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Outcomes

For many patients interested in surgical weight loss options, the question is often asked “How much weight may I lose with the different types of surgery available from Solutions Surgical Weight Loss Center?”

With our Outcomes chart for Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass surgeries from Solutions Surgical Weight Loss Center, you can compare national averages for these surgeries versus the results received by patients of Horizon Medical Center and Solutions Surgical Weight Loss Center.

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
  National Horizon*
Percentage Excess Weight Loss at 2 years 28-65% 43%
Average length of stay 1 day 1.1 day
Complication rate - slipped band * 2-3% 1.66%
Mortality rate ** 0.07% 0%

 

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
  National Horizon*
Percentage Excess Weight Loss at 2 years 62% 78%
Average length of stay 2-3 days 3 days
Complication rate - stricture 5% 4.24%
Complication rate - leak * < 10% 1.88%
Complication rate - DVT (blood clot) * <2% 0%
Mortality rate ** 0.16% 0%

References:
*Wittgrove AC, Clark GW. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass roux-n-y-500 patients. Obes Surg 2000.  And others.
**Trends in mortality in bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Surgery , Volume 142 , Issue 4 , Pages 621 - 635 H . Buchwald , R . Estok , K . Fahrbach , D . Banel , I . Sledge
Buchwald H, Avidor Y, Braunwald E, et al. Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA 2004;292(14):1724-37.
Horizon* represents data from bariatric surgical cases from 08/01/2003 through 9/30/2010