Despite their best efforts at maintaining a diet and exercise program, many obese patients in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and American cities in other states feel that they need additional obesity help. If you belong in this group, the time may have come for you to consider gastric bypass surgery in Fort Lauderdale or Lap Band® surgery in Fort Lauderdale, FL. What is gastric bypass? Bypass surgery is a weight loss surgery that creates a 2-part division in the stomach with staples and then has food pass from the new, smaller “top stomach” directly to the intestines via a bypass. What is gastric banding? Another bariatric surgery technique, Lap Band® surgery use a gastric band that is somewhat like a belt in function to adjust a passageway from the new “top stomach” to the bottom stomach. In both procedures, the smaller “top stomach” fills more easily and makes the patient feel full more quickly.

Nestled on the coast in Broward county, Fort Lauderdale can take pride in its many health care facilities and resources. To give a few examples, Broward General Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital and Imperial Point Medical Center are here. 

In addition to the many local beaches you can find in Fort Lauderdale, tourists enjoy the large outdoor flea market called the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop. Swimmers might appreciate the International Swimming Hall of Fame. There’s also Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, the Museum of Discovery and Science, the Anne Kolb Nature Center, and Secret Woods Nature Center.