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What is Bariatric Surgery?

Bariatric surgery, or surgical weight loss is not a cosmetic procedure like liposuction or a tummy tuck.  It is a surgical procedure that helps people 100 pounds or more overweight, lose weight by limiting the amount of food intake (restriction) and causing some of the food to be poorly digested and incompletely absorbed (malabsorption).

Today there are several surgical options for weight loss. You and your surgeon must evaluate the procedures and decide which one is right for you. 

Park Plaza offers the following surgical weight loss procedures:

  • Roux-en-Y
  • Lap Band®

Results achieved by patients must be independently evaluated and managed. Actual weight loss will vary.

 
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