have a considerable amount of weight to lose
often benefits from weight loss surgery. There are several
different types of surgical weight loss options than works for
those who are morbidly obese. The biggest advantage of having
weight loss surgery is that most patients are able to lose
their excess weight over a couple of years and can keep most of
the weight off. In addition, weight loss surgery can also help
resolve a host of health problems related to obesity.
Before having weight loss surgery, a patient must qualify. A
doctor that specializes in these types of surgeries will
carefully consider each patient’s case before making a
decision. For the most part, those who are good candidates for
these types of surgeries must be considered morbidly obese.
This means that they must be at least 100 pounds or more over
their normal body weight or twice their recommended body mass
index. Patients who qualify for this surgery must be relatively
healthy otherwise and not suffer from problems with the stomach,
pancreas and intestines.
There are generally three types of weight loss surgery that are
performed on overweight people. All of these surgeries either
make the stomach capacity smaller by creating a new stomach
pouch, or shortens the digestion tract by connecting the
stomach to the large intestines and completely bypassing the
small intestines.
The newer Lap-Band surgery makes a smaller stomach and is
usually recommended because of the shorter recovery time and
risks. In addition, the Lap-Band is often preferred because it
is reversible and adjustable. Patients experience a more even
paced rate of weight loss and are able to keep it off longer
than with other surgical methods.
The Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass is a procedure that minimizes the
amount of food that passes into the stomach. It also decreases
the amount of food that is absorbed into the digestive system.
The stomach is either stapled or sewn closed at the upper half
creating a smaller stomach on top. The intestines are then
connected to the smaller stomach and food passes directly from
one are to another.
The initial advantages of this surgery are that there is rapid
weight loss right after surgery. This surgery also has a higher
success rate than other forms of weight loss surgery. However,
the gastric bypass is often more invasive and recovery time is
longer. The Vertical Banded Gastroplasty is a very similar
surgery, but the stomach is stapled and the intestines are left
intact.
The more extreme of the weight loss surgeries is called the
Biliopancreatic Diversion. During this surgery, about
three-fourths of the stomach is completely removed and the rest
of the stomach is connected to the final segment of the small
intestines.
There are several disadvantages to this approach including
having a higher mortality rate; the dumping syndrome, more
invasive and can lead to life long bone density loss and
anemia. The advantages to this weight loss surgery are that it
allows for larger meals and it presents patients with the
greatest amount of initial weight loss.
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