Bariatric Surgery

Typical risks associated with weight loss surgery include: • Vomiting from eating too much too quickly and not chewing well; • Constipation; • Nutritional deficiencies such as anemia and osteoporosis. As with any surgery, wound infections can occur up to three weeks after surgery. These can be treated with antibiotics, and sometimes require further surgery. […] Read More

Gastric Banding Surgery The Pros: • Gastric banding is often a minimally invasive surgery performed with small incisions, a laparoscope (a tiny camera), and special instruments. • There is no need to cut into the stomach or intestine, and recovery is usually faster than with gastric bypass surgery. • The surgery can be reversed by […] Read More

There are two basic types of weight loss surgery – restrictive surgeries and malabsorptive surgeries (and also surgeries that are a combination of both procedures). Each helps with weight loss in different ways. • Restrictive surgeries (like adjustable gastric banding) work by physically restricting the stomach’s size, limiting the amount of solid food you can […] Read More

Studies show that bariatric surgery can improve and resolve many co-morbid conditions. A review of more than 22,000 bariatric surgery patients showed: • Improvement in or complete resolution of conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea; • 61.2% reduction of excess weight.  *Success measured as a loss of 10% of initial body weight. […] Read More

The National Institute of Health states that Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight for both adult men and women. Read More

Weight loss surgery is not for everyone. Doctors generally recommend it only for people who: • Have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more – about 100 pounds overweight for men and 80 for women; • Have a lower BMI (35 to 40), but also have serious health problems related to obesity such […] Read More