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How much weight can I expect to lose after undergoing gastric bypass or LAP-BAND/REALIZE Band surgery? How long will it take to lose the weight?

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How much weight can I expect to lose after undergoing gastric bypass or LAP-BAND/REALIZE Band surgery? How long will it take to lose the weight?

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With LAP-BAND/REALIZE Band surgery, an average patient loses about 50 percent of excess body weight. This weight loss occurs over a period of two to three years, with the majority of weight loss occurring in the first year. With gastric bypass surgery, patients with a BMI over 50 tend to lose about the same amount as LAP-BAND/REALIZE Band patients, about 50 percent of excess body weight. Gastric bypass surgery patients with a BMI under 50 often lose about 70 percent of their excess weight. Following a gastric bypass, our patients in Dallas/Ft. Worth and greater Texas can expect to lose about three-quarters of their total weight loss in the first six months; the rest occurs by one year to 18 months.