The Gastric Bypass operation is one of the most common and successful combined restrictive small stomach pouch is created to restrict food intake. First a small stomach pouch is created to restrict food intake. Your stomach is now only 1 to 2 ounces in size, which will significantly limit your portion size. Next, a section of the small intestine is attached to the pouch to allow food to bypass the lower stomach, the duodenum (the first segment of the small intestine), and the first portion of the jejunum (the second segment of the small intestine).

This bypass reduces the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs. The amount of weight lost after gastric bypass surgery is individualized. It depends on your body and on how well you follow the post-surgery diet and exercise program. However, research has shown that patients usually lose 60-80% of their excess body weight within 18 months after surgery.

The Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy involves removing a majority of the
greater curvature of the stomach. A thin vertical sleeve of stomach is
created using a stapling device. The sleeve is about the size of a
banana. The remainder of the stomach is removed. This is a nonadjustable fixed restrictive procedure that significantly limits food intake, therefore causing weight loss.

The weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy over the last five years has been encouraging. Patients can expect to lose 60-70% of their excess weight.

SurgeryDr. Nuwayhid performs revisional procedures for those who in the past have had a prior weight loss procedure that did not work, for one reason or another. Revisional procedures include Open Gastric Bypass revision, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass revision, Removal of Adjustable Gastric Banding and Conversion to Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass, and Bariatric Endoscopy. It is important to realize that if a patient has undergone a primary weight loss procedure and lost weight and then regained weight, that something has failed them along the way. It may be that the patient stopped following their weight loss program guidelines or stopped bariatric follow up altogether, or a surgical technical failure. It is imperative that patients considering a revisional procedure understand that obesity and morbid obesity are diseases that require a life-long follow up plan with a weight loss specialist.

Surgery may not always be the best option for every patient.  That’s why CMC also offers other non-invasive medical weight loss options. They can include nutritional education, lifestyle guidance, exercise plans, mindful eating techniques, and pharmacotherapy options. 

While a robot performing surgery may sound like science fiction, it is certainly anything but. CMC’s da Vinci Robotic Surgical System provides our surgeons the precise scientific capabilities to perform the very best in minimally invasive surgical procedures. Currently, we use this state of the are robotic technology to assist with Gastric Sleeve surgeries.