Our Weight Loss Procedures
Lap-Band AP System®
The LAP-BAND System is a prosthetic device made out of plastic. It was FDA approved for the treatment of weight loss in the middle of 2001 after being studied in the United States. The Europeans and Australians have had experience using the LAP-BAND System for over five years. The LAP-BAND System is an adjustable ring that is placed over the upper stomach to create a small pouch. Read more>>
Realize Band™
Similar to the Lap-Band, surgeons create small incisions in the abdomen to insert surgical instruments and a camera (laparoscope). The band is wrapped around the stomach and tightened to create two chambers – a small upper stomach with a narrow opening to a lower stomach. Once the band is in place, surgeons attach the REALIZE Injection Port to the abdominal wall underneath the skin. Read more>>
Gastric Bypass
In recent years, better clinical understanding of procedures combining restrictive and malabsorptive approaches has increased the choices of effective weight loss surgery for thousands of patients. By adding malabsorption, food is delayed in mixing with bile and pancreatic juices that aid in the absorption of nutrients. Read more>>
Sleeve Gastrectomy
This procedure generates weight loss solely through gastric restriction (reduced stomach volume) and earlier satiety (feeling full with smaller amounts of food). The stomach is made smaller by dividing it vertically and removing approximately 80%. The procedure is not reversible. Read more>>
ROSE Procedure
Even the most successful bypass patients occasionally regain weight. New surgical technology now allows surgeons to treat one of the potential sources of this weight regain. The ROSE procedure (Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal) provides an incisionless surgical option to restore gastric bypass patients’ anatomy to closely match original post-surgery sizes. Read more>>
StomaphyX
Also called Natural Orifice Surgery, the StomaphyX procedure is performed using an endoscope through the mouth thereby avoiding the need for surgery. This minimizes any discomfort and allows a person to recover in one day. Most importantly, StomaphyX can help you to lose weight. Read more>>
Traditional Laparoscopic Revision
At The N.E.W. Program, we offer corrective surgery to those patients who have had prior bariatric surgery with less than a satisfactory result. Often, we are able to offer an option between natural orifice surgery and laparoscopic corrective surgery, however, we will generally recommend a specific procedure depending on which method will be the safest and most effective. Read more>>
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