Botched Bariatrics
2024 · TLC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Butt Out
Thu, 30 May, 12:00 pm
After her botched lap band surgery made it impossible to swallow solid food, Christina has been blending her meals for over a decade. Dr. Caplin assists a patient whose tummy tuck left her with an unsightly stomach.
About
Botched Bariatrics featuring patients whose lives have been turned upside down after suffering complications from their bariatric surgery. These patients are in dire need of help, ranging from a woman who can only eat pureed food to a man living with explosive bowels. Doctors and experts in their fields, bariatric surgeons Dr. Khan, Dr. Hodges, and Dr. Rao along with plastic surgeons Dr. Kundu and Dr. Caplin, take on these botched bariatric patients and see if they can undo the mistakes made during their previous surgeries.
Episodes
- E01
Cut The Crap
Thu, 16 May· 60 minLatoya wants to spend time with her kids again and that means the 10-lb mass between her legs needs to go! However, Drs. Khan and Kundu soon realize that's only the tip of the iceberg. Then, tired of dealing with explosive bowels, Sean turns to Dr. Hodges for help.
- E02
Holy Moly
Thu, 23 May· 60 minNot just a hole in 1, but a hole in 6! Alice Jean's botched lap band removal left her with 6 belly buttons that form a golf course on her stomach. Meanwhile, Simone seeks help with her uncontrollable vomiting.
- E03
Butt Out
Thu, 30 May· 60 minAfter her botched lap band surgery made it impossible to swallow solid food, Christina has been blending her meals for over a decade. Dr. Caplin assists a patient whose tummy tuck left her with an unsightly stomach.
