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12/31/2020
Dr. Nina Lim, Bariatric Physician (MD)
Category: Bariatrics
Satisfied Customers: 7,732
Experience: Internal Medicine Physician
VerifiedHello, my name is***** board certified MD and weight loss expert.
I am sorry that you have regained back some of the weight that you lost but yes, there are other procedures that can be done after gastric bypass surgery - this is placed under the umbrella of "revision of gastric bypass" and there are several procedures that can be done-
The link below has a lot of good information about the different options post gastric bypass so it is worth reading.
https://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/gastric-bypass-revision.html
There are 6 gastric bypass revision options and the above article describes the different procedures in detail.
- Transoral Outlet Reduction (TORe)
- Sclerotherapy to shrink stoma
- Addition of a Lap-Band
- Lengthen the Roux limb
- Conversion to Duodenal Switch
- Candy Cane Syndrome
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