Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for Fat Loss

As the term implies, Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass surgery is a procedure where  your stomach is made smaller, and this smaller portion is connected directly to the jejunum so as to allow food to by-pass the rest of your stomach and your duodenum.

This procedure has a dual effect. This is because, not only will food intake be reduced as a result of feeling full ‘quickly’ when eating because of a smaller stomach, it also involves inducing some amount of malabsorbtion of the food on account of it by-passing the duodenum. Calorie intake will be reduced because of reduced intake as well as less absorption. This results with weight loss.

The Roux-en-Y surgical procedure can be performed with the laparoscopic approach using precision small instruments and a camera which guides the surgeon to perform the surgery.

As for the Roux-en-Y surgical procedure the complications are similar as the Lap-Band Surgical Procedure, however in this case there is the added danger of infection, leakage and nutritional deficiency. Another risk is called the “dumping syndrome” where food tends to pass through the stomach and small intestine too rapidly resulting in it being ‘dumped’.