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Gastric Bypass Surgery, Is It Painful? - Dr. Gonzalez (VIDEO)

By Dr. Anthony Gonzalez Expert June 4, 2009 - 4:17pm
 
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Dr. Gonzalez explains if gastric bypass surgery is a painful procedure.

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Dr. Gonzalez:

The gastric bypass surgery itself has changed through the years. We used to do it through a long incision in the abdomen, and now we do it through five small incisions, so the amount of pain that the patient has is much less. There will be some pain, probably in the first 24-48 hours, and they are treated accordingly, but compared to what we used to do, you know, 10 years ago, it’s much less.

About Dr. Gonzalez, M.D.:
Anthony Gonzalez, M.D., is a general and bariatric surgeon at the Baptist Hospital of Miami and South Miami Hospital. He has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years and focuses his interest on bariatric surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

Visit Dr. Gonzalez at Baptist Health South Florida

 
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