There are many ways to lose weight, and the options for surgical weight loss are varied. What do you know about surgical weight loss? Here’s what you need to know to recognize it! Gastric Bypass Surgery: Gastric bypass surgery refers to a series of similar surgical procedures used to treat obesity, with the common feature that the surgery first divides the stomach into an upper and lower portion, a smaller upper portion, and a larger lower portion, and then truncates the small intestine, rearranging the position of the small intestine and altering the pathway of food through the digestive tract, slowing down the rate of emptying of the stomach, shortening the small intestine, and reducing absorption. By 2005 surgeons had developed several different alignment options, forming several branches of gastric bypass surgery. According to the National Center for Health in 2008, gastric bypass surgery has replaced gastric reduction surgery as the most popular weight loss surgery in the United States since 2000, with about 100,000 cases performed annually. The most effective medical treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery: the most effective weight loss surgeries are: gastric reduction, gastric bypass, gastric banding, and intragastric water ballooning. Gastric bypass efficacy: Loss of 65%-80% of the overweight portion of the body weight. Remission of hypertension in 70% of patients. Significant improvement in obstructive sleep apnea. 90% of patients with type II diabetes return to normoglycemia with discontinuation of medication. Improvement in venous thromboembolic disease. Low back pain and joint pain relief improved. Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy Weight Loss Surgery: Fully known as Laparoscopic Gastric Reduction Surgery, also known as Sleeve Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty), Gastric Reduction Surgery is performed by using a laparoscope to cut out the greater curvature of the stomach vertically so that the stomach is formed into a small gastric sac of about 150 cc, which can hold about 4-5 ounces of food. It has the advantage of not requiring the placement of foreign objects in the body, and the surgery is highly effective in weight loss. Method: Preserve 2-6cm of the gastric antrum above the pylorus in the direction of the greater curvature of the stomach, resect the large part of the stomach along the long axis of the stomach, and resect all of the fundus of the stomach, so that the remaining stomach is in the shape of a banana, with a volume of about 60-80ml. Principle: Reduce the volume of the stomach and decrease the secretion of hormones that stimulate hunger. Advantages: Does not change the physiological state of the gastrointestinal tract and does not interfere with the normal digestion and absorption of food. Evaluation: Sleeve gastrectomy has a good therapeutic effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus and is now widely used in Europe for weight loss and diabetes surgery. Weight loss surgery can lose 60-80% of your excess weight, and the results will be even better if your post-operative diet, lifestyle and exercise habits are well coordinated with the support and help of a professional health manager. There are many different ways to lose weight, but what works for you is most important. This is why it is important to have a complete evaluation before surgery!