Hospital Affiliation
Surgical Options for Obesity
The Memorial Bariatric Surgery Center is here to help you begin a journey towards a healthy life. Weight Loss Surgery is considered the most successful approach to rescuing patients from morbid obesity. Surgery can also prevent, and sometimes reverse, the development of diseases associated with obesity.
Studies show that surgical weight loss patients have significant and lasting weight loss and improvement in diabetes, lipid levels, HDL levels, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, infertility and many other medical conditions. Studies also show that weight loss surgery increases the survival rate of obese patients.
Surgical treatment for morbid obesity is not a cosmetic procedure; it’s a life change.
The Memorial Bariatric Surgery Center is recognized as a Center of Excellence and offers three bariatric surgical options:
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic, Open and Robotic)
Gastric bypass uses both a restrictive and a malabsorptive surgery technique. It restricts food intake and the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs. In addition to creating a smaller stomach pouch, the surgery changes the body's normal digestive process. As a result, food bypasses a large part of the stomach and most of the small intestine. 
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Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic, Single Incision, and Robotic)
During the procedure, 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. 
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Adjustable Gastric Banding (Laparoscopic and Single Incision)
During the gastric band procedure, the Adjustable Gastric Band is placed around the uppermost part of the stomach, dividing it into two parts: a small upper pouch and a lower stomach. The upper pouch can hold only about four ounces (1/2 cup) of food. As a result, you eat less food at one time, feel full sooner and feel satisfied longer. The goal is to lose weight gradually, at a healthy rate of one to two pounds per week. No part of your stomach is stapled or removed during surgery, and your intestines are not rerouted, so you can continue to absorb nutrients from food. 
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Newest Technique
We are proud to offer the newest advancement in surgery, the SILS™ technique (Single Incision) for those individuals that qualify and are having the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy or the Adjustable Gastric Banding. The SILS™ approach is a minimally invasive technique because a single incision in the belly button is used instead of the multiple incisions utilized in standard laparoscopic surgery. The single incision SILS™ approach provides the potential for no visible scar, faster recovery time compared to other procedures and potential elimination of pain associated with multiple points of entry.
