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How do stomach stapling and gastric bands compare as weight loss solutions?
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∙ 13y ago
Restrictive operations make the stomach smaller. With a smaller stomach, you will feel full a lot quicker than you are used to. This means that you will need to make big lifelong changes in how you eat-including smaller portion sizes and different foods-in order to lose weight. The most common restrictive surgery is adjustable gastric banding.
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How does recovery from gastric lap banding compare to stomach stapling?
Recovering from gastric lap banding is typically a lot faster than stomach stapling. It really depend on the person.
What is stomach stapling?
Stomach stapling is a slang term for lap band surgery not gastric bypass. The lap band surgery typically uses a rubber band to shrink the stomach and is reversable. A gastric bypass procedure cuts away the stomach and is permanent.
How do I know I am a good candidate for vertical banded gastroplasty?
The main difference between stomach stapling and gastric sleeve surgeries is that gastric sleeve surgeries are able to be performed laparoscopically. Unlike many forms of stomach stapling surgeries, gastric sleeve surgery leaves stomach nerves and outlet valves in tact while reducing the size of your stomach and keeping its functions.
The new surgical procedure for clinically obese individuals is called?
Stomach stapling and gastric bypass
What surgical treatment is there for obesity?
The most common surgical procedures for weight management are vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), sometimes referred to as "stomach stapling," and gastric bypass.
Where can I find more information on new gastric bypass?
Gastric bypass surgery is a major surgery, I would talk to your doctor first to find out more information on the procedure. This surgery is WAY more than a simple stomach stapling procedure.
Is getting a stomach staple major surgery?
Stomach stapling surgery is called a gastric bypass operation.This procedure is a major surgery, with open gastric bypass surgery requiring up to a five day hospital stay and laparoscopic bypass surgery requiring a 2-3 day hosptial stay.
Is the stomach stapling procedure still performed in the US?
Stomach stapling is still used in the United States. It is effective, especially for obese individuals.
What is an example of stomach stapling surgery not working?
"There are some possible complications to stomach stapling surgery. These include abdominal hernias, breakdown of the staple line, stretched stomach outlets, gallstones, and anemia."
Is a gastric bypass the only weight reduction surgery?
No it isn't the only one, just the one most commonly discussed. Among others, there is lap band surgery and stomach stapling for weight loss.
Where do gastric artery take blood?
The stomach.... GASTRIC referring to the stomach.
Is gastric acid the secretions in the gastric juice produced by the stomach?
Gastric acid is part of the "juices" produced by the stomach.
