of all, laparoscopic.

I think, you know, that’s pretty much the standard these days, but still there are enough open people who do that. I think either you want to do somebody who has done lots of laparoscopic procedures, has a good experience in laparoscopy, community also knows them pretty much. You sort of got to do your little bit looking up.

About Dr. Dahiya, M.D.:
Leading a multi-disciplinary team of experts at Doctor Bariatric is board-certified Shyam L. Dahiya, M.D. who brings more than 20 years of experience in general and trauma surgery. As a general and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr. Dahiya has performed numerous innovative bariatric surgeries including the Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.

 
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