Several different weight-loss surgery options are available. They involve modifying the stomach and/or intestines to decrease the amount of food that you can eat, and some procedures change the normal absorption of the food you eat.

Weight loss surgery can be divided into three types:

Restrictive procedures like laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy

• Decrease the amount of food intake at one time
• Promote a feeling of fullness

Malabsorptive procedures

• Reduce absorption of calories, protein and nutrients
• Decrease the amount of food intake at one time

Combination procedures like the roux-en-y gastric bypass

• Involve characteristics of both restrictive and malabsorptive procedures.

Watch animated videos of each procedure on the MyNewSelfBariatrics You Tube channel, then talk to your doctor about which option might be appropriate for you.