FAQs on Bariatric Surgery, Answered Gastric Bypass Revision Recovery Time and Others

Two out of every three adults are technically obese or overweight. Obesity is usually quantified as having a weight that is 10%-20% more than what’s considered “normal,” or having a body mass index of 25 to 30. Obesity can cause any number of health issues; sleep apnea, asthma, cardiovascular disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD, or acid reflux), and even depression are all common side effects of obesity.
Anybody who has suffered from depression has heard the question “well, have you tried not being depressed?” or some variation thereof. A similar pseudo-solution often gets applied to obesity and being overweight. “If you just worked out a little more or ate a little better, you wouldn’t be overweight!” Just like with depression, that kind of mentality just shows a lack of knowledge on the issue. There are several causes for obesity, and very few of them can be fixed by a mere lifestyle change.
There are many types of weight loss surgery that could be available to you if the standard diet and exercise hasn’t proven effective. Other general reasons you might consider finding a bariatric surgeon for weight loss surgery options are if your body mass index is 40 or higher, or if your body mass index is between 35 and 39.9 and you’re suffering from one of the more extreme obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, severe sleep apnea, or high blood pressure.
Gastric bypass surgery has been performed for more than 50 years. Gastric bypass surgery is a bit more complex than some other forms of bariatric surgery, but in essence the stomach is split into a small upper pouch and a lower pouch, with the intestine connected to both. Gastric bypass revision recovery time varies and is difficult to predict, but any board certified bariatric surgeons should be able to answer that.
Bariatric surgery of any kind isn’t an immediate fix. While they all lead to a loss of about 60% of excess weight over 18-24 months, many people begin to regain some of the lost weight. Rarely though, if ever, is all of it gained back. Bariatric surgeries such as gastric bypass revision recovery time varies depending on the procedure chosen and the amount of weight loss desired, but it may be something to consider should the more “traditional” methods of weight loss not be working.