What are the benefits of Gastric Bypass surgery?
• Weight loss of 65 to 80% of excess body weight is typical of most large series of Gastric Bypass operations. • The medically more significant effects are a dramatic reduction in co-morbid conditions: • Hyperlipidemia is corrected in over 70% of patients. • Essential hypertension is relieved in over 70% of patients, and medication requirements are usually reduced in the remainder. • Obstructive sleep apnea is markedly improved with weight loss, so that most patients are asymptomatic, and often do not even snore, within one year. • Diabetes mellitus type 2 is reversed in up to 90% of patients, usually leading to a normal blood sugar without medication, sometimes within days of surgery. • Gastroesophageal reflux disease is relieved from the time of surgery in almost all patients. • Venous thromboembolic disease signs such as leg swelling are typically much improved. • Low back pain and joint pain are typically relieved or improved in nearly all patients. A recent study in a large compar
