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| Obesity has now become an epidemic in the United States. The majority of Americans are now overweight or obese. Four hundred thousand Americans will die prematurely each year due to obesity and its related conditions. Diets and medications have been proven to have a nearly 99% failure rate. The advent of surgical treatments for obesity has become the only effective, long term solution to treating this major epidemic. Weight loss surgery has an 85% - 90% long term success rate. Besides the weight loss, most patients’ health problems resolve.
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| Weight loss surgery has been performed in the United States for over 20 years. 85% - 90% of patients lose over half of their excess body weight. Until recently, gastric bypass was always performed through a large incision.
Now, with the advent of laparoscopic techniques, gastric bypass can be
performed laparoscopically. Post operative pain, scarring and disability can be
reduced while achieving excellent weight loss. The Lap Band offers an alternative
to gastric bypass. It is also performed laparoscopically and results in good weight
loss. Most patients spend only two days in the hospital and are able to return to
work in 2 – 4 weeks. Weight loss is immediate and long lasting. Most problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and reflux significantly improve if not completely go away.
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