Up Close with Gastric Bypass

With Gastric Bypass Surgery, the patient can generally expect to spend around four hours in the operating room as the procedure involves more attention than the minimally invasive lap band surgery.

Another factor to consider for Gastric Bypass Surgery is that patients can be dealing with a few days in the hospital to recover before being sent home. Lap band surgery, on the other hand, is generally done on an out-patient basis and the individual can go home the same day unless there are some complications.