Which WLS ( aside from Lapland) creates the least amount of nutritional deficiencies afterwards?

Sleeve because your intestines are not altered at all and you keep the valve at the bottom of your stomach so vitamins and food get time to digest with stomach acid.

Yup. That's exactly why I chose the sleeve. For me it was a no brainer. I've never had GERD and am only prediabetic There was no good reason for me to get any other surgery.

To break it down:

Lap-bands and sleeve gastrectomies lead to less nutritional deficiencies since these surgeries have no malabsorptive component. No malabsorption means a lower chance of vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Gastric bypass and the duodenal switch involve an increased chance of nutritional deficiencies due to the malabsorption of certain vitamins and minerals.

Of course, the gastric balloon would result in a very low likelihood of deficiencies, but I personally do not consider that procedure to be a definitive weight loss surgery.

Sleeve because your intestines are not altered at all and you keep the valve at the bottom of your stomach so vitamins and food get time to digest with stomach acid.

Sleeve because your intestines are not altered at all and you keep the valve at the bottom of your stomach so vitamins and food get time to digest with stomach acid.

I obviously don't know how to work the reply option!!!!

Hahhah

Anyway, thank you all for your input.

I have been considering surgery off and on for 6 years, originally considering bypass, but definitely want to do the sleeve now.


Thanks!

One of the many reasons why I chose the sleeve too. ?

they're really not common in any of the surgeries unless you slack off on your vitamins. Although the above posters are correct - it's less of a risk with the sleeve.