First, the patient should stop eating and drinking 12 hours before the procedure. Before the obesity surgery, detailed blood tests such as ECG, Lung X-ray, Upper abdomen tomography are performed. In addition. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia.
Mini gastric bypass surgery is performed as a closed operation and takes an average of 1.5 hours. Approximately 5 incisions smaller than 1 cm are made on the abdomen.Part of the stomach divided in this way is connected to the 12 finger intestines. This process prevents the consumed foods from entering the 12 finger intestines. The surgery allows patients to eat less and feel full faster. The other part of the stomach keeps on doing its functions. This part can fulfill the hormone secreting function. Compared to gastric bypass, it is technically simpler and the operation time is shorter. Complications are less than with traditional gastric bypass.
You need 2 overnights stay in hospital. After about 4-5 hours, you can get up and walk. After the mini gastric bupass procedure. Before discharge, you will be given information about the post-operative process, the rules you need to follow, the nutrition program, and the medicines to be used.
Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most and fastest weight loss surgeries among all bariatric surgeries. The person undergoing this surgery starts to lose weight the day after the surgery and keeps on loosing during the following days. After gastric bypass surgery, approximately 75-80% of excess weight is expected to be lost within a 1.5-year period.
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