Gastric Bypass (or Roux-en-Y)

Gastric bypass, sometimes called Roux-en-Y, is our program's second-most performed weight loss surgery. It is a safe and effective procedure with very little risk of complications.

With this surgery, the stomach is divided into two parts: one, a small pouch about the size of an egg, and the other, a larger remnant section. Patients report a loss of 25-30% of body weight within 12-18 months after surgery. Weight loss is also reported in most patients 10 years after the procedure.

The pouch, which can now hold only a tiny amount of food, becomes the primary stomach and is connected directly to the lower small intestine. Food flows through this new, primary stomach directly into the small intestine, bypassing the larger remnant section of the stomach. This"new" digestive track reduces tolerance of weight-gaining fats and refined sugars.

Patients who undergo this procedure must take daily vitamins.