Gastric plication takes 2 hours to perform. Many people will stay in the hospital for up to two days after the procedure.

Your recovery begins almost immediately after the surgery as you gradually begin to get used to your new way of eating. This starts with a two-week liquid diet that likely will include water, milk, coconut water, fruit juice and lime juice. The next few weeks will involve thicker liquids such as soup with some vegetables, and eventually you can try yogurts and fruits. After this, you will be able to eat all foods in restricted amounts.

When we discuss the risks of any bariatric surgery, they must be compared to the serious risks associated with obesity. Risks of gastric plication include bleeding, blood clots, infection, and injury to other organs.

Other gastric plication-specific risks may include:

• Stomach leakage from the fold
• Blockage of the stomach from swelling or a fold that is too tight
• Stomach expansion, which can cause damage to the sutures
• Fundal Herniation

Physiological, less invasive and more conservative with reversible potency.

Less chance of complications such as leakage, hemorrhage, infection or erosion

No foreign body inside the body unlike gastric banding

Cost effective

Shorter hospital stay

No/minimal requirement for supplementation of calcium and multivitamins after  adequate weight loss is achieved.

Requires intensive behavioral and life style modification for the long term success of the procedure. Plication may get dilated over a period of time if one does not change his/her eating habits.

Yes you can if you are not careful with the intake of high calorie liquids or junk food as consumption of them could lead to increased caloric intake. With any bariatric procedure, restriction is only for solid food but not for high calorie liquids or sweets. Good healthy eating habits and regular exercise form the cornerstones of success after bariatric surgery.

You will need to be on a liquid diet for first 15 days after the surgery. This is followed by 15 days of semi-solid foods and then you progress onto solids. Within 2 to 3 months you can have all kinds of foods though in limited quantities.

We encourage you to walk 3 – 4 hours after the surgery, as being active and mobile reduces the risk of deep vein thrombosis. On third day, you are discharged from the hospital and you can return to work within a week.