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What is surgical weight loss?

Weight loss surgery works in several ways. It restricts the size of your stomach so that you feel full after consuming a small meal (restrictive surgery). It can also reduce calorie absorption (malabsorptive surgery).

Some procedures involve removing the area of your stomach that produces the hunger hormone (ghrelin), reducing your appetite.

Why do I struggle to lose weight?

Millions of Americans face the challenge of losing weight each year. Many of them find that nothing they try seems to work.

Following healthy eating and exercise advice is the best way to lose weight. Still, some people face additional challenges, including other health conditions and genetic influences.

Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants assesses all their patients to look for underlying reasons why they struggle to lose weight. They run tests and review patients’ medical histories to check for contributing factors.

What does surgical weight loss involve?

Several weight loss surgeries are available, some permanent and others reversible. 

Sometimes, a patient fails to lose weight as expected after weight loss surgery. Other problems include:

• Losing weight too quickly
• Suffering from dietary deficiencies
• Gaining weight
• Gastrointestinal discomfort
• Developing ulcers

When surgeries don’t produce the desired results, you might need a second procedure to adjust or repair the damage. It’s also possible for patients to experience complications after surgery, for which a corrective procedure is required.

Dr. Al-Kalla is an expert in revisional bariatric surgery. He uses laparoscopic and robotic techniques that are less invasive than open surgery, so the process is relatively comfortable.

Call Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants today or book an appointment online to see if weight loss surgery is right for you and which operation would fit best with your health needs and not worsen your symptoms or disease!