Bariatric Services

Gastric bypass surgery (laparoscopic Roux-en-Y) is considered the gold standard of weight loss surgery. This procedure reduces the stomach through stapling and bypasses the large intestine, resulting in less calorie absorption. 

Patients also tend to report a greater sense of satiety from less food. The surgery results in less production of ghrelin, a hormone believed to  be partly responsible for feelings of hunger.

Gastric sleeve surgery (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) permanently reduces the stomach to the size of and shape of a banana. This smaller stomach size restricts the amount of food that can be eaten, so patients lose weight by eating fewer calories. This procedure also impacts the production of ghrelin.

Biliary pancreatic diversion is a complex weight loss surgical procedure that combines aspects of gastric bypass surgery and gastric sleeve surgery. As a result of this procedure, calories are incompletely absorbed, resulting in weight loss.

A small number of patients may require a revision or conversion of their original bariatric operation, for a variety of reasons.

Sometimes, individuals benefit from an additional procedure to relieve symptoms of nausea or if significant, lasting weight loss has not been achieved.

The goal of a revision is to modify an original procedure, while a conversion replaces a non-optimal procedure with a different approach.

Our bariatric surgeons are experienced in performing both revisions and conversions of previous weight loss procedures. They evaluate each patient’s unique situation and needs and recommend appropriate treatment.

Covenant Health does not perform new gastric band surgeries, but will repair previous lap band surgeries.

If you’re ready to lose weight, you but aren’t ready to take the surgical step, you may benefit from a medically-supervised weight loss program as part of your bariatric surgery counseling process.

• Non-surgical weight loss suggestions
• Dietary considerations