What is a gastric bypass?
Who is a candidate for gastric surgery?
Both of these types of gastric surgery are done under general anesthesia and require a few hours to complete.
Open surgery or laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery can be used to execute Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Compared to the laparoscopic method, open gastric bypass surgery is more intrusive and requires a significant abdominal incision. In order to create a small “pouch” for food, the surgeon will staple a portion of the stomach in two. The small intestine is then cut apart and rejoined to the pouch. This indicates that less of the food is taken into the body as it moves through your digestive system. After that, staples are typically used to close the incisions.
Recovery.
Recuperation time
Recovery from gastric bypass surgery – After having “open” gastric bypass surgery, patients must stay in the hospital for around five days. After a laparoscopic procedure, patients can typically go home after 24 hours. Your ‘new’ stomach can only hold a very tiny amount of food at first (this will enlarge with time), therefore you will be put on a liquid diet for a few weeks. To make sure you are getting all the nutrients you need from your diet, supplements will be given to you. If necessary, stomach staples will be taken out 10 days following gastric surgery.
Recovery from an LAP-BAND – Similar to gastric bypass surgery, you will be placed on a liquid diet after your gastric surgery, after which solids will be gradually reintroduced. Over the first few months after surgery, your band will likely be modified two or three times.