Gastric bypass (Bariatric Surgery)

Gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that reduces the size of a patient's stomach. Gastric bypass surgery is used to treat severe morbid obesity. The goal of gastric bypass surgery is to change a patient's physical and psychological eating habits; by reducing the size of the stomach, patients must eat less, and they must eat healthier foods to compensate for the reduced portions.

Gastric bypass: 19 reviews

Avg reported cost: $12,20489% said Gastric bypass was worth it

$35,000

Depressed :( i'm not losing weight

Charlotte, NC — I had the gastric bypass on dec 14th . and i weighed 229 when i came out the hosp .I now weigh 202 and have weighed 202...

$100

Coping as a newly slim person

Canada — My life as an obese child and teenager was truly miserable looking back on it 30 years later. I had no self esteem and no...

$35,000

Need hernia repair and revision surgery after gastric bypass

Dallas, TX — I had gastric bypass surgery about five years ago. Roux-en-y gastric bypass was successful but I have stretched out pouch...

$100

Gastric bypass surgery - i am a new person

Havre De Grace, Maryland — I had Gastric Bypass surgery done in Sept. 2008. I weighed 259 pounds on the day of surgery. I had diabetes, high blood...

$38,000

Lost 140lb with gastric bypass. need help with excess skin

Arkansas — I had gastric bypass and i have lost 140 lbs. but i still feel fat b/c of excess skin. my belly still hangs over my jeans...

$7,000

Lazer bariatric bypass - scared because my weight is going back up after 7 years

Richmond, VA — Pros: I have been thin the last 7 yrs... Why: I was major obese Treatment: Lazer Bariatric Bypass.... Do not regret one...

$300

After 40 years of ridicule, lost 160 lbs with gastric bypass

Groveport, OH —

I had been obese my entire life. Every doctor visit, regardless of reason also included conversation about losing weight....

$1,000

If i had to do it again i would!!!!

Waterbury, Connecticut — Gastric bypass was the best thing i ever did in my life... after being overweight all my life at the age of 33 and 3 kids...

$100

Gastric bypass best thing i ever did

Morristown, NJ — Dificult imediatly post op with very small meal but now 6 years later kept weight off. Dr in morristown Nj says I am...

$150

Who was that overweight person?

Fountain Valley, California — The surgery went off without a hitch. I never took pain medicine once it was stopped 1 1/2 days before I left the...

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