Weight loss surgery can help you find your way back to a healthy life.

Your weight loss journey includes selecting a surgical procedure - with the help of our weight loss professionals, you can choose adjustable gastric banding, gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy.

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How will you know which weight loss surgery is best for you? The type of procedure performed is based on your co-morbidities, health issues and lifestyle, but the decision is ultimately yours.

  • Adjustable Gastric Banding   -   Video IconVideo

    Adjustable gastric banding is a procedure in which a band is placed around the uppermost part of the stomach, separating it into a small portion and a large portion. The diameter of the band is adjustable for a customized weight-loss rate, as your individual needs can change as you lose weight. To modify the size of the band, its inner surface can be inflated or deflated with a saline solution. The band is connected by tubing to an access port, which is placed well below the skin. After the operation, the surgeon can control the amount of saline in the band by entering the port with a fine needle through the skin.

  • Gastric Bypass   -   Video IconVideo

    Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. Stapling creates a small stomach pouch. The remainder of the stomach is not removed, but is completely stapled shut and divided from the stomach pouch. You will feel full more quickly than when your stomach was its original size, which reduces the amount of food eaten and thus the calories consumed. Bypassing part of the intestine also results in fewer calories being absorbed.

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy   -   Video IconVideo

    During a sleeve gastrectomy, a thin vertical sleeve of stomach is created using a stapling device, and the rest of the stomach is removed. The sleeve is about the size of a banana. This procedure limits the amount of food you can eat and helps you feel full sooner. It allows for normal digestion and absorption. Food consumed passes through the digestive tract in the usual order, allowing it to be fully absorbed in the body. The majority of sleeve gastrectomies use a laparoscopic technique, which is considered minimally invasive.
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