Weight Loss Surgery Options
Weight surgery is not a quick fix, but it can be part of a comprehensive plan to help you find weight loss success, relieve problems caused or worsened by obesity and jumpstart a healthier, more active lifestyle.*
At Sharon Regional Health System you can begin that journey with confidence. Board-certified surgeon and Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery, Sheetal Nijhawan, M.D., specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques, which typically require just a few small incisions. Compared to traditional open surgery, these procedures often offer a host of benefits, including:
- Less pain
- Less scarring
- Less risk of infection
- Fewer complications
- Shorter hospital stay
- Faster recovery
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
"Roux-en-Y" gastric bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for weight loss surgery by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is the most widely used procedure for patients seeking significant results. It works by making the stomach smaller, allowing for smaller meals, and by causing food to bypass part of the small intestine, causing less absorption of calories and nutrients and changes in hormones that help promote fullness.
Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Also called sleeve gastrectomy, this procedure removes approximately 80 percent of the stomach, leaving behind a thin, vertical "sleeve-like" tube. Gastric sleeve surgery permanently reduces the size of the stomach, limiting the amount of food you're able to eat and helping you feel fuller sooner. There is no rerouting of the small bowel, so any food consumed passes through the digestive tract in the usual order, allowing it to be fully absorbed in the body.
LAP-BAND® Surgery
The name says it all: it's a band, laparoscopically inserted, that ties around the entrance to the stomach that limits the amount of food a patient can eat. Other bariatric surgeries, like gastric bypass, permanently re-rout around the stomach, and are much more surgically involved. The band on the other hand, is adjustable, reversible and requires a much less-involved surgery to install.
Laparoscopic Revisional Surgery
This procedure corrects complications and failures in previous weight loss surgeries. Patients may require a revisional procedure for a variety of reasons, including: weight regain due to stretching of the stomach pouch; surgical complications; or device malfunction, such as band erosion. Revision surgery can help put you back on track to achieving your weight loss goals.
Could Weight Loss Surgery Work for You?
We're here to provide the answers you need to support your weight loss journey. To attend a free informational seminar, please call (724) 296-8823 or fill out our quick form. Dr. Nijhawan will provide in-depth information on surgical and non-surgical weight loss solutions, and see if a procedure can help you find life-changing success.
Can't make a session? Request a personal consultation to discuss your goals and options.
*Patient results may vary. Consult your physician about the benefits and risks of any surgical procedure or treatment.
*According to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
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