Bariatric Surgery

When combined with a comprehensive treatment plan, bariatric surgery acts as an effective tool to provide you with long-term weight loss and help you improve your quality of health. Bariatric surgery has been shown to help improve or resolve many obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and more. Bariatric surgery usually results in the loss of 40-80% of excess weight, depending on the specific type of procedure.

Bariatric surgery is almost always performed laparoscopically, which is a minimally invasive approach. This involves creating 4-6 keyhole-like incisions through which surgical instruments and a camera are inserted to perform the surgery. The benefits of the minimally invasive approach are much less pain, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and good cosmetic appearance of the surgical wound.