Types of Surgery
Lap Band Bariatric Surgery
Lap Band bariatric surgery is a major surgery performed on the stomach and intestines of people that are overweight to the point of obesity. The purpose of the surgery is to help them lose the excessive weight. There are two types of lap band surgery that both have the same weight loss for individuals. The [...]
Read more»Bariatric Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric laparoscopic surgery is a surgery that is performed to alter the digestive system to reduce the size of the stomach for overweight or obese individuals. In Roux-en-Y bypass surgery, a pouch is created at the top area of the stomach with a bypass from the stomach to the lower or small intestines. The bypass [...]
Bariatric Bypass Surgery
Bariatric bypass surgery has many benefits for obese individuals. The surgery offers long-term weight loss, improved or resolved issues with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, high cholesterol, as well
as other health related issues. The fact obese or severely overweight individuals have health issues leads many to have the bariatric bypass [...]