With so much evidence linking obesity to the later development of other medical consequences like obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes, more Hampton, Virginia doctors and their patients are discussing obesity help possibilities when dieting and exercising aren’t as effective as they’d hoped they’d be. What are your Hampton, VA obesity help options? If you have a health complication and a Body Mass Index at or above 35, you could be eligible for a Hampton weight loss surgery like Lap Band® surgery which is sometimes referred to as gastric banding because the technique utilizes a gastric band. Other Hampton patients might get gastric bypass surgery. Still others – usually those with BMIs above 50 – might undergo biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. To calculate an estimate of your Body Mass Index and Hampton weight loss surgery candidacy, enter your information on the left. Start the process by scheduling a bariatric surgery evaluation with your Hampton bariatric surgeon in the near future.

Have you already chosen Hampton and eastern Virginia as the place to go for a Lap Band®? Sentara Careplex Hospital is based in Hampton. The city is also very near the resources in Virginia Beach and Newport News too. 

In and near Hampton are a host of activities for residents and visitors.  Children might like riding on the Hampton Carousel. If you like car racing, stop at Langley Speedway. There is also the Virginia Air and Space Center, Fort Wool, the St. George Microbrewery, Bluebird Gap Farm, and Sandy Bottom Nature Park.