How much weight do you lose after Roux-en-Y?
How much weight do you lose after Roux-en-Y? Gastrointestinal weight loss surgery, particularly Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), has proven to be an effective long-term treatment for obesity. Studies have revealed that after this operation patients lose an average of 60–75% of their excess body weight and maintain >50% excess body weight loss for >15 years (7,8). Why is it called Roux-en-Y? The Roux-en-Y is named after the Swiss surgeon César Roux (1857-1934), who was Chief of Surgery at the county hospital of Lausanne and following the opening of the new University of Lausanne, in 1890, was its inaugural Professor of...