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MOSCOW, Russia — South African patients researching weight-loss surgery abroad can now find city-level information from City Medical Centre. The country page at https://citymedicalcentre.org/locations/south-africa/ covers 12 cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Pietermaritzburg, Soweto, Soshanguve, Benoni, Thembisa and Evaton.Who the operation is meant for
The Johannesburg page, https://citymedicalcentre.org/bariatric-surgery-johannesburg/, starts with candidacy. Surgery is usually justified with a BMI above 40, or above 35 with serious related conditions, and sometimes at lower values when other approaches have failed. Typical candidates, it says, are people who have carried 30 kg or more above normal for years, whose weight returns after every diet, or who live with type 2 diabetes, hypertension or joint pain. Contraindications include acute illness, severe chronic or mental illness and less than six months since breastfeeding ended.
Prices and the package
Two operations carry published prices: sleeve gastrectomy at $3,600 and gastric bypass at $4,000. Mini gastric bypass and SADI-S are also offered. The package is described as including surgery by a dedicated team, round-the-clock care in the ward with meals and nursing, a doctor nearby at all times and a personal coordinator.
Preparation in one building
The Cape Town page, https://citymedicalcentre.org/bariatric-surgery-cape-town/, points out that the pre-operative work-up does not require moving between clinics: the centre's own laboratory, ultrasound and gastroscopy are under one roof. The listed examinations include blood tests with HbA1c, an ECG, a chest X-ray, abdominal ultrasound and a required gastroscopy.
Planning ahead
Patients are asked to discuss several long-term points with the surgeon well before the operation date: pregnancy is advised no earlier than 12 to 18 months after surgery, vitamin supplements become permanent, and swimming waits 30 days. The first step is a free 15-minute consultation with a bariatric surgeon. According to the Johannesburg hair transplant page, coordinators answer daily from 09:00 to 17:00 Johannesburg time.
Whether surgery is appropriate is decided with the surgeon at a consultation; each method has its own contraindications.
About City Medical Centre
Based in Moscow, City Medical Centre is a multi-specialty surgery clinic. It treats patients from other countries in bariatric surgery, breast surgery, rhinoplasty and hair transplantation, with prices in US dollars.
City Medical Centre, patient coordination team
Media contact
Email: press@citymedicalcentre.org
Website: https://citymedicalcentre.org/