The SLIMMS Inc.
Supporting Permanent Surgical Weight Loss
The Four S.L.I.M.M.S.® Procedures developed by Dr. Brian Quebbemann
I saw four areas of need in the field of weight loss surgery and developed solutions for each.
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The need to offer a procedure that did not have a limited 6-month “honeymoon period” as is the case with gastric bypass and instead provided an extended period to help people succeed at changing their eating patterns. The solution: SLIMMS Metabolic procedure.
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The need for an option to the gastric sleeve that did not involve permanent removal of 2/3 of the normal stomach and also treated heartburn rather than causing it. The solution: SLIMMS Lifestyle procedure.
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The need to be able to offer a weight loss surgery procedure to people with less weight to lose that were interested in weight loss for cosmetic reasons. The solution: SLIMMS Cosmetic procedure
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The need for a gastric bypass revision procedure that might provide a decrease in appetite to more closely approximate the feeling patients get when undergoing a primary gastric bypass procedure. The solution: SLIMMS Revision for Gastric Bypass.
A Reversible Gastric Sleeve with the added benefit of an anti-reflux procedure to prevent the common gastric sleeve complication of chronic heartburn.
The standard Gastric Sleeve involves permanent removal of the majority of the normal stomach. Many people don’t want this and want a less drastic alternative. In addition, the gastric sleeve is known to cause a high incidence of chronic heartburn, and the SLIMMS Lifestyle procedure includes an anti-heartburn component.
The S.L.I.M.M.S.® Lifestyle Procedure gives people a new option. The procedure can be performed as an outpatient, and since no stomach is removed, it can be reversed, or even converted to a gastric bypass in the future if desired.
SLIMMS® Lifestyle Procedure
SLIMMS® Cosmetic Procedure
Developed by Dr. Brian Quebbemann
A Reversible Gastric Sleeve Procedure
Result; Instead of permanent removal of normal stomach for severe obesity, this is a reversible sleeve procedure for cosmetic improvement
Also referred to as The SexyGirlProcedure™ or The SexyGuyProcedure™
People want a weight loss procedure that works for cosmetic reasons. Tummy tuck and Liposuction do not help with weight loss, and tummy tuck involves very large incisions, and a long recovery.
The SLIMMS Cosmetic Procedure is performed using minimally invasive techniques, is a true weight loss procedure, is reversible, and is done as an outpatient.
Dr. Quebbemann believes this procedure is a true weight loss procedure that can help you get the body you want.
The SLIMMS® Metabolic Procedure
Providing the “Power of Combined”
The SLIMMS® Metabolic Procedure combines the two best weight loss procedures in the world, the Gastric Bypass, and the Gastric Sleeve, to achieve the beneficial effects of both surgeries in one procedure. SLIMMS® stands for Surgically Limit Intake to Manage Metabolic Syndrome.
The Gastric Sleeve decreases the hunger hormone Ghrelin, but meal size gradually increases.
The Gastric Bypass results in a feeling of fullness with small meals, but the hunger hormone increases over time.
Since there have been no problems reported in people that have undergone a sleeve procedure, gained weight, and then were converted to gastric bypass, I decided to combine the two operations to improve long-term success.
I have found the SLIMMS® Metabolic Procedure to be safe and provide outstanding weight loss and metabolic improvements.
I believe that this procedure and my other SLIMMS procedures provide new benefits for people considering weight loss surgery.
The SLIMMS Revision for Gastric Bypass adds a Gastric Sleeve procedure to a standard Gastric Bypass revision. The procedure is designed to provide the additional benefit of decreasing the hunger hormone Ghrelin, by removing a portion of the stomach that produces this hormone.
The standard Gastric Bypass revision involves decreasing the size of the gastric pouch and tightening of the opening between the gastric pouch and the small intestine. Standard revisions can result in weight loss; however, few patients achieve their weight loss goals.
Adding a Gastric Sleeve procedure (partial gastrectomy) to the Gastric Bypass Revision results in a SLIMMS Revision Procedure for Gastric Bypass. Dr. Quebbemann has found this procedure increases the success of standard Gastric Bypass for many patients.
The SLIMMS® Revision for Bypass
