lucy61

That's what I've heard from my primary doctor. I had gastric bypass two years back and now I need to get rid of all this skin! I'm heard arm lift surgery is actually very painful and long, has anyone had it and can give me a review?

danicapatrick

My friend Sara who had G.B. had an arm lift last spring and I no longer live in the same state as her so I never got to see her during the recovery but she said it was a very long procedure, I think 5 or 6 hours because they have to do it pretty slowly to prevent too much blood loss. She certainly bitched and moaned for the two months after complaining about pain and everything else. However she's the type that would do the same thing over fixing a cavity so you shouldn't let her discourage you. From what I can tell it came out pretty good when I saw her at Christmas.

michell0012

Gastric bypasses depends on the length of teh gastric pathways.
I have a revelant abstract
[QUOTE/]This study was designed to determine whether greater diversion of bile and pancreatic secretions away from the functional gastrointestinal tract would produce greater weight loss in superobese patients (greater than or equal to 200 pounds overweight) in comparison with conventional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). During the past 7 years, two modifications of RYGB were prospectively compared in 45 superobese patients: RYGB-1, in which the length of defunctionalized jejunum measured 75 cm, and RYGB-2, in which the defunctionalized jejunum measured 150 cm. Respective mean preoperative weight/body mass indexes were 393 pounds/63.4 for 22 RYGB-1 patients and 404 pounds/61.6 for 23 RYGB-2 patients. Two patients (5%) had nonfatal early complications. There were six late incisional hernias. There were no cases of protein deficiency, hepatic dysfunction, or diarrhea after operation. Mean follow-up was 43 +/- 17 months. Postoperative weight loss in pounds and daily calorie intake were compared at 6-month intervals. Weight loss stabilized by 24 months at a mean 50% excess weight lost in RYGB-1 patients and 64% excess weight lost in RYGB-2 patients. Nineteen of 23 RYGB-2 patients achieved at least 50% excess weight lost versus 11 of 22 RYGB-1 patients (p less than or equal to 0.03). Weight loss was significantly greater at 24 through 36 months in RYGB-2 versus RYGB-1 patients (p less than 0.02). There was no significant difference in either calorie intake or incidence of iron and vitamin B-12 deficiency between the two groups. These data show that gastric restriction and biliopancreatic diversion without intestinal exclusion resulted in significantly greater weight loss than conventional RYGB but did not cause additional metabolic sequelae or diarrhea. This long-limb modification of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a safe and effective procedure in patients who are 200 pounds or more overweight.[QUOTE/]

thsi clearly explains th time and procedure of a bypass.

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Michell