Losing weight with diet and exercise is not always effective at getting patients to a healthy weight that reduces risk for obesity-related problems in the future. But the good news is that West Islip, New York obesity help such as Lap Band® surgery or gastric bypass surgery is available to you (read about financing). Has your family doctor told you that your Body Mass Index is cause for concern? Then you might be a good candidate for West Islip, NY weight loss surgery including gastric banding, bypass, or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, depending on your Body Mass Index (the latter procedure is more commonly used for patients with a >50 Body Mass Index. Use the “Do I Qualify?” calculator that can be found on the left of the page to get a basic idea of whether you might be eligible to receive a West Islip gastric band but also get in touch with your Center of Excellence West Islip bariatric surgery doctor to set up a time.

West Islip is in Suffolk County, which is on Long Island in southeastern New York.   Among the medical care resources in West Islip is Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. 

Do you plan to go to Long Island or West Islip for weight loss surgery? Nearby activities include Fire Island National Seashore, Captree State Park, and Robert Moses State Park. Other Long Island points of interest include Coe Hall and Planting Fields, Montauk Point State Park, and Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum.