Sixty-six percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese. Thirty-four million are considered obese. Obesity is the most common form of malnutrition in the Western world, and some researchers consider it to be the second leading preventable cause of death in North America.

Gastric Bypass Procedure

Considered as the gold standard in surgical weight loss procedures by National Institute of Health, Laparascopic RNY Gastric bypass involves the reduction of the stomach capacity and bypass of the upper intestine. Patients usually lose 60-75% of their excess body weight. Learn More




Gastric Sleeve Procedure

Sleeve gastrectomy (also referred to as Gastric Sleeve) is a relatively new, restrictive weight loss procedure that limits food intake; the surgeon laparoscopically removes approximately 60 percent of the stomach leaving it shaped like a tube or "sleeve".
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