What is weight-loss surgery?

Weight-loss surgery encompasses operations that help you lose weight by making changes to the digestive system, also known as bariatric surgery.
Some types of weight-loss operations make your stomach smaller, limiting how much you can eat and drink at one time. Other weight-loss operations change your small intestine—the part of your digestive system that absorbs energy and nutrients from foods and beverages. Our physicians offer Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy

Are you a candidate for weight-loss surgery?

You may be a good candidate for weight-loss surgery if you are an adult who has obesity and you have not been able to lose your excess weight, or you keep gaining back weight you have lost using other methods such as eating plans, exercise, or medications and if you have comorbidities that are exacerbated due to obesity. 
Body Mass Index (BMI) is the measurement of obesity used to determine who are good candidates for weight-loss surgery. BMI measures body fat based on weight in relation to height. Weight-loss surgery also may be an option to consider if you have comorbidities related to obesity, such as type 2 diabetes or diagnosed sleep apnea.

Calculate your BMI
NIH external link to learn whether you have obesity.

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