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Dr. Jaime Ponce de Leon, Duodenal Switch specialist in Tijuana, Mexico.

Duodenal Switch Bariatric Surgery

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Dr. Jaime Ponce de Leon is one the first bariatric surgeons in Mexico to offer the Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch Surgery!

The biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch bariatric surgery(BPD/DS) is a combined surgery that makes your stomach smaller and bypasses part of your small intestine for the best-reported, long-term percentage of weight loss.

The Duodenal Switch has been around since the 1980’s. It combines a restrictive component, just like the gastric sleeve, with a malabsorptive component, like a gastric bypass.

Dr. Jaime Ponce de Leon is a Board-Certified, Fellowship Trained, Surgeon. Additionally, Dr. Ponce de Leon has been certified as a Bariatric Surgeon by the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases (CMCOEM). In this capacity, Dr. Ponce de Leon has completed specialized training and continuing education in bariatric surgery as well as performed a high number of surgeries each year. Dr. Ponce de Leon has also been named a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

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Bariatric Surgery Procedures in Mexico

Bariatric Surgery Procedures

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There are a number of bariatric surgery procedures to help you lose weight and lower your risk of medical problems associated with obesity.

Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery contributes to weight loss in two main ways:

  • Restriction. Surgery is used to physically limit the amount of food the stomach can hold, which limits the number of calories you can eat.
  • Malabsorption. Surgery is used to shorten or bypass part of the small intestine, which reduces the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs.
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