Reduces feelings of hunger and capacity to eat by shrinking your stomach.
At Spire Little Aston Hospital, our highly skilled surgeons and expert aftercare team offer gastric sleeve surgery to help you lose weight if severe obesity is affecting your health.
During gastric sleeve surgery, your surgeon will remove part of your stomach. This reduces your stomach size, limiting the amount you can eat and reducing your appetite.
Sometimes also called
Typical hospital stay
2 nights
Procedure duration
1-2 hours
Type of anaesthetic
General
Available to self-pay?
Yes
Covered by health insurance?
Some insurers, by exception
At Spire Little Aston, we provide comprehensive treatments and care from our comfortable private hospital in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham city centre. We have a team of bariatric surgeons who can carry out gastric sleeve surgery for weight loss. Working alongside an excellent aftercare team, they’ll provide you with a treatment and recovery plan that’s designed for your own needs.
We offer comfortable accommodation with all the facilities you’d expect from a private hospital.
After your surgery, we provide aftercare and follow-up support from our bariatric nurses and dietitians.
Gastric sleeve surgery procedure is available from £10,520.
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.
The guide price displayed shows what most patients who pay for their own treatment should expect to pay for treatment. The price may vary depending on Consultant, type of anaesthetic, implant or drug used, and may also vary due to your medical history.
Spire Little Aston Hospital can provide you with a single, fixed price 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
You can find us just to the north of Sutton Coldfield. We're a short 25 minute drive from Birmingham city centre. Birmingham New Street is the nearest mainline train station to Spire Little Aston Hospital, and Blake Street train station is the closest station to the hospital. We have free on-site parking for you and your visitors.
Your consultations
When you come to your first appointment, you’ll have a chance to meet one of our team of gastroenterologists in one of our 19 private consultation rooms, all of which have easy access. During your consultation, your consultant will talk to you about your medical history. They’ll be able to explain the different options for surgery and what’s involved, including the anaesthetic and any risks or complications.
There’ll be plenty of time to discuss any questions or concerns. You might find it helpful to think of some questions beforehand and make notes during your consultation.
Before going ahead with gastric sleeve surgery, you’ll also meet a psychologist, a dietitian, a nurse and an anaesthetist, if required, so they can make further assessments on whether surgery is right for you.
You’ll need to have a full pre-operative assessment which may include:
When you come in for your operation, our staff will show you to your private en-suite room. You’ll have all the comforts and conveniences you’d expect to find in your own home while you stay with us, including:
If you’ve come with a friend or family member, they’re welcome to wait in our coffee lounge and restaurant while you have your operation. Once you’re settled, here’s what will happen:
Your operation will take one to two hours and you’ll be with us for two days.
While you’re in the hospital, your nursing team will give you pain relief as and when you need it so that you’re comfortable as you recover.
After you leave hospital, we’ll arrange to see you regularly after your surgery so we can keep track of your progress and ensure you’re recovering and losing weight as intended.
Although everyone’s different, here’s a typical recovery guide for gastric sleeve surgery:
2 days
2 years
Leave hospital
Return to work, depending on your job
May be able to drive
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
Less symptoms of rapid weight loss
Most weight loss will have happened
Leave hospital
Return to work, depending on your job
May be able to drive
Follow a controlled, monitored diet
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.
We offer this procedure for partial stomach removal to help weight loss if you’re severely overweight and diet and exercise haven’t worked.
Little Aston Hall Drive
Sutton Coldfield
B74 3UP
Main Switchboard: 0121 353 2444
Self-pay treatment enquiries: 0121 580 7119
Spire Little Aston Hospital is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
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