What Weight Loss Surgery Is Best For Me?
Deciding on your surgical weight loss treatment is personal and varies from person to person. Before your 手术 we will help you learn about the surgical options available so that you can choose the best 手术 for your needs.
At University of Utah Health, we offer two bariatric 手术 options:
Surgery can be performed with 开放 (traditional) or minimally invasive techniques.
- 在 开放 手术, your surgeon will make an incision (cut) in your midline from below your breastbone to your belly button or beyond.
- 在 minimally invasive (laparoscopic) 手术, your surgeon will make a number of small cuts using a long, thin scope (camera) and other tools.
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Comparing Surgeries: Gastric Bypass & 袖胃切除术
Deciding what weight loss 手术 is best for you will depend on your recovery and weight loss goals.
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- 手术长度: About two to two-and-a-half hours
- 住院: 2到3 天
- 恢复时间: 平均两周
How many follow-up visits will I need?: You will need to see your surgeon or physician assistant for a follow-up five times a year for the first year after your gastric bypass. 在那之后, you will need to see your bariatric 手术 provider once a year for a follow-up appointment.
手术是可逆的吗？?: A gastric bypass 手术 is difficult to reverse.
How quickly will I lose weight?: 病人 who have gastric bypass 手术 lose weight faster than patients who get adjustable gastric banding. Of all the different types of weight loss surgeries, patients lose the most weight on average and maintain their weight loss after gastric bypass.
有什么副作用?: Gastric bypass 手术 treats heartburn. If you eat large amounts of sugar, you may also have dumping syndrome after getting a gastric bypass. 你可能还会腹泻, 抽筋, 和出汗, and your body may have a higher chance of having nutrition deficiencies if you don't take vitamin supplements.
Laparoscopic 袖胃切除术
- 手术长度: One and a half hours to two hours
- 住院: 一到两天
- 恢复时间: 平均两周
How many follow-up visits will I need?: You will need 5 visits with your surgeon or physician assistant during the first year after your 手术; after that, you will need to make an appointment with your bariatric 手术 provider once each year.
手术是可逆的吗？?: No, sleeve gastrectomy is not reversible.
How quickly will I lose weight?: After having a sleeve gastrectomy, most patients lose weight faster than with adjustable gastric banding; generally falls between gastric bypass and gastric banding.
有什么副作用?: Sleeve gastrectomy may cause heartburn. But there's no dumping syndrome after the procedure, and you also have a lower chance of having malabsorption and nutrient deficiencies.
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Do I Qualify for 减肥手术?
Bariatric 手术 isn't for people who are mildly overweight. 而不是, it's for severely obese people who are 100 pounds or more overweight and their health is at risk.
What Weight Loss Surgery Is Best For Me?
There are several types of bariatric 手术. Choosing the best 手术 for you will depend on your weight loss goals and preferences.
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If you're thinking about weight loss 手术, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. We help make the process as easy as possible.
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If your insurance doesn't cover bariatric 手术, you can pay for it using our self-pay option.
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Finding a New Quality of Life after Gastric Bypass Surgery
“It has been a hard road, but it has been the best thing I ever did for myself.” This is how DeAnn Barfuss describes the emotional weight loss journey she embarked upon two years ago after deciding to undergo gastric bypass 手术.
