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REGISTER TO ATTEND A FREE INFORMATION SESSION BY Dr. BALLANTYNE ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY |
Dr. BALLANTYNE IS CURRENTLY
ACCEPTING PATIENTS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS.
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
1. BMI 35-40: WITH SIGNIFICANT CO-MORBID CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES
2. BMI 40-60:
3. PATIENTS MUST 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER
4. PATIENTS MUST HAVE ATTEMPTED SUPERVISED WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
1. Most commonly performed weight reduction operation in the United States.
2. Most reliable operation for longterm weight loss.
3. Longterm weight loss averages 60 to 75 percent of excess body weight.
4. Works by both restriction and malabsorption.
5. Total hospital stay averages 2 to 3 days.
6. Significant malnutrition following laparoscopic bypass is unusual.
7. Generally covered by United States insurance companies.
8. Substantial improvement in many health probelems related to
morbid obesity such as:
Type
2 diabetes mellitus,
Sleep
apnea,
Hypertension,
High
cholesterol,
High
triglycersides,
Heartburn from gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and
Urinary stress
incontinence
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
1. Not reversible.
2. 0.5 to 1 percent chance of dying from operation.
3. 5 to 10 percent chance of significant perioperative complications.
4. 10 percent longterm chance of stricture of gastrojejunostomy.
5. Longterm risk of protein deficiency, vitamin deficiency, and
marginal ulceration
of the gastro-jejunostomy.
6. 2 percent longterm risk of intestinal obstruction.
7. Operation is not adjustable.
REGISTER TO ATTEND A FREE INFORMATION SESSION BY Dr. BALLANTYNE ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY |
LEARN MORE ABOUT Dr. BALLANTYNE, HIS PROFESSIONAL STAFF,
HOW HE EVALUATES PATIENTS & WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
SURGICAL SOCIETIES & NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
GUIDELINES & STATEMENTS
ON WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
NIH CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY |
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FACILITIES PERFORMING BARIATRIC SURGERY |
