If you are tired with all weight loss procedures then the last solution left with you is Weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery is not for everyone. There are some requirements which you need to be follow in order to get benefits from surgery. You must have BMI more than 40 or more than 35 with some co-morbid problem like hypertension, respiratory problem, sleep apnea etc. All these problems have one solution that is weight loss surgery. There are more than two weight loss surgeries but here we are going to discus only two surgeries. Gastric band and Gastric bypass. This is the detailed about Gastric band vs gastric bypass. Which one is good for you?

Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass surgery is one of the weight loss surgeries which work on the theory of making stomach small by bypassing part of the small intestine. This make stomach small and you will be able to hold small amount of food and thus prone to loss weight. First it divide stomach in two parts that one is small part and other is large part and then re-arrange small intestine in such a way that it allow to connected with both pouches. There are different ways to perform this surgery to reconnect intestine. Three type of gastric bypass—

1. Roux en-Y (proximal)
2. Roux en-Y (distal)
3. Loop Gastric bypass ("Mini-gastric bypass")

Different techniques are used to perform this. This is open surgery. It alters the anatomy of stomach to reduce of food intake amount. Mortality rate of gastric bypass is about 2% and the recovery time of this surgery is around 3 to 5 weeks. After this you will be able to do your normal activities. It requires stay in hospital for long time. Risks are with during surgery and after surgery. There are some diet plans which you need to follow to make this surgery successful. Consult with your surgeon about this. You need to take vitamin or other supplements to avoid any nutritional deficiency.

Gastric band

Gastric band surgery use adjustable gastric band as restrictive device to restrict the capacity of stomach. Laparoscopically by making small incisions around abdomen band is placed around stomach (not open surgery) and tie to divide stomach in two parts in which upper part is small and lower part is large. Upper part holds small quantity of food and takes time to pass through narrow passages made by band to small intestine and thus in small quantity of food you will feel full for long period of time. Adjustable gastric Lap band is example of this.

   

Some points on Gastric band vs Gastric Bypass-

Gastric Bypass	Gastric Band
Need of cut and staple of stomach	No need of cut and staple
Mortality rate 2% during surgery or after 1 month	Less than 1% mortality rate
Re-routing of digestive system	No re-routing of digestive system
Nutritional deficiency after surgery	No nutritional deficiency except protein deficiency
Long recovery time	Less recovery time
Long term complication	Short term complication
Weight loss rate high	Weight loss rate satisfactory
Not reversible	Reversible any time
Large emotional and physiological impact	Emotional and physiological impact but little bit
Large percentage of curing morbid obesity related problem.	It also cure morbid obesity related problem but less percentages.

This is the comparison chart of gastric band vs gastric bypass. Both of them are long term solution of weight loss. Before choosing any one option for you consult with your surgeon and family members and then decide which one is good for you.