Gastroplasty Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of gastroplasty in New Delhi typically ranges from $620 to $6,000 USD (about ₹58,800 to ₹5.69 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for gastroplasty in New Delhi is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If your operation is planned, done by keyhole or a standard method, and you go home after a short stay, your bill is likely to be closer to $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing New Delhi packages for gastroplasty, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Dietitian support
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Gastroplasty makes the stomach smaller without removing any of it, and today usually means endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), in which the stomach is folded with stitches placed through a tube passed down the mouth.

NICE explains that ESG uses an endoscope and a stitching device to fold the stomach, with nothing cut or removed, so it is potentially reversible and most people leave the same day; it can be used for adults with a BMI of 30 or more, or lower in some ethnic groups.

Vertical banded gastroplasty was an older stomach-stapling operation that ASMBS notes is now done far less often, so check which procedure a quote describes.

ASMBS reports an average loss of 13.6% of total body weight at 12 months in the MERIT trial, which is less than after a surgical sleeve gastrectomy.

It cautions that ESG stitches can complicate later surgery, and that ESG should sit within a full weight management programme.

Fit-to-fly window: UK aviation guidance gives no specific figure for this procedure, so fly after the surgeon's review and ask about clot prevention for long journeys.

A Delhi estimate for gastroplasty is usually built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood tests, imaging and an anaesthetic check.
• Operating theatre and anaesthesia: billed largely by time in theatre.
• Surgeon grade: consultant fees vary between hospitals.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where options exist.
• Type: endoscopic or older surgical.
• Stay: day case or overnight.
• Assessment: and team reviews.
• Diet programme: and follow-up.

Ask whether the Delhi bariatric package covers pre-surgery tests, dietitian and psychology reviews, the stay, supplements and first-year follow-up.

Weight-loss surgery in Delhi NCR is usually run by a team of surgeon, dietitian and physician, so ask whether counselling before surgery and dietary follow-up are part of the package.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

Private hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi must hold a registration from the Delhi government under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953, so you can ask a hospital for its current registration certificate.