DEPARTMENTS
Obesity Surgery
Arthur Valles, M.D.Medical Director, The Preventis Programs
The Preventis Programs
Preventis at LA Metropolitan is dealing solely with surgery for morbid obesity. The pathway involves various surgical procedures that have evolved during the past years based on sound basic anatomical and physiological principles. Surgical success can be attributed to an experienced and highly technically skilled group of surgeons who have long been involved in the practice of bariatric surgery, more commonly known as gastric bypass surgery.Los Angeles area residents who have struggled with severe obesity now have an effective alternative treatment – a new surgical weight loss program has been introduced by a leading area surgeon at Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center.
A panel of experts to the National Institutes of Health recognized bariatric surgery as a viable option for the treatment of those who are severely overweight. Approximately two-thirds of the U.S. population is overweight and, of these, about one-half are obese. Surgery for weight loss offers hope for the approximately four million people who suffer from what medical experts call “morbid obesity”. People are considered morbidly obese if they are more than 100 pounds over their ideal body weight.
Obesity is the second leading cause of unnecessary deaths in the United States, second only to cigarette smoking. Obesity causes about 400,000 deaths per year and costs the economy $117 billion for the treatment of obesity-related diseases. The following health problems are generally associated with obesity:
- Shortness of breath
- Sleep Apnea
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease & Stroke
- Some cancers
Because of the benefits surgical treatments can offer severely obese patients, Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center has introduced the PASS2Health bariatric surgery program. We offer a comprehensive approach featuring the latest technology in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery combined with an extensive patient education and support program. Our facility has specifically equipped operating rooms, private/semi-private patient rooms and specially trained bariatric staff – a few of the features that make this an outstanding facility.
Obesity is a problem – don’t let it be yours! Call us today, we can help.
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