http://wlsurgerynews.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/lap-band-or-roux-en-y-gastric-bypass-surgery-%e2%80%93-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/ News, trends and explanation of weight loss surgery, and related cosmetic operations. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://wlsurgerynews.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/lap-band-or-roux-en-y-gastric-bypass-surgery-%e2%80%93-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/#comment-2 loobiesmith Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:26 +0000 http://wlsurgerynews.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-2 You are not correct. Roux en Y and Lap banding are two totally different surgery techniques. The lap band DOES NOT cut the stomach, re route, nor create any malabsorption of food. What you describe here is the Roux en Y. Lap banding is simply a silicone implant which goes around the stomach at the top to RESTRICT the amount of food that one can eat. It is a tool for helping people eat the appropriate quantity of food. The operation absolutely REVERSIBLE, unlike any other gastric surgeries that are currently performed including the Roux en Y. You are not correct. Roux en Y and Lap banding are two totally different surgery techniques. The lap band DOES NOT cut the stomach, re route, nor create any malabsorption of food. What you describe here is the Roux en Y.
Lap banding is simply a silicone implant which goes around the stomach at the top to RESTRICT the amount of food that one can eat. It is a tool for helping people eat the appropriate quantity of food. The operation absolutely REVERSIBLE, unlike any other gastric surgeries that are currently performed including the Roux en Y.

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