During the last ten years or so many techniques for
weight loss surgery have been developed or perfected. The two most commonly known of these are
gastric banding and gastric bypass surgery. There has recently been two new additions to this list which are known as the
gastric sleeve (sleeved gastrectomy). and the
gastric balloon The gastric banding operation involves surgically placing a small adjustable silicone lap band around the upper part of the stomach creating a reduced stomach upper pouch area which restricts the volume of food which the stomach can accept at the time of eating.
A gastric bypass is a more radical surgery and has the additional advantage that there will be a more significant weight loss accomplished in a shorter period of time.
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