Surgical Solutions

February 07, 2007

Surgical Program for Weight Management

If you are 100 pounds or more overweight, or if you have life-threatening problems associated with your weight such as sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes - you may want to consider weight loss surgery. Our surgeons offer two types of bariatric surgery at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita: the "gold standard" Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and Lap-BandÃƒÆ’Ã‚Æ’Ãƒâ€šÃ‚â€šÃƒÆ’Ã‚â€šÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â®.

Both gastric bypass and Lap-BandÃƒÆ’Ã‚Æ’Ãƒâ€šÃ‚â€šÃƒÆ’Ã‚â€šÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â® are powerful tools that can help you manage your weight and, most importantly, your health. By itself, it is not a cure. It must be followed by a lifestyle that includes a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Our expertise in teaching lifestyle changes is applied to help our surgical patients accomplish their long-term weight management goals. Our program teaches new lifestyle skills before surgery, and offers support in practicing those skills after surgery.

Solutions For Life Gastric By-Pass Surgical Patient Outcomes

Average weight loss one year after surgery 109 pounds Average weight loss two years after surgery 212 pounds Average weight loss three years after surgery 109 pounds

The decision to have bariatric surgery is one of the most important decisions an individual will ever make. Our goal at Solutions For Life is to help our patients step through the process of making their decision. We want to make certain that they understand how their day-to-day life will be different, and to support them as they move through the process. For most patients, bariatric surgery improves the quality of their lives and their long-term health.

Our patients attend classes that help them prepare to successfully manage their new lifestyle after bariatric surgery. Our surgeons and entire team feel so strongly about the importance of the lifestyle education that we require our patients to learn and practice this lifestyle before surgery. This is what sets our surgical weight management program apart from others around the country. We offer a comprehensive service of the highest quality to assure our patients' potential for long-term success in managing their weight and their health.

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