Weight loss surgery in Prague

Bariatric surgery abroad is rarely a first choice. Most people who write to us have already been told they qualify, and then found that their insurer will not cover it, that the NHS or their national waiting list runs into years, or that the private quote at home is simply out of reach. Travelling to Prague removes all three obstacles at once, and it does so without asking you to compromise on the standard of care.

Which procedure suits you depends on your starting weight, your BMI, your existing health conditions and how permanent you want the change to be. The gastric sleeve is the most common stomach reduction: the stomach is closed into a narrow tube, which cuts its capacity and removes much of the tissue that drives hunger. A gastric bypass additionally reroutes the path food takes and is often chosen at a very high BMI or where reflux is a factor. A gastric balloon is the only option that involves no surgery at all, placed endoscopically and removed again after several months. Stomach reduction is generally suitable from a BMI over 35, and our surgeons will tell you plainly which route fits your case.

Compared with the other destinations people consider, Turkey and Hungary among them, the Czech Republic offers something specific: EU regulated hospitals, EU trained surgeons and EU standards of aftercare, in a city three hours or less by air from most of Western Europe. That proximity matters more than it sounds. If a question comes up six months after your operation, you are not on a different continent from the team that treated you.

Costs run up to 75% below what the same procedure costs elsewhere in the EU, and there are no waiting lists. Your coordinator speaks English, arranges the appointments, and stays in contact from your first enquiry through to your follow up at home. We have been treating international patients since 2010, and the reviews further up this page are from people who made the same journey you are considering.

Weight loss often leaves excess skin behind, so the second stage matters too. Tummy tuck, breast lift, and arm or thigh contouring can all be carried out here once your weight has stabilised, with the same team and the same coordinator. Send us your height, weight and medical history and you will receive a free, no obligation assessment of which procedure gives you the best result.