What are the different types of weight loss surgery?

There’s laparoscopic roux en y gastric bypass, and there’s a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Over the course of the last 30 years, the laparoscopic roux en y gastric bypass is the one that’s been done for the longest period of time. It has the most studies on it. It has the most proven track record. In the last 15 years the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has caught up to the gastric bypass. Our technique in the sleeve gastrectomy has improved substantially, so that it is now the number one operation around the nation and in Northern Iowa. So the good news is we have two options to try to tailor which option would work best for the individual patient, based on what your background is and what your previous medical problems and digestion concerns may be.