Types Of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most popular weight loss surgeries that can help you lose weight. After undergoing the surgery, you might not be able to consume as much as before and also your body cannot absorb all the calories you eat.

Gastric bypass surgery not only improves your quality of life because of an improvement in the appearance and an increase in mobility, but also because it can reduce the severity of health problems that obese people are more prone to suffer, like heart problems, diabetes, etc. This is one of the most complex procedures done under general anesthesia. The duration of the surgery is between one to four hours and the person need to stay about one to seven days in the hospital.

There are two types of techniques in Gastric bypass surgery. They include: Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass (traditional and laparoscopic) and Biliopancreatic diversion bypass.

Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass: It is the most common gastric bypass surgery and less complicated than biliopancreatic diversion bypass. Biliopancreatic diversion bypass procedure contains removal of portions of your stomach.

The traditional Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass is an open surgery performed by making one large incision. Also this procedure can be done laparoscopically, during which multiple small incisions are made to insert the laparoscopic device that gives a visual picture of inner side of the abdomen while doing the surgery. Laparoscopic method involves less scarring than traditional one and also there is less recover time.

Biliopancreatic diversion bypass: It is an open surgery performed by making one large incision, which result in permanent scarring. It is a more complicated procedure and least preferred by the people. In this procedure, small portions of the stomach are removed and then bypass is attached to distal illium. It is not a widely used procedure as there is greater risk of nutritional deficiencies.

But before undergoing the surgery, make sure that you are a suitable candidate. Not everyone can undergo the surgery because it is a major procedure and there are significant risks and side effects and moreover you should permanently change your lifestyle. People that can undergo gastric bypass surgery:

? Severely obese people to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
? People who cannot maintain healthy weight with diet and exercise and are severely overweight
? People whose body mass index is 40 or above can undergo the surgery
? People who consider this surgery are mentally stable, motivated and don't depend on alcohol or illegal drugs
? People who committed to diet and exercise even after the surgery can consider undergoing it. You might experience complications if you don't follow these.
? People between 18-65 years are best suitable for the surgery. People above 65 have increased risk of complications after the surgery.

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