THE PROCEDURES
Benefits & Risks
Weight Loss surgery offers continued benefits for people who live their life struggling with obesity. But more importantly, weight loss surgery saves lives.
It is important to discuss the risks and benefits with your surgeon to evaluate whether surgery is right for you. He or she will make sure all your questions are answered.
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure and heart disease
- High Cholesterol
- Osteoarthritis of weight-bearing joints
- Depression
- Sleep apnea/respiratory problems
- Gastroesophageal reflux/heartburn
- Infertility
- Urinary stress incontinence
- Menstrual irregularities
- Asthma
- Skin breakdown
- Swollen legs/skin ulcers
- Extremity venous stasis
- Maintainance of Long-Term Weight Loss
It is important to discuss the risks and benefits with your surgeon to evaluate whether surgery is right for you. He or she will make sure all your questions are answered.
- Allergic Reactions to medications
- Anesthetic Complications
- Bleeding
- Blood Clots
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Infection
- Injury to surrounding tissue
- Pneumonia
- Bowel Obstruction
- Hernia
- Mal-rotation or twist in stomach or intestines
- Leakage of stomach or bowel staple line
- Anemia, osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease
- Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
- Obstruction of the Stomach or Intestines
- Mechanical malfunction (Gastric Band)
- Death
It is important to discuss the risks and benefits with your surgeon to evaluate whether surgery is right for you. He or she will make sure all your questions are answered.
- Nausea
- Heartburn
- Abdominal Pain
- Constipation
- Difficulty swallowing, reflux, regurgitation
- Fatigue
- Excess Gas
- Protein Deficiency
- Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
- Food Intolerance including red meats, sugar, and milk products
- Temporary hair loss
- Excess or loose Skin
It is important to discuss the risks and benefits with your surgeon to evaluate whether surgery is right for you. He or she will make sure all your questions are answered.
