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Comprehensive Weight Management Program
Surgical Options
Gastric Bypass Surgery
Lap-Band Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Support Groups
Weight Loss Surgery Informational Sessions
Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric Bypass Surgery involves changes to the stomach and the small intestine. Using a method called Roux-en-Y, the stomach is surgically stapled to create a small pouch, shrinking the volume of the stomach from a gallon to about two ounces. A shorter section of the small intestine is attached to the new pouch so less food is digested and absorbed by the body.
The usual outcome of this surgery results in an approximate weight loss of 100 pounds in the first nine months. There are two ways gastric bypass surgery can be performed:
• Traditional surgery can be
performed, making a 10- to 12-inch incision to access the stomach.
• Minimally
invasive surgery is an alternative to traditional surgery.
This procedure uses laparoscopic
surgical equipment and results in less pain, a shorter hospital
stay, quicker recovery
and less risk of infection.
Your surgeon will determine which technique shoud be used for your surgery. Gastric bypass surgeries are done at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI.
Pre-Requisites: Pre-surgical evaluation
including an initial weight management evaluation, labs, nutrition
consultation,
pulmonary consultation and psychiatric evaluation. Weight-loss
surgery is appropriate for patients with a BMI of 40+, or a BMI
of 35+ with co-morbidities.
Cost: Approximately $35,000
to $45,000 for pre-evaluation and day of surgery only.
Follow-up: Visits with surgeon, nurse practitioner, primary care and nutritionist.
Insurance coverage is individual and is not guaranteed.
Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery (Lap-Band)
Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery involves the placement of a silicone ring around the upper part of the stomach to create a smaller stomach. The band is inserted laparoscopically. The surgeon makes a few small incisions into the abdominal wall and inserts hollow tubes. The band, the surgical instruments, as well as a tiny camera, go through the tubes, allowing the surgeon to tighten the ring around the stomach. This new stomach pouch can only hold a small amount of food. The silicone ring can be adjusted throughout a person's lifetime.
The weight loss is approximately two pounds a week with an eventual goal of 100 pounds lost in the first 18 months after surgery.
In most cases, gastric banding is an outpatient procedure performed at the Dean/St. Mary's Surgery & Care Center in Madison, WI.
Pre-Requisites: Pre-surgical evaluation
including an initial weight management evaluation, labs, nutrition
consultation,
pulmonary consultation and psychiatric evaluation.
Cost: approximately $14,500-$19,500 for pre-evaluation
and day of surgery only.
Insurance coverage is individual and
is not
guaranteed.
Follow-up: Visits with surgeon, nurse practitioner, primary care
and nutritionist.
Bariatric Surgery Support Groups
Monthly support groups are offered for patients
after surgery. All patients wanting surgery must attend a session
prior to being approved for surgery. The support groups offer
an information session followed by time for discussion.
Pre-Requisites: None
Cost: None
When: 2nd Monday of the
month at 6:30-8:00 pm; 4th Wednesday of the month at
11:00 am-1:00 pm
Location: Dean West Clinic (Lower
Level)
Weight Loss Surgery Informational Sessions
Are you considering bariatric surgery? You
are invited to attend one of our FREE informational sessions to
meet our bariatric surgical team.
• Find out if you're a candidate for weight loss surgery.
• Learn more about the surgical procedure and lifelong health
benefits.
• Find out what you can expect following surgery.
Cost: None
Madison
When: July 20, Sept 21 or
Nov 16, 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Dean
Therapy Center, Madison (Conference rooms A, B, C and D)
Call: (608)
250-1119 to reserve a seat.
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