Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery
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Many patients struggle with their weight. In some cases, lifestyle changes aren't enough to counter the adverse health effects of obesity. If you are interested in learning more about your weight loss surgery options, our friendly, knowledgeable Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery team at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton is ready to assist you.
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Bariatric Surgery
Weight loss surgery — also known as bariatric surgery — involves reducing the size of the patient's stomach. This means that they will feel full sooner, eat less, and with the help of other lifestyle changes, reduce their weight.
There are two types of bariatric surgical procedures: restrictive and malabsorptive.
- Restrictive surgery reduces the size of the stomach.
- Malabsorptive procedures reduce the body’s ability to absorb nutrients.
For adults who have not had success with nonsurgical weight loss options, RWJUH Hamilton provides various surgical procedures that are clinically proven to help people lose the weight they need to stabilize their health and transform their lives.
Types of Bariatric Surgery We Offer
The expert bariatric surgeons at RWJUH Hamilton specialize in gastric sleeve surgery and the innovative Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, ensuring high success rates.
- Gastric sleeve surgery. Also called sleeve gastrectomy. A surgeon uses staples to divide the stomach vertically and remove 60 to 80 percent of it. By creating a smaller stomach, the stomach fills more quickly, and the person feels satisfied from eating less food.
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This surgery involves creating a smaller stomach pouch and connecting it directly to the small intestine, bypassing a portion of the stomach and part of the small intestine. The "Y" shape is formed by connecting the new stomach pouch to the small intestine and then connecting the remaining stomach and a portion of the small intestine.
- Revisional surgery. When bariatric surgeries fail to result in adequate weight loss or when there is a complication from an initial bariatric procedure, surgeons may have to do a revisional procedure to improve or correct the outcome.
We Set You Up for Success
Whether or not to have weight loss surgery is an important life decision. To help you decide if bariatric surgery is the right choice for you, RWJUH Hamilton offers support group meetings every other month. Additionally, our physicians can help patients identify and establish the lifestyle changes they need to make their weight loss surgery a success.
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Accredited Bariatric Surgery Care
The Bariatric Surgery program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton has been awarded accreditation by The American College of Surgeons. This accreditation program, known as MBSAQIP (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program), certifies that our program has met standards of the MBSAQIP by providing high-quality and patient-centered care.