Definition of "gastroplasty" [gastroplasty]

• In surgery, an operation designed to restore the normal shape of a dilated or hour-glass stomach or to supply some defect in that organ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Gastric bypass (GBP) was more effective for weight loss than vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB)."
• "Screwing with the body's metabolism results often in those with the banded gastroplasty gaining whatever weight they initially lost back, plus a few pounds."
• "Those who had the lesser alteration of vertical banded gastroplasty also suffer from malnutrition, though not as severely."