| Bariatric Surgery.info Weight Loss After Stomach Stapling Surgery |
Gastric stapling patients lose less weight
than bypass patients |
Weight Loss Results Following Stomach StaplingWhile restrictive bariatric surgery, like stomach stapling, typically leads to weight loss in almost all patients, it is less effective than malabsorptive surgery in achieving substantial, long-term weight loss. Weight Reduction After Gastric StaplingSome 30 percent of patients who undergo stomach stapling achieve normal weight, and about 80 percent lose some weight. Maximum weight loss tends to occur within 2 years after surgery. However, patients who are unable to adjust their eating and exercise habits regain weight, while others fail to achieve their medium to long term weight reduction goals. Gastric Stapling Less Effective Than BypassBariatric stapling operations that only involve stomach shrinkage and only seek to reduce food intake, require more patient cooperation to produce weight loss, than stomach bypass surgery. This is because bypass procedures limit calorie absorption as well as food intake. Stomach Stapling is No Easy Answer to ObesityDespite the logic behind bariatric surgery, like stomach stapling, it is no easy answer to obesity. The same pressures to over-eat and take insufficient exercise that applied before the stomach stapling operation will exist in the post-operative period. Vertical banded gastroplasty offers patients an opportunity to change, rather than a solution to their obesity. See also: ------------------------------------------------ Gastric Bypass Bariatric Information |