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Weight Loss SurgeryWeight loss, or bariatric, surgery is a surgical procedure for people that are seriously obese. Obesity is measured by a person’s body mass index which is determined by a person’s height and weight. To be considered for weight loss surgery, a people must have a BMI ³ 40 or BMI ³ 35 with obesity related diseases (e.g. hypertension, type 2 diabetes). Also they must be well informed and motivated, have failed at other nonsurgical approaches, have a strong need and desire to lose weight loss. In addition they must be considered an acceptable operative risk. The most common forms of weight loss surgeries performed in the US are the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, (RYGB) and the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB). A further procedure known as the vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) is seldom used since the LAGB became available in 2001. Gastric Bypass Stomach bypass surgery is a malabsorptive type of surgery procedure meant to restrict food consumption and reduce calorie absorption. In the process, the weight loss surgeon typically reduces the size of the stomach using gastric-staples and then bypasses the first part of the small intestine (duodenum and jejunum). This bypass causes food to move more quickly through the digestive channel and reduces the amount of calories that the patient absorbs . Gastric bypass surgeries offer significant weight loss, although they are no guarantee of long term weight reduction. Weight Loss Surgery SitesBariatric
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