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Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of the follow-up process at our bariatric center of excellence. Within less than 6 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: How long must I attend follow-ups? Why are follow-ups important? What will be addressed during my follow-ups?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of the types of surgeries that are performed at our bariatric center of excellence. Within less than 6 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: What types of surgery are there? Which surgeries are performed at your center? Which surgery is the "best"? Which surgery is right for me?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of the motivations process at our bariatric center of excellence. Within less than 8 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: How does the motivations process work to receive medical aid funding? What role do I play in the motivation process?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of logistics at our bariatric center of excellence. Within less than 4 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: How many appointments do I go to before surgery? How is my bookings handled as a foreign or out-of-province patient? How are my follow-ups booked?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of the diet, exercise regime and psychological treatment you can expect during your bariatric surgery process. Within less than 8 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: What can I expect to eat after surgery? Will I ever eat "normally" again? Will I still be able to eat out and socialise? What type of exercise must I do? When can I start exercising? What is the role of psychology in the practice?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of a gastroscopy, ECG and sleep study- crucial procedures you will undergo in correlation to your bariatric surgery. He will also touch on the basics of sleep apnea, sleep studies and their relations to bariatric surgery. Within less than 15 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: What can I expect during a gastroscopy? What can I expect during an ECG? What is sleepa apnea and how do I know if I have it? Why must I undergo a sleep study? What can I expect during a sleep study? Will medical aids reimburse me for all of these procedures?

Petr de Jager, legal director and lead operations strategist at Prof Tess, takes you through the nutshell basics of bariatric surgery funding.  Within 4 minutes of your time he answers common questions such as: Do medical aids pay for bariatric surgery? How much are surgery co-payments? Are there any additional costs pre and post-surgery that I should be aware of? How much is the surgery if I pay privately? Download the full costing structure in the pop-up link that you will see at 03:18

A concise video regarding our costing structure. For more information, please contact our office or fill in our Become a Patient form.