Gastric bypass can be done in two ways. With open surgery, your surgeon makes a large surgical cut to open your belly. The bypass is done by working on your stomach, small intestine, and other organs.
Another way to do this surgery is to use a tiny camera, called a laparoscope. This camera is placed in your belly. The surgery is called laparoscopy. The scope allows the surgeon to see inside your belly.
The surgeon makes 4 to 6 small cuts in your belly.
The scope and instruments needed to perform the surgery are inserted through these cuts.
The camera is connected to a video monitor in the operating room. This allows the surgeon to view inside your belly while doing the operation.
· Shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery.
· Less pain.
· Smaller scars and a lower risk of getting a hernia or infection.
This surgery takes about 2 to 4 hours.
1. Breakage.
2. Dumping syndrome.
3. Gallstones (risk increases with rapid or substantial weight loss)
4. Hernia.
5. Internal bleeding or profuse bleeding of the. Surgical wound.
6. Leakage.
7. Perforation of stomach or intestines.
8. Pouch/anastomotic obstruction or bowel obstruction.
9. Protein or calorie malnutrition
10. Pulmonary and/or cardiac problems
11. Skin separation
12. Spleen or other organ injuries
13. Stomach or intestine ulceration
14. Stricture
15. Vitamin or iron deficiency
To be eligible for bariatric surgery, you must be between 16 and 70 years of age (with some exceptions) and morbidly obese (weighing at least 100 pounds over your ideal body weight and having a BMI of 40).
The complication rate after revision of failed adjustable banding to gastric bypass is 7%, with the most common complication being wound infection. In the 10% to 15% of patients who fail to achieve adequate weight loss or who regain weight after RNYGBP, an anatomic or technical reason is rarely identified.
You can expect to lose up to 70% of excess body weight at one year. This surgery yields the most rapid weight loss. Disadvantages: Long term vitamin and nutrient supplementation is required. Patients routinely experience frequent and foul-smelling diarrhoea.
The benefits of bariatric surgery go beyond just losing weight:
Long-term remission for type 2 diabetes.
Improved cardiovascular health.
Relief of depression.
Eliminate obstructive sleep apnoea.
Joint pain relief.
Improve fertility.
Alleviate other medical conditions.
What are the disadvantages of gastric bypass surgery?
Breakage.
Dumping syndrome.
Gallstones (risk increases with rapid or. substantial weight loss)
Hernia.
Internal bleeding or profuse bleeding of the. surgical wound.
Leakage.
Perforation of stomach or intestines.
Pouch/anastomotic obstruction or bowel obstruction.
Protein or calorie malnutrition
Pulmonary and/or cardiac problems
Skin separation
Spleen or other organ injuries
Stomach or intestine ulceration
Stricture
Vitamin or iron deficiency