Gastric By-pass surgery

Bariatric surgery is a procedure that help people who are obese lose weight and improve their health. This surgery creates a small stomach pouch and rerouts a portion of the small intestine so that the patient cannot eat as much food and absorb nutrients from their diet as easily.

There are two types of surgery that can help people lose weight: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. Both surgeries are very effective in helping people to lose weight and improve their health conditions related to obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgery that divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a larger lower pouch. The small intestine then connects to the upper pouch, which means the patient can only eat a small amount at a time and the food they do eat doesn't get absorbed as well.

Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch is a surgery that removes a small portion of your stomach and reroutes the small intestine so that it bypasses most of your stomach and the first part of your small intestine. This can result in greater weight loss and improve obesity-related health conditions.

Both types of gastric bypass surgery are very effective, but they also have risks. These risks include bleeding, infection, and complications during surgery. However, with careful preparation and follow-up care, these risks can be minimized.