Gastric Bypass:A gastric bypass is the most common form of weight loss surgery and can offer many advantages over the more conventional diets as it is a combination weight loss surgery procedure.
The gastric bypass makes you feel full for long periods of time and by attaching a small pouch in the small intestine which food then bypasses the rest of the stomach and some of the intestine results in you being able to consume a significantly reduced amount of food. The section of the digestive tract that is being bypassed also makes the amount of calories absorbed lower causing a secondary weight reducing effect.
Gastric Band:A gastric band is an effective weight loss surgery procedure resulting in long term weight loss. The band is placed around the upper part of the stomach controlling the amount of food being passed to the digestive tract.
The gastric band makes you feel more satisfied on smaller amounts of food for longer periods of time. The procedure is less invasive than other surgical techniques such as the gastric bypass enabling quicker recovery time and a shorter stay in hospital. The procedure has a long term success for weight loss.
To make sure that you are suitable for either the gastric band surgery or the gastric bypass surgery there are a certain number of checks that need to meet the criteria that you must match to be eligible for the weight loss surgery to take place, if the checks are not met then surgery may not be possible.