What are the main differences between gastric banding and the gastric bypass?
• With all of these options, how do I choose the right one? After educating yourself to all the aspects of these operations you can decide with your surgeon which is the best operation. These operations can be performed laparoscopically in almost everyone. Gastric banding requires significant post-operative manipulation, has a re-operative rate that is high, but is the simplest procedure to perform. Gastric banding probably has the lowest average weight loss and is a much slower weight loss than the other operations. The operative mortality is the lowest of all the procedures. There are occasional patients that do not lose significant weight after this operation. The Gastric Bypass is the most studied of all the bariatric operations. It is generally a safe and effective operation. The early complication rate is higher than with Gastric Banding. NOTES: In Our Hands: The incisions are exactly the same in all the procedures. The Gastric Bypass and the Gastric Band can both be performed on
