What You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass Surgery

Posted by ShrinkStomachNaturally.com on: 2005-08-27 17:23:32

Gastric bypass surgery seems to be the talk of the town. It has gained so much popularity these days. Undoubtedly, it's worshipped by a lot of famous Hollywood celebrities. Interestingly enough, it's also a big hit among average Joe's and Jane's.

As a matter of fact, it's pretty easy to understand why. We are all scared by the idea of looking fat. We all love to be lean and slender without putting so much effort into it, without going to the gym as often as a professional trainer, and without being on a super model's strict diet plan.

That's why gastric bypass surgery looks very appealing to many of us.

But what you may not know, and what your potential gastric bypass surgeon would obviously not want you to know is that gastric bypass surgery is both sky-high expensive and life-risky.

Do you have any idea how much does a gastric bypass surgery cost?

Well, it depends on where you want to have your gastric bypass surgery performed. Of course, in New York City it would be so much more expensive than a relatively small town in Idaho. But overall, it would cost you anywhere between $17,000 to $26,000.

Yep, it would cost you that much! Over $20,000 for an operation to make you thinner.

But that's not it.

Even if you can afford the expensive price tag, you will surely want to know about possible complications and side effects of gastric bypass surgery.

Be forewarned. This may come as a big shock to you...

As reported on CBS (the original news can be found at this url: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/21/earlyshow/contributors/melindamurphy/main668323.shtml), The University of Washington found that 1 in 50 people die within one month after having gastric bypass surgery, and that figure jumps nearly five-fold if the gastric bypass surgeon is inexperienced.

It means you would have a 1 in 50 chance of death after gastric bypass. Now let's ask yourself. Do you think it's worth that much? To be thin, but to risk your own life like that?

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