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Bariatric surgery clinic (BSC) in Lebanon is a dedicated center for obesity treatment consists of a team of specialized doctors working with dietitians, physiotherapists and sport trainers to provide our clients with the best multidisciplinary approach to fight obesity and its metabolic consequences.
In our top bariatric surgery center in Beirut, we provide a specialized bariatric laparoscopic surgery clinic that works according to the latest surgical methods, under the supervision of medical experts, which are holders of certificates from the American and European universities. Our team is led by expert surgeon, Dr. Hayssam Fawal.
Treatment Programs for Weight Loss
At BSC, we offer the most appropriate treatment programs for overweight and obese clients. Medical consultations are conducted with our professional team of obesity surgeons, dietitians, sport trainers and physiotherapists. Afterward, each case is discussed separately and then asked to do the body composition analysis which shows percentage of fat, muscle, water and Basal Metabolic Rate.
In this way a treatment plan showing goal weight and duration to reach the goal can be done taking into consideration medical problems and clients’ needs. A consultation with one of our experienced bariatric surgeons in Lebanon will be held in order to specify the needed type of bariatric surgery (if needed) after taking into consideration the medical, physiological, and social client history.
Weight Loss Surgeries We Perform
Gastric Sleeve. In this procedure, BSC Surgeons will remove approximately 80% of the stomach along the greater curvature, leaving only a small tube which serves as the new stomach pouch.
Gastric Plication. In this procedure, BSC Surgeons will reduce the volume of your stomach by 70% which makes the stomach able to hold less and will help you eat less.
Services include: Vibrosauna, LPG Endermolab, Tranining Department (Gym), Medical Tourism, Diet Department, Physiotherapy, Post-Surgery Procedures, Pre-Surgical Procedures, Airport Reception, Transportation Services, and Hotel Reservations.
Popular treatments
- Free Quote Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Free Quote Gastric Balloon
- Free Quote Sleeve Gastrectomy
Consultations available in:
English, Arabic, French
Additional Services
Flight Booking Assistance, Hotel Reservations, Local Tours, Local Accommodation Assistance
Patient Reviews
Zahraa Alasady
بيستاهل اكثر من5 نجوم ﻻنو دكتور شاطر كثير واني واحدة من الي عمللهم العملية ونجحت وبفضل الله وبفضلوا نزل وزني كتثير وتغيرت حياتي والحمد لله...وانا من العراق عملتها عندو بشهر شباط ولحد الان نزلت 25 كيلو...بتشكرك دكتور هيثم
حمود الدهلكي
دكتور انت بطل والله يوفقك مع الكادر كله لعمل الخير نظرنا الى عملياتك انها من العمليه النظيفه والسلسه نسئل الله ان يوفقكم في عملكم لانكم ابطال ورائعين
Ali Mahdi
بفضل من الله وبمعونة وجهد د. فوال والكادر التخصصي اصبح وزني الان 79 كغم ، فشكرا جزيلاً للجميع
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Zahraa Alasady
بيستاهل اكثر من5 نجوم ﻻنو دكتور شاطر كثير واني واحدة من الي عمللهم العملية ونجحت وبفضل الله وبفضلوا نزل وزني كتثير وتغيرت حياتي والحمد لله...وانا من العراق عملتها عندو بشهر شباط ولحد الان نزلت 25 كيلو...بتشكرك دكتور هيثم
حمود الدهلكي
دكتور انت بطل والله يوفقك مع الكادر كله لعمل الخير نظرنا الى عملياتك انها من العمليه النظيفه والسلسه نسئل الله ان يوفقكم في عملكم لانكم ابطال ورائعين
Ali Mahdi
بفضل من الله وبمعونة وجهد د. فوال والكادر التخصصي اصبح وزني الان 79 كغم ، فشكرا جزيلاً للجميع
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Credentials :
• June 2015: International Fellow in the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• October 2011: Fellow in the American College of Surgeons -USA.
• 2001 – 2003: Fellowship in Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery – Lille - France.
• 2001 – 2002: Diploma in Hepato-Biliary Surgery - University of Paris XI - France.
