Gastric Bypass Surgery, Long Island NY

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Searching for Gastric Bypass Surgery Long Island NY? Dr. Gorecki specializes in Gastric Bypass Surgery for patients in and near Long Island, New York.

Long Island Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries make changes to your digestive system to help you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat or by reducing the absorption of nutrients, or both. Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries are done when diet and exercise haven’t worked or when you have serious health problems because of your weight.

There are many types of weight-loss surgery procedures in Long Island, known collectively as bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass is one of the most common types of bariatric surgery options in Long Island.

How Gastric Bypass Works

There are two steps during gastric bypass surgery:

  • The first step makes your stomach smaller. Dr. Gorecki will use staples to divide your stomach into a small upper section and a larger bottom section. The top section of your stomach (called the pouch) is where the food you eat will go. The pouch is about the size of a walnut. It holds only about 1 ounce of food.
  • The second step is the bypass. Your Dr. Gorecki will connect a small part of your small intestine (the jejunum) to a small hole in your pouch. The food you eat will now travel from the pouch into this new opening into your small intestine. Because of this, your body will absorb fewer calories.

Advantages of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

  • Shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.
  • Less pain.
  • Smaller scars and a lower risk of getting a hernia or infection.

Risks of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass is major surgery and it has many risks. Some of these risks are very serious. You should discuss these with your surgeon.

Risks for any surgery or anesthesia include:

  • Allergic reactions to medicines
  • Blood clots in the legs that may travel to your lungs
  • Blood loss
  • Breathing problems
  • Heart attack or stroke during or after surgery
  • Infection, including in the cut, lungs (pneumonia), bladder, or kidney

There are a number of risks for any weight-loss surgery. There are also risks that are more likely after gastric bypass surgery.

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