Gastric Bypass surgeries are one of the most applied surgeries in the surgical treatment of obesity. It gives successful results, especially in morbid obesity patients, as it is both a restrictive and absorption-reducing operation. The most applied types of Gastric Bypass surgery are Mini Gastric Bypass and Roux en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB).
Let’s analyze these methods together.
What is Roux en Y Gastric Bypass?
Gastric bypass is a type of bariatric surgery that changes the consumption and absorption systems of foods. With this operation, both the capasity of the stomach and the absorption levels of the small intestines are reduced. In this way, patients feel full for a long time.
How is Gastric Bypass Surgery Performed?
The bypass operation, which is performed laparoscopically (closed method), consists of two stages. During the surgery, a small stomach bag is first created on the upper part of the stomach. Staples are used to do this process. Then the initial part of the small intestine is removed. The tip at the bottom is opened and connected to the new stomach bag created in the first stage. In this way, the foods that the patient eats bypass the wide part of the stomach and the beginning of the small intestine. Thus, the patient both eats less and absorbs less. Patients may need to stay in the hospital for up to 4-5 days after the operation that performed under general anesthesia. The discharge process of the patients is completed in line with the general health status control and the results of the leak test.
Differences Between Gastric Sleeve Surgery and Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)
Gastric sleeve surgery is an operation applied only to the stomach and does not aim to make changes on absorption. RNY gastric bypass, on the other hand, aims to reduce both less eating and absorption by making changes not only on the stomach but also on the small intestine.
Since no part of the stomach or intestines is cut and removed in the gastric bypass operation, it is possible to restore the system to its original state later on. In sleeve gastrectomy surgery, 80 percent of the stomach is permanently removed.
What is Mini Gastric Bypass?
In the mini gastric bypass operation, the stomach is divided into two, just like in the Roux-en-Y Â type. However, unlike the classical gastric bypass, no division is performed in the small intestine.The small intestine is connected to the new stomach bag as it is without any division.
What are the Advantages of Gastric Bypass Surgery?
- The patient can get rid of 80 percent of their excess weight.
- Food absorption is significantly reduced.
- The patient feels more full and the urge to eat is greatly reduced.
- Weight lost after gastric bypass surgery is more permanent.
- Post-surgery weight gain is less common than those who had sleeve gastrectomy surgery.
What is the Post-Operation Process?
Postoperative patients should be fed only with liquids for the first month. From time to time, rough and soft foods can also be consumed. The introduction of solid foods into the diet progresses gradually. After the surgery, patients realize that they can feel full even though they eat very little.
Your doctor will inform you what kind of nutrition system you should switch to after the operation and which vitamin and mineral supplements you will use. A specialist dietitian may also need to be involved in this process. It is likely that the patient will lose two-thirds of her/his total weight in the 2 years after the operation.
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Turkey is the Center in Obesity Treatment!
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Due to the increase in obesity in the world and the global crisis, most of the European countries have changed their health policies and decided to exclude many treatments in this field from the insurance coverage. Many patients, who had to pay the high costs of this long-term treatment, were deprived of this treatment. Turkey, on the other hand, has preferred to be a center where these transactions can be carried out with much more economical costs by completely arranging its price policy in accordance with the policies of developing health tourism. In this way, even with a rough calculation, it seems that the entire cost of accommodation, flight and treatment for patients coming to Turkey for treatment is lower than the cost of treatment in their own country. This makes Turkey inevitable for treatment.
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How will I go to Turkey? Which hospital or specialist will I work with? Will I have the opportunity to stay in the comfort of my home during the treatment and operation? Although it may seem very complex, what you need to do is quite simple. To find a companion that ensures you to get the full return on your investment in this important step you have taken for yourself. Elysian Health, which combines experience in health tourism with quality service principles, will be with you to manage the process in the most accurate way by meticulously solving all problems for you. Elysian Health works with internationally accredited and distinguished institutions that ensure you can both find the ideal specialist for your procedure and spend your recovery in comfort and stability.
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