1. KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
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OBESITY AND METABOLIC SURGERY CENTER

Obesity is currently one of the most prevalent preventable reasons underlying sudden death right after smoking, and causes a number of other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, increased risk of cardiovascular disease and higher disposition to cancer. Along with the conditions associated with it, obesity results from a combination of complex reasons, where genetic, environmental, sociological and psychological factors also play a role. Being a complicated category of disease, obesity and metabolic diseases can be treated only by a team of multiple branches, and absolutely require optimal support and follow-up after treatment. All scientists studying in this field emphasize the fact that treatment cannot yield successful outcomes in the long run without getting a firm grasp of the psychological, sociological and individual factors contributing to it or establishing a treatment protocol that actually addresses them. 

Koç Healthcare Bariatric Surgery Center concentrates all relevant aspects of obesity and works on long-lasting and effective treatment options as a center that painstakingly upholds ethical codes of conduct and serves patients in a multidisciplinary manner without compromising indications specified in international guidelines. 

Each patient presenting with obesity and accompanying conditions are evaluated thoroughly by the relevant branches and undergo in-depth tests and investigations following their initial consultation. Cases are reviewed at the joint council meeting for suitable treatment routes, and every option is shared with our patients. The treatment route to be taken is ultimately determined together with the patient. Our center strives to prepare as optimally as possible and attain outcomes with minimal complication. 

The specialists serving the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center boast 25 years of clinical experience. We offer service quality far above USA, European and national standards with such a sound team and advanced equipment.

Patients enjoy facility and comfort during the course of their treatments at the center, where every single detail from waiting room seats to examination tables, ward beds, restroom fittings, operating tables, imaging device dimensions and weight capacities are finely tuned and designed with obese patients in mind.

Our center also stands out as a reputable national and international reference center for revision surgeries of patients who may have previously undergone surgery at other clinics and also for endoscopic treatment of patients experiencing complications.

The specialists at our clinic are vastly experienced in treatment of children and adolescents as well. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Obesity
  • Obesity-associated type 2 diabetes
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Polycystic ovary
  • Hepatosteatosis
  • Sleep apnea
  • Elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Various types of cancer
  • Degenerative joint diseases
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Infertility
  • Gout
  • Varices
  • Stroke
  • Migraine
  • Incontinence 
  • Asthma
  • Pseudomotor Cerebri
  • Lumbar and cervical herniations
Koç Healthcare Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center provides services to patients by means of collective operation of the following departments, units and branches:

Adult patients:
  • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
  • Bariatric Psychiatry
  • Bariatric Psychology
  • Bariatric Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Bariatric Coordination Nursing
  • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Ward Nursing
  • Bariatric Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Unit
  • Bariatric Genetic Diagnosis Center
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Sleep Disorders Unit
  • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Unit
 
Children and adolescents:
  • Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Center
  • Pediatric Psychiatry
  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Pediatric Nutrition and Dietetics  
 
Supporting departments:
  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Anesthesiology and Reanimation
  • Radiology
  • Gynecology
  • Urology
  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Anesthesiology and Reanimation
  • Radiology
  • Gynecology
  • Urology
  • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Laboratory