Robotic Gastric Bypass

Dr. Brown creates a small pouch from the stomach during gastric bypass surgery where a piece of the small intestine is attached to the pouch. The swallowed food will then enter the pouch and then directly into the small intestine, causing it to bypass most of your stomach as well as part of the small intestines.

The procedure for weight loss is two-fold. Firstly, the small pouch restricts your ability to ingest a lot of food in one sitting. Secondly, you bypass much of your stomach and duodenum so that the body’s ability to absorb calories will be restricted.

A gastric bypass requires a significant dietary change after surgery. This procedure makes the stomach smaller, so there is less room for food. This means that you have to change your food choices to meet nutritional requirements of your body. You’ll eat smaller portions and only certain types of food, which will help you feel fuller faster so that the calories consumed are nutritious enough to maintain your weight loss goals. For more information on the effects of a gastric bypass before and after surgery, check out our in-depth blog post here.

Gastric bypass surgery is not a quick fix. We are committed to seeing you succeed! Long-term commitment to make behavioral changes will ultimately make success possible, with our nutritionists and medical providers offering nutritional education along the journey.

At Colorado Bariatric Surgery Institute, our Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures are performed using a robot. This means that patients have less pain and bleeding, require shorter hospital stays, recover more quickly, and can move around faster – which all leads to better results for the patient after surgery.

Here is an example of a robotic gastric bypass narrated by Dr. Brown, showing how it can be minimally invasive and efficient with minimal bleeding or trauma to the surrounding tissues. This type of procedure makes for a quicker recovery time than traditional open surgeries which better supports long-term success post-op.

Colorado Bariatric is a medical team dedicated to helping you achieve your weight loss goals. We perform thorough health evaluations before recommending gastric bypass surgery because we want the best for our patients and their well-being. Bariatric surgeons may differ when it comes to who is an ideal candidate for this procedure but here at Colorado Bariatric we believe that candidates should be:

• Between the ages of 18 and 65
• Morbidly obese with a BMI of 40 or higher
• Obese with a BMI 35 or higher and have another weight-related health condition. These include: type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, sleep apnea, hypertension (high blood pressure), or joint pain
• Unsuccessful after trying multiple diet and exercise programs
• Non-smokers
• Dedicated to maintaining the lifestyle changes that accompany the surgery

Following robotic gastric bypass surgery, all patients see that their conditions related to obesity improve or resolve completely. This means that in addition to shedding excess body weight, you will see an improvement in associated illnesses. Excess weight loss is initially dramatic and can last for an extended period of time. This is provided that patients are compliant with the lifestyle and dietary changes required.

If you would like to hear more from our patients, take a look at our testimonials page. Here you’ll see CBSI patients talk about their experience and the long-term success they’ve had post-op. We are so proud to be a part of their journey.