Find a local Iowa Bariatric Surgeon

Among the many consequences of the obesity epidemic in the United States is increased medical care expenditures for the complications that health research has linked to obesity (like hypertension, GERD, joint disease, sleep apnea, and diabetes as a few examples).  Iowa has not been exempt from increasing rates of obesity over the past 10 years.  Because obesity represents a serious problem – both for individuals and society as a whole – more and more physicians are recommending that their obese patients look into the possibility of weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery).

The available procedures are as follows: biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, vertical banded gastroplasty, gastric bypass surgery, and the lap band. Specifically, the latter two are used most often nowadays.  Gastric bypass helps patients lose weight by sealing off the top part of the stomach and then moving food to the individual’s intestines through a bypass; the smaller top area collects food and produces a feeling of fullness more quickly than prior to the surgery.  In other words, lower food requirements lead to weight loss. Similarly, the lap band employs an adjustable band to separate areas of the stomach; this creates an effect like that which would be expected from gastric bypass.

Are you ready to make an investment in your future?  To learn more, contact a bariatric surgery doctor at such medical centers as Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, or any other Iowa health care facilities.  Please also utilize the links below to find a local surgeon.

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