The Surgical Blog

Introduction A gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy) is a leading weight-loss procedure that reduces your stomach to about 20–25% of its original size. By removing the greater curvature and creating a narrow “sleeve,” patients feel full faster, eat fewer calories, and experience hormonal benefits that support sustained weight loss. 1. Who’s a Good Candidate? Body Mass Index ≥ 35, or ≥ 30 with obesity-related conditions (e.g. type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea) Previous diet and exercise attempts without lasting success Commitment to lifelong lifestyle changes, follow-up visits, and supplementation 2. How It Works: Step by Step Anesthesia & Access Performed laparoscopically under general anesthesia via 5–6 small incisions. Stomach Division Surgeons use a stapling device to remove ~75–80% of the stomach along the greater curvature. Stapling & Shaping The remaining stomach is fashioned into a narrow sleeve. Leak Test & Closure A leak test confirms staple-line integrity; incisions [...]

Weight loss can be a long and storied journey, for some it’s easy and for others, it can seem almost impossible, if you’re struggling with your weight loss journey, there may be a need to seek out alternative options in the world of surgery to lose weight,, but first, when and why should you choose to seek out this options? Let’s have a look below. If conventional weight loss measures such as a change in diet and regular exercise regiment or, if there is an immediate risk of health deterioration due to excess weight or the patient are morbidly obese, gastric surgical options may be needed to help lose weight in a safe manner, let’s have a look at what one of the most common Gastric Surgeries entails. Gastric Sleeve Surgery Coming to the conclusion that Gastric Sleeve surgery may be required will be first discussed upon initial consultation, there, numerous things will be checked with you first beforehand [...]

Start your journey to long term health and an improved quality of life with gastric bypass available at Sunnybank Private Hospital (Brisbane). Are you frustrated because you just can't lose that stubborn weight? Have you tried everything to lose weight but nothing seems to be working? We understand just how upsetting this can be. Our qualified team is here to help with a few different types of weight loss surgery. Contact us to book the next available consultation to discover how Dr Mastakov and his expert team can change your life! With gastric bypass available at Sunnybank, your weight loss battle is about to end! Dr Mastakov performs gastric bypass surgery at Sunnybank Private Hospital (Brisbane). This Roux en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the surgical procedure you need to turn over a new leaf and enjoy the quality of life that you deserve. [...]

More than 90% of our patients at our fissure and fistula clinic Brisbane experience no problems following surgery. Our qualified and experienced team performs effective surgical procedures with an emphasis on excellent patient care. Please contact us to book a consultation to find out how we can help retore your health. Experience wonderful results from our professional fissure and fistula clinic Brisbane. We find that there is frequently confusion regarding piles, fistula, and fissures. People often mistake one of these three conditions for the other. Piles are swollen blood vessels - much like varicose veins - around the anus. An anal fissure is a small crack or tear in the anal tissue - in other words: the lining of the anal canal. A fistula is an abnormal channel that develops between the anal canal and the surrounding skin. How do you treat an anal fistula? It [...]

Losing weight can be a very hard journey sometimes, sometimes all that is required is to follow a healthy diet and to exercise regularly, but what happens when that doesn’t go to plan? Or when you require additional help to meet your weight loss goals? Sometimes bariatric surgery may become your only option, we’re all built differently and some of us may need to explore surgical procedures when it comes to weight loss. Whilst there are many different forms of bariatric surgery, one of the most common and effective weight loss surgery’s today is gastric sleeve surgery or gastric bypass surgery, below we’ll have have a look at some of the benefits that gastric sleeve surgery can bring, and whether or not you should consider these options if your weight loss journey is starting to need a helping hand in achieving your desired [...]

Are you looking to have a vasectomy done in Brisbane but are unsure as to where to begin? A Vasectomy is a scary thing to most man, anything that involves your pride and joy usually is, it’s natural to feel  apprehensive about it however, Vasectomy is now considered a minor surgical procedure and has come a long way in just a few short years, If you’re looking to get a vasectomy in Brisbane or are unsure about what a vasectomy entails, we’ll be going over the basics about what you can expect to happen when you decide to undertake a vasectomy procedure. What is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed under local anaesthetic that induces male sterilization, it is a procedure used  when a person has decided that they no longer wish to have children, this of course [...]