How much do you have to weigh to get gastric bypass?

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asked Aug 1, 2023 in Weight Loss/Dieting by Alicealias (640 points)
How much do you have to weigh to get gastric bypass?

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answered Aug 5, 2023 by Cathy21 (85,770 points)
To get gastric bypass surgery you must weigh at least 100 lbs over normal healthy weight.

To qualify for gastric sleeve weight loss surgery must meet the following requirements.

Your body mass index (BMI) is 40 or higher (extreme obesity).
Your BMI is 35 to 39.9 (obesity), and you have a serious weight-related health problem, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or severe sleep apnea.

You must be at least 100 lbs overweight before you can get gastric sleeve surgery.

The difference between gastric sleeve and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is in sleeve gastrectomy, 80-85% of the stomach is cut along the great curvature and completely removed from the body, whereas in the endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy 70-80% of the stomach is isolated from the rest of the stomach by sewing it along the great curvature.

During a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a portion of the persons stomach is cut away and permanently removed but during the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) procedure, the stomach is re-shaped to reduce its size and sutured in place.

There are no incisions made during ESG.

You can have ESG after a gastric sleeve procedure which is known as an endoscopic revision after gastric sleeve surgery.

A non surgical sleeve ESG is an accordion procedure that is performed with an endoscope, which is a flexible tube equipped with small stitching instruments that help reduce the size of the stomach.

ESG surgery is successful and safe.

ESG works best and achieves long-term success and lasting weight loss, when you commit to a healthier lifestyle.

ESG weight loss surgery is safe and most people come out of ESG surgery just fine.

After the ESG surgery it takes the stomach around 4 weeks to heal after ESG weight loss surgery.

An ESG procedure is a weight loss surgery procedure that reduces the size of your stomach so that you'll eat less and then lose weight.

ESG stands for endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.

The reason you need an endoscopy before bariatric surgery is to assess the upper gastrointestinal tract for any abnormal findings.

Using the endoscope, the doctor places sutures in the stomach.

The sutures change the structure of your stomach, leaving it shaped like a tube.

This restricts the amount of food you can eat because you feel fuller sooner.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty takes about 60 to 90 minutes.

ESG surgery is not covered by any health insurance plans although you can get financing for ESG and other weight loss surgery through some companies.

With ESG weight loss surgery you lose 10 to 20 percent of your body weight per year.

For example if you weigh 200 lbs then you would lose 40 lbs of weight per year with ESG weight loss surgery.

To qualify for endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty surgery you must have a body mass index or BMI that is above 30 and have not been successful in maintaining weight loss with lifestyle modification and diet alone.

The endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty surgery procedure can be reversed or it can be permanent.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty does reduce ghrelin as ghrelin is produce mainly inside your stomach and when your stomach size is reduced the ghrelin levels are also reduced.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty surgery is permanent and lasts for a lifetime.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty surgery is not painful although you may experience some slight discomfort.

The amount of weight you lose with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is between 10 percent to 20 percent of your body weight per year.

After you have the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty it will last for the rest of your life as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is permanent and uses non dissolving sutures and stitches.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is FDA approved.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the first devices indicated for endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and endoscopic bariatric revision, according to the manufacturer.

An endoscopic sleeve weight loss surgery costs $12,000.00

ESG weight loss surgery costs around $12,000.00

Health insurance does not cover the cost of ESG weight loss surgery although you can get financing for weight loss surgery.

Gastric Sleeve weight loss surgery is better than ESG as ESG is 50% percent success rate while Gastric Sleeve weight loss surgery has a 70 percent success rate.

VSG in bariatric surgery stands for vertical sleeve gastrectomy which is a minimally invasive procedure during which your stomach size is reduced to 3 or 4 ounces.

This reduction in stomach size limits the amount of food that you can eat which helps you lose weight.

Those who should not get bariatric surgery are people who don't have a BMI or body mass index that is high enough.

A BMI of 35 or more with one or more obesity related conditions or BMI of 40 or greater regardless of obesity related conditions is required to have surgery.

The 4 types of bariatric surgery are gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band and duodenal switch.

Weight loss surgery is safe although it does have some complications that can occur.

For most people though they come out of weight loss surgery without any issues.

After gastric bypass weight loss surgery you should lose between 1 to 2 lbs of weight per week.

Some complications that can occur after weight loss surgery are Dumping syndrome, a condition that can lead to symptoms like nausea and dizziness · Low blood sugar · Malnutrition · Vomiting.

After gastric bypass surgery the amount of weight you will lose is between 1 to 2 lbs of weight per week or around 25 lbs to 50 lbs in 6 weeks.

The most successful weight loss surgery is gastric bypass weight loss surgery.

The Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy weight loss surgery is the most widely used, and safest, in the bariatric world.

As with any major surgery, gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries pose potential health risks, both in the short term and long term.

The cost of weight loss surgery ranges from $14,000.00 to $24,000.00 depending on how much weight loss you want to achieve and what type of weight loss surgery you want performed.

Gastric Bypass weight loss surgery is one of the cheapest types of weight loss surgeries.

Gastric bypass is tied for the lowest-cost procedure if you have insurance that covers bariatric surgery.

Without insurance, it has the 6th lowest average total cost.

Weight Loss surgery is worth the risk and worth it.

Weight Loss surgery is pretty safe as long as your overall health is good.

If you want to quickly lose weight then weight loss surgery is the best option if you can afford it.

The average cost of weight loss surgery is between $14,000.00 to $23,000.00 depending on the type of weight loss surgery you have.

Weight loss surgery is paid out of pocket though unless the weight loss surgery is needed for medical issues.

Weight loss surgery has some risks but the risks of weight loss surgery are pretty low and only around 1 percent of people do die from weight loss surgery so that's a very small percentage.

The weight loss surgery does help you be healthy after you lose the weight as well.

The risks are very low so I would say that in my opinion that it's worth it to have weight loss surgery if you need to lose weight fast.

Yes gastric bypass surgery is considered to be major surgery.

Weight loss surgery and gastric bypass weight loss surgery can help you lose weight which prevents heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes etc.

But the gastric bypass surgery does come with some risks which your doctor should let you know about.

Death can occur after gastric bypass surgery but it's very rare and only around 1 percent of patients die after having gastric bypass surgery.

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