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Gastric Bypass Surgery
WHAT IS GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY? Gastric bypass surgery has been performed for over 50 years. It is the benchmark against which other bariatric procedures are compared. Gastric bypass surgery not only reduces how much you can eat, but it also makes you feel less hungry. This is because it interferes with hormones that your control appetite. WEIGHT LOSS AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY: After 12- 18 months, weight loss ranges from 65-80% of your excess weight. In many cases this is well maintained. On average, a typical patient who is 50 kilograms overweight, will lose between 32.5 – 40 kilograms after Gastric Bypass surgery. HOW IS IT PERFORMED? Gastric bypass surgery is performed using key-hole surgery. A small pouch is formed from the top of your stomach, and this limits your meal size to about 50mls. A limb of small intestine is then joined to this pouch. The rest of your healthy stomach, and the first 150cm of small intestine are bypassed. Your digestive enzymes are still able mix with your food, and enable nutrient absorption. This just occurs further along your bowel than before Gastric bypass surgery. After Gastric bypass surgery you will stay in hospital one – two nights. and usually return to work within two weeks. However, each patient is different. BENEFITS: Gastric bypass surgery modifies the hormones that play a role in medical conditions such as: • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, which may be cured in up to 90% of patients • High cholesterol levels are returned to normal in over 70% of patients • High blood pressure is cured in over 30% of patients, with a reduction in medication for the rest • Obstructive sleep apnoea may be resolved in up to 80% of patients DISADVANTAGES: Complications are unusual once discharged from hospital, but may include: • A narrowing at the join between the stomach pouch and small intestine. This narrowing may cause eating difficulties and may need an endoscopy to stretch up the join • Internal hernias, which m

Gastric Sleeve surgery
The gastric sleeve, or sleeve gastrectomy, is a restrictive procedure, which reduces the volume of the stomach and involves no reconfiguration of the intestines. It is the most common Bariatric procedure performed worldwide. Gastric sleeve surgery also makes patients less hungry because the portion of the stomach which is removed contains the cells that release the appetite controlling hormone Ghrelin.