Bariatic Surgery
Dr Graber MD - bariatic surgery bariatic surgery is basically "weight loss surgery". This type of surgery is usually only performed when the patient has already tried diet modifications and exercise and has been unable to lose any noticeable amount of weight in those ways. bariatic surgery can assist these patients to lose weight and maintain a reasonable and healthy body weight. Although the intended result is the same - to assist the patient in losing weight - the term " bariatic surgery" actually refers to a number of various types of operations. All methods of bariatic surgery are performed with the intention of treating patients who are overweight by modifying the gastrointestinal tract with the intention of reducing the patients' nutrient intake and absorption. This is far different from other weight loss surgeries such as liposuction and abdominoplasty - bariatic surgery aims to not only remove excess fat from the patient, but to help the patient maintain that healthy body weight that they leave the operating table with!
bariatic surgery can generally be divided into three categories: malabsorptive procedures, biliopancreatic diversion and predominantly restrictive procedures. Malabsorptive procedures reduce the size of the stomach and are based mainly on creating malabsorption. Biliopancreative diversion procedures are complex operations that are not often used anymore, whereby the stomach is "re-arranged" to create less absorption. Predominantly restrictive procedures reduce the size of the stomach.
Dr Graber has treated over 1,400 patients with weight-loss surgery since 2002, and offers two methods of surgery for weight problems: laparoscopic gastric bypass and the LAP-BAND procedure. Dr Graber's bariatic Surgery Program meets the standards set by the American Society for Metabolic and bariatic Surgery (ASMBS). The program has also been recognized as a Center of Excellence by many other well-known and recognized organizations.
The benefits of laparoscopic surgery are numerous and include the tiny incisions that need to be made as opposed to larger incisions needed for many other types of surgery (thereby including a reduction in the chances of infection), which in turn leaves the patient with far less pain and almost no scarring. With this type of bariatic surgery, a patient can get up and walk around within hours after surgery, breathe and move easier with minimal discomfort.
There are also many benefits to the LAP-BAND procedure. This type of bariatic surgery is also far less invasive and smaller incisions can be made to perform the surgery required. This obviously results in a far shorter recovery time for the patient and a greatly reduced risk of trauma. Dr Graber has chosen his preferred methods of surgery carefully to provide as much overall comfort and safety for his patients as possible.
If you would like more information on bariatic surgery, then please feel free to contact Dr Graber's offices in New York either by telephone on 1-887-269-0355 or via fax on (315) 624-4760. Alternatively, please feel free to fill out the form online on Dr Graber's website and someone will respond to your query as soon as possible. Please keep in mind that in the case of an emergency, you should call 911 or the office immediately - the web forms are not monitored 24 hours a day.
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