In Colorado Springs, CO and other locales throughout America, obesity help may be necessary for patients whose health is jeopardized by their weight and for whom diet and exercise just aren’t working. Are you affected by sleep apnea, obesity-related heart disease, or other problems? Do you have a BMI (that is, a Body Mass Index – use calculator at left) above 40 or higher than 35 but also one of the aforementioned problems or a different medical condition? Ask a Colorado Springs gastric surgeon if you should undergo a Lap Band® surgery procedure. After evaluating you, the surgeon may recommend that or gastric bypass surgery. Although biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch and vertical banded gastroplasty are technically options for weight loss surgery as well, most surgeons prefer gastric banding and bypass surgery in Colorado Springs for bariatric surgery.

Located in El Paso County, Colorado Springs can be a great place to have a gastric band or other weight loss surgery done. The two primary hospital systems for medical care are Penrose – Saint Francis Health Services and Memorial Health System. 

As you plan your bariatric surgery in Colorado Springs, add some activities before the weight loss surgery. People who are like history might enjoy the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, the Old Colorado City History Center, the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum, and Ghost Town Museum. Nature buffs should try Cave of the Winds, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the Garden of the Gods, or Manitou Cliff Dwellings.