Whats the difference.....

[lozzers_losing_weight]

Between a gastric bypass and a gastric sleeve?

Its on supersize vs superskinny now

 

[cazbandy]

Gastric sleeving is more drastic, they actually take away a part of the stomach completely, the bypass they leave the somach there.

 

[teen]

I was wondering what is was they had pulled out of her.

 

[shelbell]

Hia,

There is a picture here, the shaded bit is the removed stomach Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, Sleeve Gastrectomy

It's normally done on the super-morbidly-obese where full surgery would be too dangerous. Generally, after a period of weight loss a second surgery is done which would be either a bypass, or a duodenal switch.

Some private providers are offering a gastric sleeve with duodenal switch all in one as a new procedure for those with a high BMI.

 

[Auntie Bee]

Shelbell, you're brilliant you know everything about WLS!!! Love it!

 

[shelbell]

Lol Bee it took me nearly 2 years from seeing GP to having surgery, plenty of time for research

 

[Auntie Bee]

Ah i see!!! you must have been NHS?? Lucky duck!!!

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

the sleeve can be changed to a full bypass later if desired ? or have i been mislead ?

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

oops thats a yes i just read back in more detail