Reduces the size of your stomach and redirects the digestive tract.
At Spire Bushey Hospital, our highly skilled consultants and expert aftercare team offer gastric bypass surgery to help you lose weight if obesity is affecting your health, life and confidence.
During a gastric bypass, your surgeon will reduce the size of your stomach and connect it to the lower part of your small intestine, restricting the calories you can eat and absorb.
Sometimes also called
Typical hospital stay
2-5 nights
Procedure duration
1-3 hours
Type of anaesthetic
General
Available to self-pay?
Yes
Covered by health insurance?
Some insurers, by exception
Spire Bushey is one of north London and Hertfordshire’s leading private hospitals and we take pride in delivering high-quality care. We have a choice of bariatric surgeons (consultants specialising in weight loss surgery) who perform gastric bypass surgery to help you lose weight when diet and exercise haven’t worked. Over 80% of our patients lose more than 80% of their excess body weight after gastric bypass surgery.
Your consultant will work alongside a psychologist, a dietitian and an anaesthetist to ensure you get the right treatment and aftercare.
You will receive support from our dietitian who runs a monthly support group. You'll also have consultations and access to them via email, telephone and our private weight loss surgery Facebook group.
It's a common operation to have done privately, and our inclusive prices and access to payment plans make it easy and more affordable, even if you don’t have medical insurance.
Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass | |||
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Initial consultation | £300 | ||
Treatment price | £14,228 | ||
Aftercare | Included | ||
From price | From £14,528 | ||
Monthly treatment price (Loan applicable to the treatment cost and excludes the initial consultation) |
£326 |
Representative example | |
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Loan amount | £12,978 |
Deposit | £1,250 |
Loan period | 48 months |
Representative APR | 9.9% |
Total amount repayable | £15,648 |
The price shown is the ‘from price’ (ie the minimum cost of the procedure). Please note that for some procedures the actual price you are quoted may vary significantly and can increase depending on your choice of Consultant (who is an independent practitioner and not an employee of Spire). The fees charged by Consultants and Anaesthetists are set independently and are outside the control of Spire. The price may also vary depending on the type of anaesthetic, implant or drug used, and your medical history.
Spire Bushey Hospital can provide you with a single, fixed price for your procedure so there are no surprises. Please read Spire Healthcare's terms and conditions for full details of what’s included and excluded in your fixed price when paying for yourself. Finance options are available through our partner Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd, 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD.
Getting here
Spire Bushey Hospital is situated within easy access to the M1/M25 motorways, underground and overground train stations. There’s free parking on-site for you and your visitors.
Your consultations
Your initial consultation will take place at Spire Bushey Hospital which offers the latest facilities and diagnostics. Your consultant will discuss your medical history with you and explain your different options. There will be plenty of time to ask any questions. You’ll be able to talk about:
If you decide you’d like to go ahead with a gastric bypass, you’ll meet a dietitian so they can further assess if surgery is right for you. You'll also need to have a pre-operative assessment which may include:
Your gastric bypass surgery takes one to three hours, but you’ll stay in hospital for between two to five days afterwards. You’ll have a comfortable, private room with all the comforts and conveniences you’d expect to find at home.
On the day of your operation, there will be a chance to meet your anaesthetist and the surgical team. You’ll have a general anaesthetic for the operation, which involves your surgeon reducing the size of your stomach and connecting it to the lower part of your small intestine.
If you’ve come with a friend or family member, they’re welcome to wait in your room while you have your operation.
After surgery, our nursing team will give you pain relief to help you deal with any discomfort from the surgery.
Once you leave hospital, we’ll have follow-up appointments with you every three months for a year following the operation. You'll also be invited to join our monthly support group. You'll have private consultations with our dietitian and access to them via email, telephone and our private weight loss surgery Facebook group.
Although everyone’s different, here’s a typical recovery guide for gastric bypass surgery:
2-5 days
2 years
Leave hospital
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
Back to most activities & some weight loss
Less symptoms of rapid weight loss
Most weight loss will have happened
Leave hospital
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
Back to most activities & some weight loss
Less symptoms of rapid weight loss
Most weight loss will have happened
The treatment described on this page may be adapted to meet your individual needs, so it's important to follow your healthcare professional's advice and raise any questions that you may have with them.
Spire Bushey Hospital is situated within easy access of the M1 and M25 motorways. We are only 15 miles from London, 45 minutes drive from Luton airport and around five miles from Watford town centre, with its fast and regular train services to the capital.
Heathbourne Road
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 1RD
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