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Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and is now considered the No. 1 cause of diabetes and heart disease.

For many people, traditional methods like calorie restriction and exercise have failed to produce initial or sustained weight loss results. If you are considering a more aggressive approach to weight loss, you are not alone. Nearly 200,000 people underwent weight loss surgery in the country in 2015, an increase of more than 25 percent over 2011 figures.

There are a variety of procedure options in weight loss surgery and many can be done through small incisions for minimal scarring and faster recovery. Here are some important facts if youre considering a surgical solution:

Gastric Bypass is a procedure that creates a new stomach pouch, facilitating smaller meal portions and resulting in fewer calories consumed daily. Advantages of Gastric Bypass include its ability to promote significant long-term weight loss (up to 60 to 80 percent). It also induces beneficial changes in gut hormones that reduce appetite, reduce the risk of type II diabetes, and may lead to feelings of increased energy. Typical patients maintain weight loss of greater than 50 percent after gastric bypass.

Sleeve Gastrectomy is a procedure performed by removing approximately 80 percent of the stomach. The remaining stomach is a tubular pouch that resembles a banana. The size of the new stomach pouch reduces the amount of food that can be consumed. But research suggests that the greater impact may be the effect the surgery has on gut hormones and blood sugar control. Advantages of the sleeve include a more rapid and significant weight loss, similar to results of the gastric bypass. Typical patients experience and maintain a loss of excess body weight at 50 percent or greater. It also requires a relatively short hospital stay (approximately two days), no foreign objects, and no re-routing of the food stream.

The Adjustable Gastric Band is an inflatable band placed around the upper portion of the stomach, creating a small stomach pouch above the band. The size of the stomach opening can be adjusted by filling the band with sterile saline, which is injected through a port placed under the skin. Advantages of the Lap Band procedure include a reduction in the amount of food the stomach can hold, and the procedure is both reversible and adjustable. It involves no cutting of the stomach or rerouting of the intestines. This was once a very popular weight loss procedure but is now seen as the last resort.

If you are wanting to be healthier by including a surgical or medical solution for weight loss, know we are available to guide you down the path to positive changes that will last a lifetime, said Registered Nurse Cheryl Mehring, bariatric nurse navigator at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.

Changes to the body after weight loss surgery are mostly positive, and are an important benefit of the surgical weight loss route. Patients must commit to a lifelong plan of healthy food choices and vitamin and mineral supplementation. And while there is risk associated with any surgical procedure, it is much lower than the number of deaths caused by obesity itself.

If you are considering a surgical or medical solution for your weight loss goals, Carlisle Regional Medical Center offers many resources to help you understand your options. Please call the Mehring at 717-960-3598 for more information about our Weight Loss Information Sessions and Bariatric Support Group. Heres to achieving the healthiest you in 2017.

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