Medical evidence has found links between obesity and numerous health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and others. Health care professionals and policymakers have become concerned about increasing obesity rates across America including in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Your Elk Grove Village, IL doctor may have suggested diet, exercise, and/or bariatric surgery for obesity help. One type of Elk Grove Village weight loss surgery is Lap Band® surgery, which is also sometimes called gastric banding. In this procedure, the Elk Grove Village gastric surgeon puts a gastric band around the stomach to separate it into 2 sections. Food enters the smaller top section and fills it more quickly than before, making fewer calories necessary for feeling full. Likewise, gastric bypass surgery divides the stomach with staples, but the difference is that a bypass routes food to the intestine instead of having food drop from the top pouch to the bottom pouch.

Situated in Cook County, Elk Grove Village is near O’Hare International Airport. The city’s close proximity to Chicago has the advantage of such medical facilities as Michael Reese Hospital, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Saint Joseph Hospital, Cook County Hospital, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Chicago Hospital.

Are you in the process of planning for Elk Grove Village, IL weight loss surgery? Nearby Chicago attractions include Wrigley Field, Navy Pier, the Shedd Aquarium, the Chicago Botanic Gardens, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Willis Tower (the Sears Tower).