Gastric bypass surgery and Lap Band® surgery are forms of weight loss surgery for obesity help in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  If you meet the criteria of having a 35 BMI and a medical issue like obesity-related heart disease, joint disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea, or if you have 40 Body Mass Index, you might qualify. Check the calculator on the left or consult your Baton Rouge, LA gastric surgeon. Gastric bypass and gastric banding are not the only procedures for bariatric surgery in Baton Rouge (there’s also biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch and vertical banded gastroplasty), but they are chosen often. A gastric band or bypass surgery could improve your quality of life and/or increase your life expectancy by reducing your risks for the aforementioned complications. Talk to your physician or gastric surgeon today.

Located on the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas can boast a number of health care options. Clinics and hospitals include Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Surgical Specialty Centre, Vista Surgical Hospital, HealthSouth Surgi-Center, Ochsner Medical Center, Sage Integra Hospital Baton Rouge, Lane Memorial Hospital, and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center among others.

Going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for weight loss surgery? While there, you could take a riverboat ride on the Mississippi, visit Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, or try your luck on a riverboat casino. Other possibilities might include the Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Hilltop Arboretum, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and Magnolia Mound Plantation.