• 1999-2000: Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery - Lille University - France.
• 1995 –2001: General Surgery Diploma - American University of Beirut - Lebanon.
• 1989-1995: Doctor in Medicine - Tishreen University - Syria.
Work History :
• 2016 till present: Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Unit in Makassed General Hospital- Lebanon.
• 2015 till present: Executive Board of IFSO – Lebanon.
• 2014 till present: Executive Board of the Lebanese Society for General Surgery- Lebanon.
• 2013 till present: Medical Director of BSC (Bariatric Surgery Clinic Center) - Lebanon.
• 2005 - 2007: Assistant Chairman in the department of surgery at Makassed Hospital - Lebanon.
• 2004 till present: Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine in Beirut Arab University - Lebanon.
• 2003 till present: Consultant in Hepato-Biliary surgery in Makassed General Hospital and Rafic Hariri Hospital (American University of Beirut affiliate) - Lebanon.
Awards and Certifications:
• May 2016: First mini Gastric Bypass done worldwide under PVB.
• 2014: Professor Michel Gagner – the sleeve surgery inventor- invited Dr. Hayssam Fawal and his team to perform a Gastric sleeve surgery with live transmission from Makassed General Hospital in Beirut to IFSO2014 Congress in Montreal Canada using the “Block Anesthesia technique performing the surgery in awake patient.
• 2014: Conducted a workshop training session for Arab surgeons on obesity surgery in collaboration with Covidien International, Makassed Hospital, Najjar Hospital and BSC.
• 2010: performed the first Bariatric procedure in awake patient done under “Block Anesthesia” in Beirut – Lebanon.
• 2002: AFSA in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery from University of Henri-Warembourg-Lille - France.
• 2001: Award of the American College of Surgeons -Lebanon Chapter.
• 2001: Resident of the year 2001- Makassed Hospital – Beirut – Lebanon.
• 1999: Certificate of attendance in cardiopulmonary resuscitation course from the American University of Beirut - Lebanon.
• 1999: Arab Board in General Surgery (First Chapter).
• 1998: Certificate in advanced laparoscopic surgical training from “Bois-Bernard” Hospital - France.
• 1998: Certificate of specialized training in general surgery AFS in digestive surgery from the Faculty of “Henri-Warembourg” – Lille - France.
International Medical Conferences:
• August 2016: Faculty and Guest Speaker in the “6th Global Gastroenterologists Meeting” – Birmingham – UK.
• June 2016: Faculty and Guest Speaker in the “Spring Meeting LSGS” – Beirut – Lebanon.
• March 2016: Faculty and Guest Speaker in the “3rd Qatar International Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery” –Doha – Qatar.
• December 2015: Faculty and Guest Speaker - Two lectures were presented in the ”Gulf Obesity Surgery Society” - GOSS 2015 - Riyad - Saudi Arabia.
• November 2015: ”Obesity Week” – Los Angeles - California.
• October 2015: Faculty and Guest Speaker - Three lectures were presented in the “11th annual Conference of Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery “- ESBS - Cairo - Egypt.
• August 2015: Faculty and Guest Speaker - Two lectures were presented in the “20th IFSO World Congress” – Vienna - Austria.
• May 2015: Faculty and Guest Speaker - A lecture entitled: “Sleeve with local and regional block” was presented in the First Annual Bariatric Conference in the GBMC - Jordan Hospital – Amman – Jordan -.
• May 2015: Faculty and Guest Speaker in “ Qatar International Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Summit (QIMBSS)” - Doha - Qatar.
• December 2014: Faculty and Guest Speaker - A lecture entitled “ The incidence of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after Laparoscopic Gastrectomy in Lebanon”.in “The 2nd Annual GOSS Meeting” – Dubai - United Arab Emirates.
• November 2014 : Faculty and Guest Speaker - A lecture entitled “Gastrectomy under block anesthesia in Makassed Hospital” was presented in “The XIth Makassed Medical Congress” - Beirut – Lebanon.
• November 2014 : Faculty and Guest Speaker - Three surgery videos were presented in the “8th Frankfurter Meeting /“Young IFSO session”- Laparoscopic Surgery in Obesity and Metabolic Disorders - Frankfurt - Germany.
• August 2014 : Professor Michel Gagner – the sleeve surgery inventor- invited Dr. Fawal and his team to perform a Gastric sleeve surgery with live transmission from Makassed General Hospital in Beirut to IFSO2014 Congress in Montreal-Canada using the “Block Anesthesia technique” performing the surgery in awake patient.
• December 2013: Faculty and Guest Speaker in “GOSS 2013” (Gulf Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society) – Kuwait.
• December 2011: Guest Speaker in the “Summit on Sleeve Gastrectomy“- New York City.
• September 2007: American Hepato-Biliary Congress -Las Vegas.
• June 2005: An oral presentation in the Spring meeting of the Lebanese society of general surgery.
• November 2005: Two oral presentations in Qatar International Medical Congress – Doha – Qatar.
• September 2002: 6th Makassed Medical Congress – Lebanon.
• November 2001: Hepato-Biliary Congress - Paris - France.
• September 2001: The day of Hepatology - Lille – France.
• September 2000: 5th Makassed Medical Congress - Makassed General Hospital - Lebanon.
• September 2000: 2nd Pan-Arab Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery - Aleppo - Syria.
• May 1999: 34th Middle East Medical Assembly - American University of Beirut - Lebanon.
• October 1998: Surgical Society of Lille - Lille - France.
• May 199: 32nd Middle East Medical assembly - American University of Beirut - Lebanon.
• October 1996: 3rd Makassed Medical Congress - Makassed General Hospital - Lebanon.
• May 1996: 31st Middle East Medical Assembly - American University of Beirut - Lebanon.
Publications :
1. Fawal H., Obesity surgery in the awake: is it feasible?, Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System, Volume 6, Issue4, P 28 , 2016.
2. Aridi H. , Sultanem S., Abtar H. , Safadi B.Y. , Fawal H. and Alami R. S. , Management of gallbladder disease after sleeve gastrectomy in a selected Lebanese population, Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases, Feb 2016.
3. Aridi H. , Fawal H., Shaghoury I. and Safadi B.Y. , Efficacy and Safety of Laparascopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents, Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care,Volume 11, Number 2, 78-83, 2016.
4. Kanawati S., Fawal H., Maaliki H. and Naja Z. M., Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in five awake obese patients using paravertebral and superficial cervical plexus blockade. Anaesthesia, Wiley Online Library, 70: 993–995, August 2015
5. Alami R., Safadi B. Y. and Fawal H., Gallstones after sleeve Gastrectomy, Poster in the ”Obesity week” – Boston - November 2014.
6. Fawal H., Gambiez L. and Raad A., Management of duodenal adenomatosis in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, Annales de Chirurgie, 128(9):594-8, December 2003.
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Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION : 2012 colloquium, Licensed dietitian from the Lebanese ministry of Health
2008- 2011 , American University of Beirut , BS in Nutrition and Dietetics
Member of the Nutrition Society:
- Engaged in several events and activities concerning the nutrition department.
- Conducted a study on the awareness of the importance of folic acid in a sample of childbearing age women.
Curriculum Vitae
Graduated from the American University Of Beirut,Lebanon in 2011.
Bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics
Courses taken: Therapeutic nutrition , community nutrition, foodservice
Completed 12th grade in Lebanon school , Kano , Nigeria in 2008 :
⦁ Acquired O level Cambridge certificates in eight different subjects (Cambridge university).
⦁ Acquired Advanced level Cambridge exams in Biology , Chemistry, Economics and advanced Mathematics.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
- 2012-2013: Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapist from Lebanese University of Lebanon.
Experiences :
Working as physiotherapist at :
- Military Hospital .
- Zahraa Hospital .
- Rizek Hospital .
- Al-sahel Hospital .
- Bahman Hospital.
- Center of Physicaltherapy - Lebanese University.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
• (December 2012): Registered Dietitian.
• (2009-2012): BS in Nutrition & dietetics, BAU, Beirut.
Skills and Expercience:
• Head of Slimming Department at BSC .
• (April 3 – April 6 2013): Training at Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut
What to See
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