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Comparision between lap band surgery and gastric bypass surgery


lap band Surgery V/S Gastric Bypass Surgery


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Which is safer lap band or gastric bypass?

What are the risks involved in lap band and gastric bypass?


Lap band and gastric bypass surgery are the two most common type of weight loss surgery practiced in the world. Each has its own advantages, risks and complications but both are meant to bring significant change in weight of the patient undertaking the surgery lap band or gastric bypass.

Weight loss with both lap band and gastric bypass is sure, although the former one gives slow result and requires more commitment & effort compared to the latter. Weight loss in both cases is permanent




Lap band surgery provides facility for removing the band and is adjusted by addition of saline into the pouch through the port at regular interval, and this helps attain desired weight loss. This is not possible in case of gastric bypass as upper portion of the stomach is separated from lower bigger part by stapling that it is restrictive as well as melabsorptive in contrast to lap band which is only restrictive.

The melabsorptive nature of gastric bypass surgery often causes dumping syndrome apart from nutritional deficiency which applies to lap band as well and requires additional vitamin and mineral supplements to be checked.

Death toll in lap band surgery is almost negligible as the surgeons are highly trained and surgery is carried out using advanced techniques & surgical instruments in hospitals fully equipped with all modern amenities. It is around 1 in 200 and 1 in 2000 for lap band and gastric bypass surgery respectively usually happens if the person in morbidly obese or suffer from several health hazards.




Weight loss surgery such as lap band & gastric bypass improves status of people suffering from diabetes, hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea, gastro esophageal reflux disease etc.

In lap band surgery slippage or erosion of the band, infection, pouch enlargement, nausea, inability to absorb solid foods rich in carbohydrate, vomiting tendency etc may be found. Gastric bypass leaves excess skin and scarring, re-routing of intestine, cutting and stapling leads to bleeding and blood transfusion is required, stretching of stomach in some case, nutritional deficiency due to bypass of major digestive tract. Realize band is also popular as weight loss solution. But relaize band is different from lap band. Lap band v/s Realize band