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Plano, Texas
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Location and Contact Details
Texas Center for Obesity Surgery
Plano, Texas
Phone: (972) 981-8440
Bariatric Surgeons
Dr. Stephen V. Hamn
Dr. A. Joseph Cribbins III
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Types of Obesity Surgery Performed
1. LAP-BAND
2. Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
LAP-BAND
The newest procedure we are performing is called the Laproscopic Gastric
Banding (Lap Band). This surgery has only recently had FDA approval for
availability in the United States, although over 70, 000 of these procedures
have been performed worldwide.
Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
In the 1990’s the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass was designed from an earlier
operation used to treat stomach ulcers. First a very small pouch is created
at the top of the stomach with staples, then a segment of small intestine
is bypassed and connected to the small pouch. This has three effects.
One, the small stomach fills up very fast, forcing you to eat less food.
Two, it keeps food away from the digestive enzymes which causes malabsorption.
Three, if a person tries to cheat and eat foods high in sugar or fat,
the Bypass brings on a side effect called “dumping syndrome".
Dumping is a combination of nausea, chest and abdominal cramps, sweating
and diarrhea-which teach you not to eat that food again. Because of the
malabsorption, the RNY may have unpleasant side effects such as diarrhea,
vitamin deficiencies or chronic abdominal pains. Some people can dump
at every meal and become “intestine cripples”.
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