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Hi doctors, was just wondering what is better gastric bypass or lap band? which yields better long term results?
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Bypass vs band: The gastric bypass is the gold standard for weight loss operations and results in the greatest amount of long term weight loss. The lap band is still a good operation, but it's results are variable and less consistent. Because of this, the lap band has become far less popular in the past few years.
Answered 3/16/2014
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