Nutritional Needs and the Many Types of Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatric surgery has been around since the 1950’s, however since that time there have been many improvements to the procedures that are used. One of these changes is the use of smaller incisions or no incisions at all. The less invasive that a surgery, the less time that is needed for recovery and the less chance of infections and complications that can endanger a patient’s life. The most common type of surgery is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, which makes a small pouch from a portion of the stomach and then bypasses part of the small intestine. This is only one of many types of weight loss surgery that can be considered.
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