Weight Loss Surgery Program at St. Rose Dominican

Bariatric medicine specialists care for people living with obesity or who are overweight. They also work with your primary care provider and other specialists to help manage related health issues, including diabetes, coronary artery (heart) disease and sleep apnea.

The weight loss surgery program at St. Rose Dominican takes a comprehensive approach to help you achieve lasting success. You will meet one-on-one with our medical team to help us understand your medical goals and determine the best weight loss surgery options or support for your needs. You will also receive dietary counseling, psychological support and ongoing weight loss care after your procedure. You can learn more about our program by calling us at (702) 616-4976.

Whether you qualify for bariatric surgery depends on factors such as overall health, body mass index (BMI) and previous weight loss attempts. You may be eligible for bariatric surgery if your body mass index (BMI) is 30 or greater and you experience one or more of these health issues:

• Arthritis

• Difficulty losing weight through traditional methods and willingness to commit to long-term dietary and exercise habits

• Morbid obesity

• High blood pressure (hypertension)

• High cholesterol

• Sleep apnea

• Type 2 diabetes

Find out if you're a candidate for weight loss surgery

Minimally invasive bariatric surgery is a group of advanced weight loss procedures performed through small incisions using laparoscopic or robot-assisted techniques. These modern techniques use smaller incisions than traditional open surgery, which helps you heal. Other benefits of minimally invasive bariatric surgery can include:

• Faster recovery

• Less pain after surgery

• Lower risk of infection

• Smaller scars

Many insurance companies require you to join a weight loss program before qualifying for bariatric surgery. If you have questions about your eligibility, you can contact our office for a consultation. Call us at (702) 616-4976.

Weight loss surgery can help you lose weight and improve your overall health. Benefits include helping improve related health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease. Achieving a healthy weight can also help improve self-confidence, self-esteem, independence, mobility and an active lifestyle.

Gastric bypass surgery, or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is one of the most common and effective weight loss procedures. During surgery, your surgeon creates a small stomach pouch (about 2–3 ounces in size) by stapling off the upper portion of the stomach. The rest of the stomach remains in place but is separated from the pouch and no longer holds food. The small intestine is then rerouted (or “bypassed”), allowing food to skip part of the digestive tract.

Benefits of gastric bypass surgery include:

• Changes in gut hormones to increase feelings of fullness (satiety)

• Improvement or resolution of Type 2 diabetes in some cases

• Restriction in the amount of food you can consume

• Suppression of hunger and appetite

• Weight loss (often more than 50% excess weight loss)

Sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric sleeve surgery, is a weight loss procedure that removes about 80% of the stomach. The remaining stomach is reshaped into a narrow, banana-sized pouch that holds much less food, helping significantly reduce the calories you can consume. Although the stomach is drastically reduced in size, it continues to function normally.

Benefits of sleeve gastrectomy include that it:

• Helps you feel full sooner and stay full longer

• Helps with weight loss

• Maintains your typical stomach function

• May help improve or resolve comorbid obesity-related diseases like diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea

• Requires fewer restrictions on foods you can eat than gastric bypass surgery

• Restricts the amount of food you can consume

• Suppresses hunger and appetite

Many health insurance plans cover weight loss surgery. We recommend confirming your insurance coverage, eligibility and benefits before your visit. If you have questions about the plans we accept, please call us at (702) 616-4976.