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One of the most frequent operations that have been undertaken annually in the United States is the Gastric bypass with almost 140,000 surgeries being performed every year. As a result of advanced technology, a number of laparoscopy hospitals and its surgeons are shifting to the laparoscopic version even though the traditional open procedure is still very common.

However, the new approach requires that the surgeon has undergone a laparoscopic training program and understands the nitty-gritty of the procedure. Some of the advantages of the laparoscopic method are:

I. Patients undergo and experience lesser pain and blood loss which means that they experience a much speedier recovery. This lessens the risk of developing pneumonia, bed sores, blood clots and other problems that can occur due to immobility.

II. As the procedure is conducted with the help of magnifying instruments, the precision rate is much higher than that of traditional procedure as the surgeons have access to details that are not visible in the other method.

III. Lesser anesthesia-related complications arise as the surgery is much quicker than the open procedure. The patient spends lesser time in the operating room thus reducing the requirements of anesthesia.

IV. Patients have to endure much lesser post-operative pain and stress and whatever little pain that arises can be dealt easily with paracetamols and codeine.

V. Possibilities of subsequent complications, or infections or a hernia gets drastically reduced as the procedure requires only five or lesser incisions in the body thus elevating the chances of speedier recovery.
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