Gastric Bypass Surgery May Require Additional Procedures

Gastric bypass surgery is an option for the morbidly obese, who have great difficulty losing weight. Genetics can play a major role in a person’s ability to lose weight. He or she may try diet and exercise and continue to fail. Obesity may lead to other serious disorders, such as type 2 diabetes.

Gastric bypass surgery has many names, but it is basically a surgical shrinking of the stomach, so that the patient has a smaller appetite and gradually begins to drop pounds of excess body fat. However, after this surgery, many people are still not satisfied with their bodies.

Rapid weight loss can cause sagging pouches of skin and drooping breasts. This can be remedied with a breast reduction surgery. In this surgical procedure, the doctor removes excess fat and skin and brings the breasts up higher on the patient’s body.

For more information about this procedure and more, contact your plastic surgeon today!