Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Bariatric and Weight Loss Center is a designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. This means that Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Bariatric and Weight Loss Center meets and/or exceeds nationally set criteria and standards for bariatric surgical care. Additionally, our staff has received thorough sensitivity training and our facilities are equipped to properly handle the special needs of our patients.

Bariatric Newsletter

The Weight is Over

Congratulations in taking the first important step towards creating a healthier, happier life. For men and women who are 100 pounds overweight or have serious co-morbidities related to your weight, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance offers a surgical weight loss program. The procedure used is called Gastric Bypass Roux-En-Y. This procedure reduces the capacity of the stomach, thereby allowing the individual to feel full and take in less food. The gastric bypass, in particular, reroutes the path food travels during digestion so that the body absorbs fewer calories.

In recognizing clinically severe obesity as a major health problem, The National Institutes of Health describes these surgical procedures as established treatment options for individuals who may not be able to lose weight by any other means. Our highly trained and experienced Medical Director performs the procedures and oversees a multi-disciplinary program tailored to meet the individual needs of our patients, both prior to and following surgery. This program also offers a support group, nutritional counseling, and exercise therapy.

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LOSE WEIGHT, NOT HOPE!

If you are clinically obese and nonsurgical methods such as dieting, exercise, behavior modification and medication have failed to achieve long-term weight-loss control, then bariatric or weight-loss surgery may be the answer.

Bariatric surgery is designed to help patients lose weight rapidly while diminishing or eliminating co-existing health problems. Dr. Robert Alleyn, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Bariatric Weight-Loss Center, performs the most advanced surgical options with a team approach comprehensive weight-loss program. Bariatric surgery has outstanding success, with a proved track record of excellent weight-loss, dramatic improvements in quality of life, and resolution of weight-associated medical problems.

ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE

The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery continues to be considered the “gold standard” for bariatric surgery.  It has been demonstrated to have the best long-term results in comparison to other available procedures.  In gastric bypass surgery, a small pouch is created and then connected to a shorter length of the small intestine.  This procedure both restricts food intake and interferes with absorption resulting in more consistent weight loss.  It can be performed either as a traditional open procedure or through the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure.

LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND SURGERY (LAGB OR LAP BAND)

Lap Band surgery controls the amount of food you consume with the insertion of a hollow silicone band that is placed around the top of the stomach. The band creates as small pouch and narrow passageway allowing food to slowly pass through. The band is adjusted after the surgery and as needed with weight loss. With the Lap Band surgery there is no permanent alterations to the stomach or digestive system and the band can be removed.

VERTICAL SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

The gastric sleeve, also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a restrictive type of weight loss surgery that permanently reduces the size of the stomach.  It promotes weight loss by limiting food intake and reducing the sensation of hunger.  With this procedure, 60-80% of the stomach along the greater curvature is removed, leaving only a tube or “sleeve” for the new stomach pouch that extends from the natural stomach opening to the natural stomach outlet.  There is no intestinal rerouting or food malabsorption.  This procedure may be converted to gastric bypass if necessary for additional weight loss or can be a stand-alone procedure.

RENAISSANCE BARIATRIC WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM

The Bariatric and Medical Weight-Loss Program has been developed according to the guidelines of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery and brings advanced, surgical solutions to obese patients. Under the direction of Dr. Alleyn, the program offers the most proven and effective techniques for treating obesity and its related complications with a team approach. The Center’s comprehensive successful approach includes specialists in surgery, internal medicine, family medicine, nutrition, psychology, and exercise therapy. The multi-specialty, fulltime support team is dedicated to providing the best pre-operative to post-operative care to ensure every patient receives the best care.

• Pre-surgery counseling
• Post-operative office visits
• Nutritional counseling
• On-going medical education
• Support groups
• Aftercare programs
• Nutritional vitamins
• Center’s lifetime commitment to you

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Bariatric/Diabetes/Wellness

Preventative Care Class Schedule

Bariatric/Diabetes/Wellness