STOMACH STAPLING BYPASS SURGERY INFORMATION Most
surgical procedures to treat Morbid Obesity involve stomach surgery as an
important aspect of the whole surgical procedure.
Some of these surgical procedures are known by the general public as Gastric
Surgery, Stomach Stapling or even Stomach Bypass.
There
are two main types of stomach surgery for weight loss. The first is the restrictive type
operation and the second is known as malabsorptive surgery.
Restrictive Procedures Stomach Stapling
Malabsortion Procedures
Restrictive Procedures (Lap-band, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty, Stomach
Stapling)
Restrictive surgery or stomach stapling involves
a reduction in the size of the stomach so that the patient feels full after
eating just a small amount of food. Stomach
stapling decrease food intake by creating a small gastric pouch (with no
more than 1 ounce capacity) that generates an early fullness sensation and
stops the patient from further eating.
With a restrictive procedure (Lap-band or VBG) you may lose 35% - 40% of
your excess weight.
Malabsortive Procedures (Biliopancreatic Diversion)
This kind of surgery procedure alters the digestive flow, causing the food
to be poorly digested and incompletely absorbed, especially carbohydrates
and fat.
RNY Gastric Bypass COMBINES THESE TWO DIFFERENT MECHANISMS:
It creates a small gastric pouch (as in the Restrictive Procedures)
Diverts the digestive flow (as in the Malabsortion Procedures)
These two different mechanisms of surgery ACT SYNERGICLY producing the best
results in sustained weight loss (75% - 80% of your excess weight). |
