Gastric Band Removal and Sleeve in One Operation: the Day After Surgery
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What the video shows
Gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation – this short video shows what that looks like the day after surgery. Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı visits a patient from the UK on the ward round in İzmir. The day before, he removed her gastric band and the port and did a sleeve gastrectomy in the same operation.
A simple diagram first shows the three steps: the gastric band around the top of the stomach, band and port removed, and the sleeve created in the same operation. Then the ward round on the day after gastric band removal: the surgery went well, the silicone band had grown into the liver and the stomach, and today the patient has to walk a lot.
The conversation on the ward round is in English. Subtitles are available in English, German, Spanish and Turkish. The patient agreed to the video being published.
Key moments in the video
- 00:00The question
- 00:03Band out, sleeve in – the diagram
- 00:09The day after: “the surgery was perfect”
- 00:17Adhesions from the silicone band
- 00:34“Everything is good for now”
- 00:39Today: walk a lot
- 00:43One or two operations? Price
Gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation: how it works
For most patients, gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation is the standard. It is done by keyhole surgery and usually takes about two hours – longer than a first sleeve, because the band has to be freed first.
Band and port come out
The silicone band is removed from around the top of the stomach, and the port under the skin and its tube are taken out in the same operation. Then the sleeve is created. You do not need the report from your original band operation – bring it if you have it. Before the operation, an endoscopy shows the condition of the stomach.
Adhesions: why it takes time
“You have lots of adhesions,” Op. Dr. Arayıcı tells the patient. After years in the body, a silicone band often sticks to the liver and the stomach. Separating it carefully is the part of gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation that takes the most time.
When two operations are needed
Only if the band has eroded into the stomach is the removal done first and the sleeve later, in a second operation. In every other case, gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation is possible.
Free assessment – send your height, weight and age; Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı replies personally.
The day after gastric band removal
On the day after gastric band removal, the most important instruction is simple: “Today, you need to walk a lot.” Walking early on the day after gastric band removal helps the circulation and the recovery. You stay four nights in a JCI- and TEMOS-accredited hospital in İzmir until discharge – no hotel transfer. The surgeon sees you every day on the ward round.
- Day 1: arrival, admission to hospital and a blood test
- Day 2: tests in the morning, then the operation around midday
- Days 2–5: four nights in hospital, daily ward round, walking from the first day
- Day 5: discharge and transfer straight to the airport
Gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation: what it costs
Gastric band removal and sleeve in one operation costs from £3,500, all inclusive: tests and endoscopy, the operation, four nights in hospital, interpreter, airport transfers and 12 months of aftercare by video call and WhatsApp. Flights are not included. Removing the band alone costs £2,000, with two nights in hospital before you go home. You pay on the day of surgery – no deposit. Every operation carries risks; we discuss them with you in person before anything is decided.
Transcript of the video
Complete transcript with on-screen text and the ward round conversation. On-screen cards in the video: “ONE operation – about 2 hours” (0:22) and “4 nights in hospital – until discharge, no hotel” (0:34).
00:00[On-screen text] Gastric band removal + sleeve – in ONE operation?
00:03[On-screen text] The gastric band
00:05[On-screen text] Band + port removed
00:07[On-screen text] Sleeve – same operation
00:09Op. Dr. Arayıcı: Yesterday, the surgery was perfect. I removed the gastric band and I did the sleeve gastrectomy.
00:16Op. Dr. Arayıcı: There is no problem with the operation, but you have lots of adhesions.
00:21Op. Dr. Arayıcı: Because the band, the silicone band, is adhered to your liver, your stomach.
00:29Op. Dr. Arayıcı: It will take time to separate the gastric band.
00:34Op. Dr. Arayıcı: But we will do very well and everything is good for now.
00:39Op. Dr. Arayıcı: Today, you need to walk a lot.
00:41Op. Dr. Arayıcı: Everything is good? – Yes.
00:43[On-screen text] Two operations only if the band has eroded into the stomach. From £3,500 all-inclusive. Every operation carries risks – we discuss them with you in person.
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Your questions to Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı
Send me your height, weight and age – I will tell you personally which operation is suitable and what it costs. A gastric sleeve costs from £3,000 as a fixed price, including pre-operative tests, four nights in hospital until discharge – no hotel – transfers, an interpreter and twelve months of aftercare; the flight is not included.
Whether an operation is right for you is decided individually. Results are not guaranteed.
Free assessment – send your height, weight and age; Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı replies personally.
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Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı
Specialist in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery · Izmir, Turkey
This article was written and medically reviewed by Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı. Dr. Arayıcı has been exclusively specialising in bariatric surgery since 2014 and has performed over 5,000 procedures at a JCI- and TEMOS-accredited hospital in Izmir.
✍ Published: November 9, 2026 · 🔄 Updated: November 9, 2026 · About the author →
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