Bariatric surgery

 A Gastric bypass is a type of weight-loss surgery that involves Makes a small stomach pouch – about the size of an egg and connecting the newly created pouch directly to the small intestine.

This procedure helps you lose excess weight and reduce your risk of potentially weight-related health problems as:

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Heart disease
• Obstructive sleep apnea 
• Cancer
• Infertility
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol

Gastric sleeve, also known as a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a type of weight loss (bariatric) surgery. 

This procedure is typically performed laparoscopically, where over half of the stomach is removed, by inserting small instruments through multiple small incisions in the upper abdomen. leaving a tube-shaped stomach about the size and shape of a banana.

Why it's done:

This procedure to help you lose excess weight and to reduce your risk of potentially weight-related health problems as:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Obstructive sleep apnea 
• Type 2 diabetes
• Stroke
• Cancer 
• Infertility

Laparoscopic surgeries use an instrument called the Laparoscope. The surgery is performed by creating a small incision and inserting a small tube into the abdomen through it. It is also called Minimally Invasive Surgery including:

• Laparoscopic Sleeve gastrectomy 
• Laparoscopic Roux en y gastric bypass 
• Laparoscopic Mini gastric bypass 
• Laparoscopic SASI bypass 
• Laparoscopic Revisional bariatric surgery
• Laparoscopic for management of complicated bariatric surgery
• Laparoscopic hernioplasty (inguinal, ventral, incisional) 
• Laparoscopic repair of reflux esophagitis and diaphragmatic hernia 
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and duodenal ulcer repair 
• Laparoscopic hyperhidrosis 
• Laparoscopic colorectal operations

Widely known as Lap-Band surgery, it is a type of minimally invasive weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) that involves placing a band around the upper part of the stomach to reduce the size of the stomach thus limiting the capacity of food intake but it doesn't reduce the absorption of calories and nutrients.

The adjustable Gastric La-Band involves an inflatable silicone band that is placed around the upper portion of the stomach to achieve weight loss. This creates a small stomach pouch above the band and leaving the rest of the stomach intact below it.