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Laurie
5 years ago
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Stapling stomach

Do plastic surgeons do stomach stapling?

Procedure: Body Contouring
Location: Fort worth, TX

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Thomas Fiala
ASPS Surgeon

Hi Laurie: Most plastic surgeons do not do Bariatric Surgery -the formal name for weight-reduction surgeries. Typically, Bariatric surgeons are General Surgeons who have done additional training in this area.

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Jon Ver Halen

Hello and thank you for your excellent question. No, plastic surgeons do not perform stomach stapling. Good luck!

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Nelson Castillo

Thank you for sharing your excellent question. In most cases a general surgeon or bariatric surgeon would perform stomach stapling. Hope this helps.

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Jose Luis Valero
ASPS Int. Surgeon

Dear Laurie:

This is the field of the so-called Bariatric Surgeons, which really are General surgeons, with the special aim of helping obese patients in reducing weight with surgeries altering the gástric or/and intestinal flux or physiology. So if you happen to be an obese patient, you should research for a Bariatric Surgeon or General surgeon with bariatric expertise in your area

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Adolfo Sesto
ASPS Int. Surgeon

Hi. You need to contact a Bariatric Surgeon since we as plastic surgeons do not perform that procedure.

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