Excess weight
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Sleep apnea
Joint disease
Varicose veins
Fatty liver disease
Reproductive health problems
Age under 18
Malignant tumors
Less than six months since breastfeeding ended
Acute illness or flare-ups of chronic disease
Severe chronic and mental illness
Blood clotting disorders
Pregnancy
Our specialists
Bariatric surgeons with deep experience and real care for patients' health
Ruslan S. Menzulin
Bariatric surgeon · surgical oncologist
Mercy clinic training under Vadim Gushchin; speaker at the World Congress of bariatric surgery (2025). Among the co-authors of an international study in The Lancet.
Andrey G. Ugay
Lead bariatric surgeon · surgeon
Leads the country in SASJ operations performed. Expert council member at the national Society of Bariatric Surgeons, speaking regularly at national and international congresses.
Bariatric surgery in Kampala: what you should know
Why do diets fail? The body fights back: metabolism slows, appetite grows, and lost kilos return. When diet changes and medication cannot fundamentally improve the situation, surgery becomes the effective way out. Kampala residents who have tried diets, fasting and pills for years without a lasting result are exactly the patients for whom bariatric operations are intended.
Preparation is practical. Two to four weeks before surgery, cut fast carbohydrates and fats; a month before, quit smoking, reduce physical activity and avoid stress. The day before, switch to light meals, with the last light meal in the evening and last fluids 3–4 hours before the operation. The same plan applies to everyone preparing for bariatric surgery in Kampala.
Starting is simple. Leave your name and phone number or write in any messenger, and a coordinator will arrange a free consultation. In about 15 minutes the surgeon will say whether bariatric surgery is right for you and which method fits. For people from Kampala, this conversation is the fastest way to replace temporary fixes with a lasting solution.
Stories of well-known people
Well-known people who spoke openly about this operation, in their own words.
- Abubakar Hussain and his obesity surgery: “It changed my whole life”Norwegian comedian Abubakar “Abu” Hussain had obesity surgery in November 2020 and called it perhaps the best choice ever. His words and how the surgery works.
- Agnese Meiere and bariatric surgery: “a second chance”, in her own wordsLatvian journalist Agnese Meiere wrote in Ir about her weight-loss surgery in October 2023. What she said, how the operations work and what recovery involves.
- Al Roker and gastric bypass: twenty years of talking about it honestlyAl Roker had gastric bypass surgery in March 2002 and has talked about it for 20 years. His words, how the operation works and what recovery involves.
- Aneta Ivanović and her stomach-reduction surgery: what she said herselfTV presenter Aneta Ivanović lost 30 kg after stomach-reduction surgery. What she said, how weight-loss surgery works, who it suits and what recovery involves.
- Did Antti Railio have weight-loss surgery? Yes, a mini bypass, as he said himselfAntti Railio had a mini gastric bypass in May 2025 and later lost about 60 kg. What he said, how bariatric surgery works and what recovery involves.
- Did Carla Giraldo have a gastric sleeve? Yes, and she explained whyColombian actress Carla Giraldo said she had a gastric sleeve after reaching 95 kg. Her words, how the operation works, who it suits and what life after it involves.