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Gastric Bypass Surgery in Turkey

More Powerful Than a Sleeve. It Asks for More in Return

They recommend this when a sleeve is not enough: a higher BMI, reflux that will not settle, type 2 diabetes. From €2,600, two nights in hospital — and a daily obligation that does not end.

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Real Results

Gastric Bypass Before & After Results

Gastric Bypass cases from our Istanbul facility, shared with written consent and dated. Anticipated results run 6 to 15 months. Results vary widely.

Gastric Bypass before after (1)

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Gastric Bypass before after (2)

Gastric Bypass at 12 Months

Gastric Bypass before after (3)

Gastric Bypass 15 Months

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About Natural Clinic

A Multidisciplinary Medical & Aesthetic Hospital in the Heart of Istanbul

Natural Clinic brings several specialist fields together under one roof: hair transplantation, dentistry, facial, body and breast aesthetics, bariatric surgery and reconstructive treatments. Cross-disciplinary medical teams, multilingual coordination and internationally recognised safety standards carry each patient from consultation and treatment planning through to recovery and aftercare.

1200+ Operations Monthly

Advanced treatments across multiple medical specialties

50+ Medical Professionals

Experienced specialists working across disciplines

150+ Daily Operation Capacity

Large-scale medical infrastructure in Istanbul

360° Patient Care

Consultation, treatment, recovery and aftercare coordinated under one roof

The Operation

You Eat Less. Then Your Body Takes Less

A small pouch is made at the top of the stomach and the small intestine is rejoined below it, so food bypasses part of the gut. You eat less and you absorb less. That second half is where the extra power comes from — and where the lifelong obligations come from too.

Gastric Bypass in Turkey

Permanent · laparoscopic · six variants

Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y and Variants)

Laparoscopic, and published at around an hour in theatre. A small pouch is stapled off at the top of the stomach and the small intestine is brought up and joined to it, so food skips the rest of the stomach and the first stretch of gut. Roux-en-Y is the reference version, with two joins; the mini bypass, or one-anastomosis bypass, uses a single join. SASI/SADI and BPD/DS go further still. Which one suits you is a clinical judgement, not a menu choice.

Suitable for

BMI of 40 or above, or 35 and above with a related condition. Often the better operation where reflux or type 2 diabetes dominates the picture.

What to expect

60–80% of excess weight over 12–18 months. Two nights in hospital, mobile at around seven days, full recovery 3–6 months.

  • Permanent, and more demanding than a sleeve in what it asks of you afterwards
  • Restriction and reduced absorption — the source of both the results and the risks
  • Lifelong vitamin, mineral and protein monitoring, by blood test rather than guesswork
  • Frequently improves type 2 diabetes and reflux alongside the weight
  • Dumping syndrome is a real possibility, and it is a rule you learn rather than a fault
Meet the Team Who Will Treat You
Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery  - Emre Gönenç 2

M.D. Emre Gönenç

Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr Emre G. qualified in medicine at Uludağ University in 2007 and completed his specialist training in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at Bezmialem Vakıf University between 2008 and 2014, with a research post at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He has worked in both public hospitals and private practice, and the reconstructive half of that training shows in how he plans an aesthetic case. He practises at Natural Clinic in Istanbul.


19+
Years experience
2,000
Treatments

Education

  • Title: Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine
Cost Transparency

Six Variants.None of Them Priced Here

Four of the variants now carry a list price and the other two are assessed, because a revision after someone else’s bypass is not a procedure anyone can price from a photograph. Which one you need is a surgical decision, not a budget one.

*Turkey figures are our euro price-list starting prices: €2,600 mini bypass, €2,700 Roux-en-Y, €3,000 SADI-S, €3,400 distalisation. A revision after someone else’s surgery is assessed, not listed. Weight loss of 60–80% of excess weight over 12–18 months varies widely and is not a guarantee; the bypass needs supplements and blood tests for life.

Expert Care in Istanbul

Hospital-grade facility with operating theatres and a ward on site.

Theatres & Ward On Site

Surgery, overnight stay and nursing in one building.

All-Inclusive Patient Package

Hotel, private transfers, interpreter and 24/7 aftercare coordination.

12 Months of Follow-Up

Twelve months of follow-up with a named contact after you fly home.

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Why Turkey

Is It Worth Having a Gastric Bypass in Turkey?

The operation is an hour. What decides whether it works is the rest of your life — the supplements, the annual bloods, the protein, the dietitian you can reach. Ask any clinic what that support looks like at year four before you ask what the surgery costs.

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Everything On One Site

Theatres, hospitalisation and aftercare in the same building, not a subcontracted hospital.

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Six Variants, Not One

Six variants performed here, including revision — not one technique offered to everyone who walks in.

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A Genuine Cost Difference

Lower operating costs, not lower standards. Roughly 70% below UK or US pricing, quoted per case.

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Dietitian, Not Just Surgeon

Twelve months included — then annual bloods, arranged with your own doctor.

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English-Speaking Care

Risks, diet stages and supplement rules explained properly in your own language.

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The Year-Four Question

Ask who checks your bloods once our twelve months are up. The answer should be your own doctor.

Bypass Pathway

Less Intake, Less Absorption

A small pouch joined lower down the intestine — permanent, and nutritionally demanding.

  1. Eligibility

    BMI 40+, or 35+ With a Condition

    A BMI of 40 qualifies on its own; from 35, a weight-related illness such as type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea or severe reflux is also needed.

  2. Reduced Absorption

    Why Blood Tests Never Stop

    Bypassing part of the intestine means vitamins must be supplemented and monitored.

  3. Laparoscopic Reroute

    Pouch and Connection

    Created through keyhole incisions, followed by two ward nights.

  4. Protein Targets

    Built Into the Diet Stages

    The dietitian sets protein goals alongside the liquid-to-solid progression.

  5. 12–18 Months

    Excess Weight Reduced by 60–80%

    Typical, not guaranteed; follow-up continues through the change.

Gastric Bypass FAQs

Gastric Bypass: Rerouting Digestion

Gastric bypass reduces intake and absorption. Here is who it suits and what it demands.

A gastric bypass creates a small stomach pouch and connects it directly to a lower section of the small intestine, bypassing most of the stomach and the first part of the intestine. This reduces how much you can eat and how many calories and nutrients your body absorbs.

A bypass is usually reserved for people with a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 and above when obesity is accompanied by type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea or severe reflux. Because it reroutes digestion, the team also checks that you can commit to lifelong supplements and blood tests before recommending it.

A gastric sleeve mainly restricts how much food you can eat by reducing stomach size. A gastric bypass restricts intake and also reduces absorption by rerouting the digestive tract, which can lead to greater weight loss but requires closer nutritional monitoring.

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Where to Go Next

The sleeve is the operation most bypass enquiries end up comparing against. And after a bypass, the loose-skin question is more likely than not — that page is here too.

Personalised Care, Just for You

Find Out Which Bypass You Need — Free, in 24 Hours

Send your height, weight, medical history and any previous surgery. A surgeon replies with which variant your case calls for and why, what it would realistically achieve, what it costs with transfers and follow-up included, and whether a sleeve would get you there with less asked of you afterwards. Including when the honest answer is that surgery is not the right step yet. No obligation, no cost.

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