Recent studies show patients who have had laparoscopic weight loss surgery experience:

• Less pain after surgery
• Easier breathing and lung function
• Fewer wound complications such as infection or hernia
• Quicker return to pre-surgical levels of activity What happens if the operation cannot beperformed or completed by the laparoscopic method?

In some patients the laparoscopic method does not work effectively. Factors that may increase the possibility of choosing or converting to the "open" procedure may include: