Gastric bypass surgery is safe and the procedure is successfully carried out on thousands of people a year.
However you must consider that gastric bypass is a major surgery and comes with a higher risk of complications than other weight loss procedures, such as gastric banding or gastric balloon.
Complications may include food leaking from the join between the stomach and small intestine, blood clots, gallstones and malnutrition. However these are all rare and the benefits of gastric bypass surgery outweighs the risks.
Book a consultation with our expert surgeon who will be able to discuss the pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery with you and help decide whether this is the best weight loss surgery for you.