A gastric bypass usually costs $30,000, but can cost much more if serious complications occur.
A recent study did show that young people lost bone mass after gastric bypass.
However, gastric bypass can be very effective in helping people lose a lot of weight quickly.
And she is hardly a candidate for gastric bypass.
The gastric bypass reduces the size of the stomach by well over 90%.
More than 140,000 Americans had weight-loss surgery last year, mostly gastric bypass.
"All of these folks had great benefit regarding weight loss from gastric bypass," he said.
My doctor is now talking to me about a gastric bypass, and I'm going to give it a try.
After gastric bypass, a smaller amount of food makes a person feel full.
That's why we have options like gastric bypass, because so many people need it.