GASTRIC BYPASS

Gastric Bypass



Gastric Bypass

The popularity of weight loss surgery has increased dramatically. While this surgery may sound like a miracle for those who have been fighting obesity for many years, even decades, the decision to have gastric bypass surgery or a similar weight-loss surgery is not one that should never be taken lightly.

For someone to be approved for bariatric surgery (for example, lap band or gastric bypass surgery), most bariatric surgeons (those specializing in weight loss surgery) and insurance carriers require that an individual's risks of obesity outweigh the risks of surgery. Usually, this means that a patient is 100 ...