las vegas bariatrics SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Vertical Sleeve
Gastrectomy
Reversible
no
Adjustable Gastric
Band
Description How it works? Digestion
Reversible
Gastric Bypass
Reversible
T h e G a s t r i c S l e e v e
Procedure is The Most
Popular Procedure. There is
no foreign body, and the
intestine is not re-routed.
D u r i n g t h e s l e e v e
gastrectomy procedure, a thin
vertical sleeve is created
using a stapling device.
The sleeve is the size of a
banana.
The adjustable Gastric Band
wraps around the upper part
of the stomach, dividing the
stomach into a small pouch
that holds about ½ cup of food
and a larger lower stomach.
The degree of band tightness
affects how much food you
can eat and the length of time
it takes for food to leave the
stomach pouch.
In this procedure, the surgeon
creates a small stomach
pouch and attaches a section
of the small intestine directly
to the pouch.
This allows food to bypass a
portion of the small intestine.
By creating a smaller stomach
pouch, a sleeve gastrectomy
limits the amount of food that
can be eaten at one time, so
you feel full longer.
As you eat less food, your
body will stop storing excess
calories and start using its fat
supply for energy.
By creating a smaller stomach
pouch, a gastric bypass limits
the amount of food that can be
eaten at one time, so you feel
full longer. By bypassing a
portion of the small intestine, it
also causes your body to
absorb fewer calories.
As you eat less food, your
body will stop storing excess
calories and start using its fat
supply for energy.
Allows for normal digestion
and absorption.
Food passes through the
digestive tract in the usual
order, allowing it to be fully
absorbed in the body.
Changes the body’s normal
digestive process to reduce
the number of calories and
nutrients that are absorbed.
By creating a smaller
stomach pouch, the Band
limits the amount of food that
can be eaten at one time, so
you feel full sooner and stay
full longer.
As you eat food, your body
will stop storing excess
calories and start using its fat
energy supply.
Allows for normal digestion
and absorption. Food
passes through the digestive
tract in the usual order,
allowing it to be fully
absorbed in the body.
yes
no
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