We are pleased to be able to offer our patients all three of the most common weight loss procedures offered in the United States today. These are the LAP-BAND®, the Sleeve Gastrectomy, and the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Unless it is medically necessary to use an open approach, we perform all of these procedures laparoscopically.

Laparoscopic Surgery is abdominal surgery that is performed through small incisions on the stomach. Using video equipment the surgeon is able to see inside the abdomen. The abdominal cavity is inflated with gas, usually carbon dioxide, to provide working space. Small grasping instruments and other devices pass through ports placed through the small incisions. The actual procedure performed internally is the same as what is done through an open incision.

The benefits of laparoscopic surgery include: Less post-operative pain, fewer wound complications, less risk of hernia formation, and a quicker recovery and return to normal activities.