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What determines if gastric bypass was successful?

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Dr. Pedro Hernandez answered

Specializes in Geriatrics

Ask Bariatric surgeo: I guess the success is the lost of weight and the improvement in the numbers of the glucose (a1c) and improvement in blood pressure and the lack of complications vomiting , dehydration , formation of ulcers etc.

Answered 7/5/2012

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Dr. Christopher Evanson answered

Specializes in General surgery

Many factors.: Many factors go in to determining the success of a surgical weight loss procedure. The percent of excess body weight lost is important, however improvement and hopefully resolution of medical problems is also a significant factor in determining "success".

Answered 4/24/2015

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