Risks of Surgery

Major Complications

Band: 0.5%
Sleeve: 2%
Bypass: 5%

Inherent to surgery

Injuries to structures, bleeding, leaks

Essentially any structure near the operative site can be inadvertently injured. Injuries and bleeding are not common. The risks of band surgery is around the same as gallbladder surgery.

Reoperation

This is more common for gastric bands and is because the band can move sometimes. The current data in Australia suggest this is around 15%, overall for bands. However, Mr Draper’s results so far are of a 2 to 5% reoperation rate.