HOW WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY WORKS

How Does Surgery for Weight Loss Help Me Lose Weight?

According to the American Heart Association, in Obesity in Heart Disease, A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Nutrition Committee, June 1998, " When the BMI is over 40, surgery is the treatment of choice." And when compared to other therapies for serious obesity, "only surgery has been proven to produce substantial, sustained long term weight loss".

Barix offers two well established weight loss surgery procedures- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and lap band surgery. Although each has its own unique advantages when compared to the other, they both aim to help the patient by reducing the effective stomach size. As a result, you eat less and feel full with smaller portions.

Gastric Bypass Surgery involves reducing your stomach size and connecting it to the intestine, a large part of which is bypassed, limiting the calories you can absorb.Gastric bypass helps in long term behavior modification by reducing tolerance for foods with high sugar and fat.

Lap band surgery provides the flexibility of changing your stomach size and requires committed doctor visits, at least initially, to become comfortable with the band.

How Does Barix Clinics Obesity Treatment Help Me Lose Weight?

Surgery is the cornerstone of our weight loss program. But it's only one part of your needs. When you choose Barix Clinics for your bariatric surgery, you will receive the complete program - pre surgery support, special financing options and a lifetime of follow-up care. You'll have expert nutritional advice, follow-up medical visits, the nation's most extensive network of support groups, a patient website and long-term access to the Barix Clinics team. Visit www.barixinfo.com or call 800-282-0066 and expect to succeed.