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Mini gastric bypass should never be performed and has many long term complications. Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery can be performed by an experienced bariatric surgeon in about an hour with low complication rates and is considered the gold standard for bariatric surgery. You should run from any surgeon suggesting mini-gastric bypass surgery.
Technically this procedure is easier than a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. However, the long-term complications with this procedure are extensive. This procedure should be avoided at all costs. Reputable bariatric surgeons do not perform this procedure. If you want a less invasive option to a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, consider a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
The mini gastric bypass is a loop gastric bypass. Instead of taking the time to divide the small bowel and attach a defunctionalized limb of small intestine (Roux-en-Y) to the gastric pouch, the surgeon just attaches a loop of small intestine to the gastric pouch. This takes less time, but has no advantage. It also allows bile to enter the stomach, which increases long term risk of getting stomach cancer. No reputable surgeon in the USA performs this procedure. It is not approved by any insurance company. It's a bad idea.
Stomaphyx is an endoscopic procedure that involves suctioning the wall of the stomach into a device and placing a plastic t-fastener to form a plication to reduce the volume of the gastric pouch. We were among the first surgeons in the country to perform this procedure and...
Most patients after gastric bypass surgery will lose 70 - 80% of their excess weight in in the first 12 months. Unfortunately some patients will regain 10 - 20% of the excess weight over the following 3 - 5 years resulting in long term 60% excess weight loss. Close follow-up and having a...
Most insruance companies if they do not have an exclusion for bariatric surgery will cover revision and subsequent bariatric surgical procedure but this is variable among insurance companies. I recommend seeking out an experienced bariatric revision surgeon and then have them investiagte...