The Roux-en-Y bypass is more common and considered less complicated than the biliopancreatic diversion bypass, since Roux-en-Y does not remove portions of the stomach. The traditional Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass is performed through open surgery with one long incision. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can also be performed laparoscopically. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass uses multiple smaller incisions (instead of one long incision) ��� a laparoscopic tool is inserted, which offers a visual guide to the inside of the abdomen during the procedure.

There are plently of websites that have bypass surgery images available. This site has step by step procudure to view video.about.com/weightloss/Roux-en-Y-Gastric-Bypass.htm

Ontario, Canada offers many different places to have gastic bypass surgery. One of the most recommended is Ontario Bariatric Network; here is the website: http://www.ontariobariatricnetwork.ca/Roux-en-Y-Gastric-Bypass-Surgery.aspx.

Roux-en-Y (roo-en-wy) gastric bypass.

This procedure is the most common method of gastric bypass. This surgery is typically not reversible. It works by decreasing the amount of food you can eat in one sitting and reducing the absorption of nutrients.

There are two types of Roux en-Y gastric bypass surgery One is called proximal and the other is called distal. Proximal is the most common of any procedure at makes the patient feel full very quickly. Distal makes is more likely that fats and starches will pass through the stomach undigested.