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Although there are certain risks associated with any surgery, gastric bypass has become common enough that it's considered one of the "safer" ones, right? Well maybe not, according to new research. I just covered an article yesterday that went into some of the potential risks of weight loss surgery, and now it seems nerve damage may be a bigger problem than previously thought.

The scary part is that the nerve damage isn't caused by the actual surgery itself, but by a lack of nutrients that slowly builds up over time afterward. Patients may not even know they have a problem until it's too late and there's permanent damage. To battle this, doctors will begin to adjust their post-op approach by encouraging and teaching patients to take supplements and teaching them about the early signs of neurological damage. Hopefully this risk can be all but eliminated or at least reduced to treatable cases only with some increased awareness and education.