Bariatric surgery, or weight loss surgery, can be a safe and effective option for lasting weight loss when diet and exercise haven’t worked. If your weight is impacting your health and daily life, we’re here to help you find the right solution to achieve your goals and improve your well-being.
Bariatric surgery for long-term weight loss
Losing weight can improve your health and help you live longer. If you're struggling with obesity, weight loss surgery may be a safe option.
Common options include gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. These procedures support long-term weight loss but require lifelong diet, exercise and lifestyle changes.
If weight loss surgery doesn’t work as expected, revision surgery can help adjust a previous procedure for better results.
There are medical weight loss options, too, including medications that can help manage appetite and support weight loss when combined with healthy habits.
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Conditions
We offer minimally invasive weight-loss surgery using small incisions about as wide as your fingernail. This approach leads to smaller scars and a faster, safer recovery. We’ll help you prepare for surgery with guidance on increasing exercise and limiting calories.
You may qualify for weight-loss surgery if you:
- Are at least 18 years old
- Weigh more than 100 pounds over your ideal weight
- Have a BMI of 35 or higher
- Have obesity-related health conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol
- Have tried other weight-loss methods without success
Treatments
Bariatric surgery is a common weight loss procedure that makes your stomach smaller. When your stomach is smaller, it holds less food and you feel full faster. This can help you eat less and absorb fewer calories.
To qualify, your body mass index (BMI) must be 35 or higher, and you should have tried diet and exercise. If you have conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnea, weight loss surgery may help. There are several types of weight loss surgery, each designed to help with long-term success. Your doctor will recommend the best option based on your health and weight-loss goals, including:
- Bariatric revision surgery: Some people don't reach their weight-loss goals after their first surgery or may have problems. Bariatric revision surgery fixes or improves a previous surgery. Our team uses the latest revision methods to help you reach your weight-loss goals.
- Duodenal switch surgery: This procedure helps with significant weight loss, especially for those with a body mass index (BMI) of 50 or higher or a BMI of 40 or higher with health problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes or sleep apnea. We offer 2 types:
- Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS): This surgery reduces the stomach size and reroutes the intestines to absorb fewer calories.
- Single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S): This procedure also helps with weight loss by changing how the body absorbs food.
- Gastric bypass surgery: This surgery divides your stomach into two parts. The smaller part can only hold 1-2 ounces of food. This makes you eat less because your stomach is smaller. The surgery also slows down how fast food moves through your body and changes hormones to help you lose weight faster.
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy: In this procedure, a large part of your stomach is removed, leaving a smaller tube or "sleeve." The new smaller stomach holds about three to four ounces of food. After surgery, the hormone ghrelin, which makes you feel hungry, is reduced so you won’t feel as hungry. There is also less risk of nutrient absorption issues.
We also offer body sculpting surgery like abdominoplasty, also called a tummy tuck, to remove and tighten loose skin after major weight loss. This surgery can make your body look firmer and more shaped by removing the extra skin left after losing weight.
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