Gastric Bypass Surgery

Also known as RNY and Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y Surgery is the most common form of laparoscopic surgery. As opposed to lap band surgery, which artificially limits the size of a patient's stomach, RNY gastric bypass surgery bypasses sections of the stomach and small intestine. Therefore less food is absorbed into your system.

The amount of food you consume at a given meal gets reduced due to a limited space in the stomach pouch and to the time it takes to chew the food. This in turn will help you with weight loss

RNY - Gastric Bypass Surgery - a Brief Walk-through

• This surgical procedure requires general anesthesia (being completely "put under"),

• The stomach is surgically divided in two, creating a small pouch that will act as the "new" stomach

• Staples seal both the "old" and "new" stomachs

• The small intestine is disconnected from the "old" stomach, which is sealed by staples

• The new stomach is safely connected by staples to the detached small intestine

Advantages of the Laparoscopic RNY - Gastric Bypass Procedure

• By being a restrictive and malabsorptive procedure , Gastric Bypass surgery will help you with weight loss and it will be more predictable and usually maintained than with purely restrictive surgery.

• One year after surgery, weight loss can average 65% to 70% of excess body weight. After 10 to 14 years, some patients have maintained 50-60% of excess body weight loss.

• 96% of certain associated health conditions (back pain, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, diabetes and depression) were improved or resolved according to a 2000 study of 500 patients. It also helps in leg swelling, high cholesterol, urinary incontinence etc.

Your Life After Laparoscopic RNY - Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass surgery is a proven and effective way for morbidly obese patients to lose weight and keep it off, but it is only a "tool" and not a "magic cure".
Recognizing and accepting this enables patients to use the gastric bypass to achieve the goals of weight loss and maintenance. With this sustained weight loss comes unlimited benefits with the most important being improvement or complete elimination of medical problems related to obesity.Pre and post operative care in bariatric surgery ensures speedy recovery with long term sustainable results. Eat the correct diet after gastric bypass surgery

Points to remember about Laparoscopic RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery

• Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is not a miracle cure for quick weight loss. It's a major one-and-a-half to two-hour surgery with possible complications and side-effects.

• Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is only available to those who are at least 100 pounds over their recommended weight, and have unsuccessfully tried other diet and exercise programs.

• For more information please contact your Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Miguel Zapata

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