The South African Gastric Bypass Surgery Website

Today up to one in five people are considered obese.
Obesity means that your excess weight is putting your life at risk.

It is now understood that severe obesity is not just the result of excess eating but a chronic disease with many contributing factors. 

Surgical procedures have shown the best long-term results in dealing with obesity. 

On this website Prof Heine van Der Walt and his team of experts will guide you through everything related to gastric bypass surgery from the causes of obesity, different methods of gastric bypass surgery, what you can expect to which lifestyle changes you will have to make after the surgery.