MamasHealth.com Home Cosmetic Surgery After chin reshaping surgery Chin reshaping surgery Chin reshaping surgery risks After arm lift surgery Arm lift surgery Arm lift surgery risks After body lift surgery Body lift surgery Body lift surgery risks After breast implant surgery Breast implant surgery Breast implant surgery risks After breast reduction surgery Breast reduction surgery Breast reduction surgery risks After buttock implant surgery Buttock implant surgery Buttock implant surgery risks After ear surgery Ear surgery Ear surgery risks After eyelid surgery Eyelid surgery Eyelid surgery risks After face lift surgery Face lift surgery Face lift surgery risks After forehead lift surgery Forehead lift surgery Forehead lift surgery risks Gastric bypass surgery Gastric bypass surgery facts Gastric bypass surgery risks After gastric bypass surgery After labial reduction surgery Labial reduction surgery Labial reduction surgery risks After lip augmentation surgery Lip augmentation surgery Lip augmentation surgery risks After liposuction surgery Liposuction surgery Liposuction surgery risks After male breast surgery Male breast reduction surgery Male breast reduction surgery risks After neck lift surgery Neck lift surgery Neck lift surgery risks After nose reshaping surgery Nose reshaping surgery Nose reshaping surgery risks After penile enlargement surgery Penile enlargement surgery Penile enlargement surgery risks After thigh lift surgery Thigh lift surgery Thigh lift surgery risks After tummy tuck surgery Tummy tuck surgery Tummy tuck surgery risks After vaginal rejuvenation surgery Vaginal rejuvenation surgery Vaginal rejuvenation surgery risks Links Email Mama Your surgeon Plastic surgery overated? Surgery problems Preparing a child for surgery	Risks of Gastric Bypass Surgery Gastric bypass surgery carries with it plenty of risks and these include the concern over an infection developing, bleeding and the worry that the patient may have an adverse reaction to the anesthesia that he is given. Possible risks Some risks of gastric bypass surgery are of a greater concern than are others. Possible risks of gastric bypass surgery include: There is a risk of death with gastric bypass surgery. This risk is associated with age, general level of health and a variety of other health conditions. It is estimated that approximately 1.5 percent of patients die after this surgery (which works out to be fewer than 3 in 200 people). Blood clots can develop in the legs and these are extremely dangerous. A blood clot can make its way to the lungs and once there take up residence in an artery of the lung and cause a pulmonary embolism. If not caught right away a blood clot can damage the tissue of the lungs and it can even cause death. Making use of leg wraps and doing plenty of walking can decrease the chance of a blood clot developing in the legs. Sometimes leaking occurs at one of the lines of staples and in this case the leak originates at a staple and then drips into the abdominal cavity or else the area where the intestine is attached. This is known as peritonitis. This is a very serious problem that generally occurs in the postoperative phase of the surgery. Peritonitis requires antibiotics immediately. Once antibiotics are started time is then needed for healing to take place. In the most serious cases, emergency surgery must be undertaken. Having extra weight on the body puts more stress and strain on the chest as well as the lungs, both before the operation as well as afterwards. This means that the risk of pneumonia is high for patients after they undergo the surgery. It is rare but sometimes patients of gastric bypass surgery end up experiencing a narrowing of the opening that exists between the small intestine and the stomach. When this does take place either corrective surgery may need to be undertaken or else an outpatient procedure. If the outpatient procedure is done a tube is passed into the mouth and down into the stomach. This tube is used to dilate or widen the opening that is narrower than it should be. Dumping syndrome is another risk of gastric bypass surgery. In this case the food that is in the stomach makes its passage too swiftly into the small intestine and the end result is stomach upset, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, shakiness and sweating. The development of gallstones is another risk of this type of surgery. Approximately one-third of all patients end up with gallstones. Nutritional deficiencies in the form of vitamin and/or mineral deficiencies and problems such as anemia and osteoporosis happen to an estimated one-third of individuals who undergo gastric bypass surgery. Other risks of this surgery include a hernia developing at the site of the incision, a bleeding stomach ulcer and dehydration.	Advertise on MamasHealth.com Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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