Your initial consultation
Mr Ali Alhamdani offers many different surgical procedures to treat a variety of health conditions. The first step towards your treatment will be an initial consultation to discuss the problem you want to tackle.
Mr Alhamdani will spend up to an hour with you, talking about your symptoms and medical history and will arrange any necessary diagnostic tests or tests required in preparation for surgery. He will also explain in detail any complications that could occur with any surgery and the specific complications that can occur with the type of surgery you might have.
He will reassure you that the complication rate is low and that the majority of operations go well. However, it is important that you understand the risks associated with surgery and ask questions if there is anything you are worried about.
Our multidisciplinary team approach
Mr Alhamdani works within a bariatric multi-disciplinary team and you will see other members of the team before and after the operation. Mrs Toni Jenkins, Bariatric Specialist Nurse and Mrs Lucy Jones, Bariatric Specialist Dietitian, will give you information about your care during and after the operation and will advise you on what supplements and multivitamins to take. A team of specialist bariatric anaesthetists will also see you before surgery to assess your individual needs.
Your follow-up consultations
You will see Mr Alhamdani at your initial consultation and before you have surgery. He will invite you to ask questions and discuss the procedure and any concerns that you have at each consultation. After surgery, you will be cared for by the nursing staff within either The Wellington Hospital or The Highgate Hospital under the direct supervision of Mr Alhamdani. He will see you the day after your surgery and then just before you are discharged. Follow-up consultations will then be arranged.