The fourth-largest American city, Houston, TX is located in Harris County and covers 579.4 square miles. As of July 2009, 2,257,926 lived there. This marks a population increase of 15.6% since 2000. Of those residents, 19.5% lived in poverty. There is a nearly even balance between males and females in the city. 42.7% of the population is Hispanic, with the other majority balancing between White and Black. Just 5.4% are Asian.
The median age of a Houston resident is 30.9 years, slightly younger than that of the state of Texas. The state's largest city, Houston boasts many zip codes including: 77001, 77002, 77003, 77004 and 77005. The median income per household is $44,315 Renters pay a gross average of $775 per month in rent.
Houston, Texas is home to an impressive array of hospitals including the Menninger Clinic and The Institute for Rehabilitation & Research. The city also houses the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world. The facility boasts 13 hospitals, including Texas Children's Hospital and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Known for its innovation in medicine, the city hosts patients from all over the world. Countless disciplines are represented, including ear, nose and throat, neurologists, plastic surgeons and cardiologists.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and is the most commonly performed type of weight loss surgery. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that permanently alters your digestive tract.
Gastric bypass surgery often results in a 50 - 70% reduction in excess weight.
Gastric Bypass can be performed with a traditional open surgical incision in the abdomen, but increasingly it is performed laparoscopically through approximately five small incisions in the abdomen and the use of a small camera inserted into the abdominal wall.
The weight loss surgeon then creates a small stomach pouch from the existing stomach, stapling or suturing the remaining, larger portion of the stomach so that it doesn't come in contact with food.
The stomach pouch is then connected to the small intestine, bypassing the first 3 - 4 ft of this 20-ft organ.
In the lower section of the small intestine, the food mixes with digestive fluids, transforming the food into a form usable to the body.
Cause Weight Loss?
Roux-en-Y weight loss surgery causes you to lose weight in two ways:
- The usable stomach is formed into a pouch about the size of a walnut, allowing you to eat only small quantities of food and thus reducing your caloric intake.
- The larger portion of the stomach and a 3 - 4 ft section of the small intestine are bypassed, resulting in malabsorption.
These two factors generally result in a 50 - 70% reduction in excess weight after gastric bypass surgery.
for Gastric Bypass Surgery?
You must follow your Houston weight loss surgery specialists' orders after gastric bypass surgery. These specialists include your weight loss surgeon, dietician, and any other specialist recommended by your weight loss surgeon.
Your surgeon will tailor your post-op weight loss plan to your particular needs, taking your health history, current health status, weight loss goals, and BMI into account. Typical post-op weight loss plans after gastric bypass surgery include the following:
- an 800-calorie diet for the first 18 months
- a 1200-calorie diet after 36 months
- avoid sugars and fats to prevent dumping syndrome
Gastric bypass surgery is a major surgical procedure, and as with all major surgeries, complications can occur. While most surgeries are free from complications, some of the risks are as follows:
- malnutrition causing anemia, osteoporosis, or gallstones
- leakage and infection at the stomach and small intestine junction
- vitamin B12 and iron deficiency
- dumping syndrome
- hernia
- stomach ulcers
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