Overview

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

An adjustable band is placed around the top part of the stomach to create a small pouch. The size of the band is adjusted using a port placed under the skin. Adjusting the band changes how quickly food leaves the new pouch.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Staples are used to create a vertical tube of the stomach. Food passes in limited amounts through the tube and creates fullness and restricts intake.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

A large portion of the stomach is closed off. This leaves a small pouch to hold food, restricting the amount that can be eaten at one time. The small intestine is cut below the duodenum and reattached to the new stomach pouch, leaving a shortened path for food to travel through.