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Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery).

Obesity and its Impact

• In the past 20 years, adult obesity has doubled
• More than 300,000 annual premature deaths attributed to obesity
• 2 out of every 3 American adults are overweight
• 1 in 3 US children are overweight or obese; 75% of obese children become obese adults
• Obesity is a pandemic disease
• Once patients have developed obesity, they have less than 6% chance of being able to reach or maintain a normal BMI over their entire lifetimes
• Associated with multiple, serious medical problems

  • Diabetes
  • PCOS
  • Infertility
  • Joint pain
  • Sleep apnea
  • High blood pressure
  • Fatty liver disease
  • Premature death
  • And more…

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment of morbidly obese patients to allow substantial, sustained weight loss and to improve or resolve obesity-associated comorbidities, thereby reducing mortality.

Goals of Surgery:

• Improve health
• Improve quality of life
• Increase lifespan

Procedures Offered:

Bariatric surgery alters the gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology to promote weight loss and improvements in obesity-related medical problems.

• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Revisional surgery

Who Qualifies for Bariatric Surgery?

• Body mass index > 40 kg/m2, severe obesity (or weighing more than 100 pounds over ideal body weight)
• BMI between 35 and 40 kg/m2 with significant comorbid conditions (type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, or high cholesterol)
• Inability to achieve sustained weight loss with prior weight loss efforts

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

• Long-term, sustainable weight loss
• Hormonal changes after surgery lead to weight loss
• Decreased hunger
• Increased feeling of satisfaction with smaller meals
• Decreased risks for many types of cancers
• Significant improvement in obesity-related medical conditions
• Diabetes
• PCOS
• Infertility
• Joint pain
• Sleep apnea
• High blood pressure
• Fatty liver disease

Bariatric Services Offered

• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Revisional Surgery
• Laparoscopic/robotic surgery
• Endoscopy
• Gastric band surveillance and adjustments
• Also performs general surgical procedures
• Gallbladder surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Hiatal hernia repair
• Anti-reflux surgery
• And more