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News: Making Obesity Surgery Last
by Lisa Malak ? Reporting (CBS News) NEW YORK, NY
Weight Loss Surgery Can Change Lives. But For Some? The Results Don't Last.
Now there's a new way to help obese patients become successful losers again.
Doctors can sometimes Re-Do the Gastric Bypass. But scar tissue can make it riskier.
Instead, some Surgeons Are Adapting Another Type Of Obesity Procedure?Laparoscopic Lap Band Surgery.
New Obesity Surgery/New York, NY
Gastric Bypass Surgery Helped Bryan Nugent Lose 120-Pounds. But He's Gained Most Of It Back.
Bryan Nugent/Patient: "You Think It's A Fail-Safe Procedure, The First Gastric Bypass, But It's Not."
In Gastric Bypass? The Stomach Is Divided To Form A Tiny Pouch That Holds Less Food.. And It's Connected To Bypass Most Of The Small Intestine.. So Fewer Calories And Nutrients Are Absorbed.
But Over Time The Stomach Stretches. And For Some.. The Opening Between The Stomach And Intestine Expands.
Dominick Artuso, MD/Bariatric-Laparoscopic Surgeon: "The Patients Feel Hungry Not Five Or Six Hours After A Meal, But Maybe An Hour To An Hour And A Half. And They Can Do More Snacking And More Significant Eating Throughout The Day."
As Time Goes By?The Reconnected Intestine Works Harder To Hold On To Calories.
Dominick Artuso, MD/Bariatric-Laparoscopic Surgeon:
"It Becomes More Efficient And It Absorbs More Than It Was In The First Six To Twelve Months."
Doctors Can Sometimes Re-Do The Gastric Bypass? But Scar Tissue Can Make It Riskier.
Instead.. Some Surgeons Are Adapting Another Type Of Obesity Procedure.. Laparoscopic Lap Band Surgery.
Dominick Artuso, MD/Bariatric-Laparoscopic Surgeon:
"We Keep The Original Bypass Intact. All We're Doing Is Very Non-Invasively Placing A Band Over The Bypass Where The Stomach And Intestine Are Connected And Then Start To Gradually Restrict Or Adjust That Over The Subsequent Six To Twelve Months After Surgery."
Bryan Hopes The Band Will Help Him Regain Control Of His Eating.
Bryan Nugent/Patient
"The Control Issue Comes In Where Dr. Artuso Can Tighten Or Loosen, Depending On What's Going On."
And?How Much Weight Is Coming Off.
Obesity Surgery Is Not A Cure-All.. And There Are Risks.
It's Important To Find A Comprehensive Program That Along With The Surgery.. Offers Nutritional.. Psychological.. And Other Counseling And Support.. Needed For Long-Term Success.
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