If you are overweight and have tried diets, medications and professional nutritional/diet services but the weight keeps coming back, then weight-loss surgery may be right for you. Weight-loss surgery, also called bariatric surgery, can help people struggling with obesity get the long-term weight loss they need and lead longer and healthier lives.
Lakewood Ranch Medical Group and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center provide several options to help obese people lose weight successfully.
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Are You a Candidate for Weight-Loss Surgery?
Weight-loss surgery may be right for you if:
- You are over the age of 18
- Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is greater than 35 and you have diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, or GERD, or your BMI is greater than 40 with no medical problems
- You have tried other weight-loss methods without success
- You are medically stable and physically able to withstand surgery
- You pass a psychological screening test that helps ensure you are able to comply with post-surgical behavior modifications
- You complete all required preoperative testing and requirements
Bariatric Surgery Options
If you qualify for bariatric weight-loss surgery, you and your bariatric surgeon can choose which of the following procedures are right for you.
Robotic Gastric Bypass
Robotic gastric bypass creates a small pouch from the top segment of your stomach and connects it to the small intestine. This bypasses most of the stomach, making you feel full after eating significantly less.
Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy
During this minimally invasive surgery, your surgeon removes part of your stomach, creating a long and slender sleeve shape – hence the gastric sleeve name. This reduces intake but enables you to absorb all the nutrients from the foods you eat.
Gastric Sleeve Revision
This is a robotic surgical procedure that converts your current weight-loss surgery to a gastric bypass, a gastric sleeve revision takes place to correct the effects of a failed previous weight-loss surgical procedure. While bariatric surgery is typically successful, complications may occur, and bariatric sleeve revision can help.