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Summa Health Weight Management Institute
Losing weight can be difficult, which is why Summa Health Weight Management Institute offers patients many options for weight loss.
Nonsurgical Weight Management
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The focus of nonsurgical weight management is long-term weight loss through modifying food choices, intensive management of eating behaviors and exercise. Healthy weight management begins with reaching your goal weight and then continues with maintaining that weight. You will continue to see us for lifetime follow-up to prevent regaining the weight you worked so hard to lose. You can customize a program that works best for you.
Surgical Weight Loss
Weight loss surgery may be an option if your body mass index (BMI) is greater than 40 or between 35 and 39.9, with at least one other medical condition caused by excess weight. Weight loss surgery can increase metabolic function and resolution of obesity and associated health issues such as:
• Type 2 diabetes
• Fatty liver disease
• High cholesterol
• Sleep apnea
• Joint pain
• Heartburn/GERD
Additionally, the preventive benefits of weight loss surgery include reducing the incidence of cancer, heart attacks, stroke and kidney failure, among many others.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Options
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
This procedure creates a small pouch that separates it from the rest of the stomach. A portion of the small intestine is then bypassed and reattached to the pouch. This procedure creates a feeling of fullness sooner after eating and allows for the absorption of only part of the food eaten.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
During this procedure, most of the stomach is removed. The remaining portion of the stomach through which food passes is shaped like a tube or a sleeve, resulting in less storage for food in the stomach.
Single Anastomosis
Duodeno-ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S) This procedure is designed to reduce the size of the stomach and bypass some of the small intestine. This new route helps restrict the type and amount of food eaten while avoiding caloric absorption.
