REGISTER TO ATTEND A FREE INFORMATION SESSION BY Dr. BALLANTYNE ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY |
WHAT IS THE BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER?

The Bariatric Surgery Center consists of various patient care centers at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital that work together to give an integrated healthcare approach to the surgical treatment of morbod obesity. The resources of all these centers are available to our patients both before and after weight loss surgery. Since 1,000 weight loss operations are performed a year at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, each of these centers has accumulated extensive experieince in the management of overweight patients and their unique healthcare needs.
OUTPATIENT SUPPORT
GROUPS
FOR PREOPERATIVE & POSTOPERATIVE
WEIGHT LOSS SURGICAL PATIENTS:

LEARN MORE ABOUT Dr. BALLANTYNE, HIS PROFESSIONAL STAFF,
HOW HE EVALUATES PATIENTS & WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
| LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS | LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING: "LAP BAND" |
| MEET Dr. BALLANTYNE'S OFFICE STAFF | WHAT IS THE BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER? |
| HOW DOES Dr. BALLANTYNE EVALUATE HIS PATIENTS? | DATES OF UPCOMING INFORMATION SEMINARS |
| DATES OF
UPCOMING PATIENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS |
Dr. BALLANTYNE'S RECENT AWARDS |
| Dr. BALLANTYNE'S RECENT BARIATRIC PRESENTATIONS | BEFORE
SURGERY & AFTER SURGERY PHOTOS OF Dr. BALLANTYNE'S PATIENTS |
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 |