Gastric Bypass Surgery

During a gastric bypass, your stomach’s anatomy will be changed leaving a smaller stomach pouch, and a portion of your digestive tract will be “bypassed”. This means that your food will travel through a smaller portion of your small intestines. These changes work together to help patients feel full after eating less food, and by reducing the calories that are absorbed into the body. Patients also sometimes report an increased desire to eat healthy foods, and a substantial reduction in cravings. The gastric bypass has been a popular weight surgery for more than 50 years.

Patients are often in the hospital 1 – 3 days after the gastric bypass surgery. Initially, you’ll consume only liquids. You’ll then progress to purees, followed by soft foods through the adjustment and healing process. Our team will work with you to make sure you’re comfortable with the changes that will help you get the most benefit from your surgery.

Dr. LaMasters and her team care about your long term success. Our comprehensive care does not end on your surgery date. Instead, we’ll work with you to achieve your goals, one step at a time.

Most patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, lose a significant amount of weight. The surgery is a tool that allows your efforts to really pay off. You’ll work with our team, including exercise physiologists and mental health specialists, to find a path to success that works for you. Instead of just focusing on the scale, we’ll help you achieve meaningful milestones that can’t be measured by a single number. Our comprehensive care team model means a great chance of finding the success you want.