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What is the Difference between Lap-Band and Gastric Bypass?

March 18, 2011

Picture 2Despite the common goal of significant long-term weight loss, the gastric bypass and the lap-band surgeries couldn’t be more different. First of all, keep in mind that the gastric bypass is a weight loss procedure focused on the rerouting of your digestive tract to reduce both the amount of food you eat and the amount of nutrients you absorb. In contrast, the lap-band procedure is a purely restrictive procedure …

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Say No To Weight Regain with StomaphyX®

December 10, 2009

If you are a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient who regained weight after your surgery, you may be a good candidate for the scar-free revisional procedure called StomaphyX. Usually weight regain after gastric bypass surgery occurs due to a stretched stomach pouch or enlarged stomach outlet. If your weight gain was caused by one or both of these problems, DayOne Health may be able to help. The StomaphyX procedure can deal with the issue in an incisionless and …

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