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Gastric reduction surgery or gastric bypass surgery is a form of bariatric weight loss surgery that surgically reduces the size of the stomach. This allows for less food to enter your body. Patients who have gastric reduction surgery typically see drastic and immediate results. Large amounts of weight are frequently lost before patients even leave the hospital. Weight loss surgery carries significant risk for complications and severe side effects, including death. Because of this, it is reserved for morbidly obese patients who have exhausted all other means of weight loss and surgery is a last resort at saving their lives.
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Can you explain what gastric reduction surgery is for?
Gastric reduction surgery is a surgery on the stomach used to reduce the size of the stomach in order for the person to lose weight. It is mainly done on people who are obese, but in other cases, people use it to reduce appetite.
What is a gastric bypass medicaid?
Gastric bypass is weight reduction surgery. To qualify for madicaid coverage in receiving a bypass surgery one must be considered fully disabled without surgery.
What is gastric reduction Is it a surgery?
Gastric reduction is a procedure that removes part of the stomach in order to provide less room for food. This in turn helps you eat less and loose weight.
Where can I find out more about gastric reduction surgery?
Going to your family doctor is the best opportunity to gain all the knowledge you need on your topic. Also, you can find some patients who went though the gastric reduction surgery and ask them the questions that you need answer for.
What are the benefits and risks of bypass weight loss?
Surgery always has risks and gastric surgery is no exception. However gastric weight reduction surgery can lead can lead to a 50%-60% reduction in excess weight and a greatly improved quality of life. Consider the risks and benefits in consultation with your personal physician.
What is the best gastric reduction surgery for weight loss?
You can find information out about bariatric surgery, lapband surgery or the bariatric sleeve (which is less invasive) surgery here: http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/cost/
WHere can I find some information about gastric reduction surgery?
I would recommend consulting your doctor considering he or she will have the most accurate information for your body. However, if you do not have time to do so, try this link out. http://www.bariatric-surgery.info/gastric-reduction-surgery.htm
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.
What are the most common problems that you can encounter in weight reduction surgery?
The type of problems you experience will depend on what type of surgery you had, such as gastric bypass or lapband. You can have indigestion, bleeding or swollen esophagus depending on what you've had done.
Is gastric bipass surgery dangerous?
Gastric bypass surgery is a very dangerous surgery. Some side effects of a gastric bypass surgery are confusion, nightmares, sweating, shaking, headaches and many more.
Where is there information on the Internet about dieting after gastric bypass surgery?
You can find information about dieting after gastric bypass surgery here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass-diet/my00827 and http://www.risksgastricbypasssurgery.com/gastric-bypass-surgery-information.shtml.
Why do you have to be on a liquid diet prior to gastric bypass surgery?
You have to be on a liquid diet prior to surgery to prepare your stomach for the upcoming gastric bypass surgery.
