Gastric bypass surgery for weight loss

Modern surgery offers many ways to help overweight people be it cosmetic or health problem. One of such ways is gastric bypass surgery. The procedure is needed to reduce the volume of stomach. After the operation consumed food will pass some parts of stomach. As a result amount of absorbed calories is decreasing. This helps to lose up to 20 pound in the first year after operation. Sometimes operation is amplified with rasvaimu to make weight loss more efficient.

Description of operation

During the gastric bypass the patient is unconscious under the general anesthesia. The operation is taking 2-4 hours and held in two steps:

• During the first stage divides a small part (called pouch) of stomach with special clips. This part has a size of walnut and holds approximately one ounce of food. The bigger part is excluded from gastrointestinal tract. This cause reduction of consumed food and a weight loss.
• The second stage is a connection of small intestine to the aperture in pouch. The food now will travel direct to small intestine, bypassing major part of stomach and colon, so the amount of absorbing calories is reducing.

Modern plastiikkakirurgia offers two types of such operation: open and laparoscopic. Open method means full unleashing of abdomen internal organs so surgeon could have direct access to them. Laparoscopic method suggests using special instruments. Penetration to the internal abdomen is held through the tiny apertures. The operational space is observed via tiny camera and needed manipulations are made by small instruments.

Laparoscopic method has numerous advantages comparing to open:

1. Quicker recovery and shorter hospital stay period.
2. Less pain during recovery period.
3. Lesser scars and risk of getting hernia of infections.

Reasons to perform procedure

Such complicated operation is recommended in case of major overweight when neither physical exercises nor changes of ration and behavior cause any effect. Benefits from weight loss are decided only by professional surgeons and based on body mass index and state of health of specific patient.

Before decision to perform lihavuusleikkaus one should get to know how the operation will affect the life. Gastric bypass surgery is not a magical way to lose weight and never bother about it. Also this operation won’t cause much effect without full complex of exercises and observance of certain diet.