Bariatric surgery is not a cosmetic procedure like liposuction or a tummy tuck. Bariatric surgery helps patients lose weight by limiting the amount of food intake (restriction) and/or causing some of the food to be poorly digested and incompletely absorbed (malabsorption).

Today there are several surgical options for weight loss, but they do have risks. You and your surgeon must evaluate the procedures and decide which one is right for you. Results achieved by patients must be independently evaluated and managed. Actual weight loss will vary.

• The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which is one surgical method used by the Bariatric Center, creates a small pouch in the stomach so that less food can be eaten. The rest of the stomach is bypassed and no longer receives food. The procedure also bypasses a section of the small intestine so that the amount of calories absorbed is reduced.

• The adjustable gastric banding system, another method used, places an adjustable band around the upper part of the stomach. The result is you take in less food.

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