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What are the chances of a successful gastric bypass?
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Very good: Bariatric surgery has a success rate of about 80-90% for significant weight loss and maintaining that weight loss. Diet and exercise has a success rate of more like 5-10%. Average weight loss with the gastric bypass is about 70-80% of your excess body weight.
Answered 3/27/2017
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70-70% EWL: The average pt loses 70-75% of the weight that they are overweight in 12-18 months. -dr c evanson md fasc fasmbs carmel, in.
Answered 5/30/2013
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100%: There is no data to show the success rate of a gastric bypass. However if done by a well trained bariatric surgeon who rule out hiatal hernia and emotional eating this procedure can be 100% successful. Research you surgeon well and good luck.
Answered 12/11/2012
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