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A gastric bypass procedure (GBP) or Roux-en-Y is any operation in which the stomach is divided into two sections: a small upper pouch and a much larger lower portion. This prevents the person from eating large portions of food since the upper pouch is very small and can only hold a small amount at the time. This surgery is different from the lap banding surgery. Next, a small portion of the intestine is connected to the small stomach pouch, limiting the body's ability to absorb calories. The Roux-en-Y surgery is named after the French doctor Roux who first did it and it is restrictive and malabsorptive.

Any type of surgery that permanently changes the size of the stomach, bypasses part of the small intestine, or both, is called bariatric surgery. This is not the same as liposuction, a procedure that involves the suctioning of fat from certain parts of the body for cosmetic surgery. Liposuction may alter a person's shape, but it does not improve overall health. Weight loss operations, on the other hand, can provide a major benefit to both life and death, such as a diabetes type 2 treatment, for the right person.