Bariatric Surgery Procedure

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Bariatric Surgery Procedure
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Different Types of Bariatric Surgical Procedures
Gastric Bypass Surgery
The Roux-en-Y bypass surgery or gastric bypass
surgery is the most popular weight loss surgery
that is done in two parts. First, the surgeon
makes a small pouch in the stomach by dividing
the stomach into a large portion and a smaller
one. The smaller part of the stomach is stapled
together to create a pouch which can hold
approximately only a cup of food. In the second
part of the procedure, the surgeon disconnects
the new small stomach from the rest of the
stomach and the first part of the small intestine
(the duodenum) and connects it to another part of
the small intestine farther down (the jejunum).
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Different Types of Bariatric Surgical Procedures
Sleeve Gastrectomy
In this procedure, almost 80 of the stomach is
removed, leaving behind only a thin vertical tube
or sleeve. This is a restrictive procedure that
promotes favorable changes in the gut hormones
that reduce appetite and improve satiety. But it
is a non-reversible procedure.
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Different Types of Bariatric Surgical Procedures
Adjustable Gastric Band Surgery
In this procedure an inflatable band is secured
around the upper portion of the stomach, thus,
creating a small stomach pouch above the band.
The size of the stomach pouch can be adjusted by
filling the band with sterile saline that is
injected through a port placed under the skin.
Reducing the size of the stomach pouch is done
gradually over time with repeated adjustments Of
the band. This procedure involves no cutting of
the stomach or redirecting of the intestines.
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Different Types of Bariatric Surgical Procedures
Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
This procedure is quite similar to the gastric
bypass surgery. The only difference being, in
this procedure the surgeon reconnects the stomach
pouch to the small intestine much father down
(the ileum) which helps to bypass more of the
small intestineso that your body absorbs even
fewercalories. This procedure results in greater
weight loss than any other procedure and reduces
fat absorption by almost 70.