Morbid obesity is a complex

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Morbid obesity is a complex, medical disease, which affects possibly as many as 30 million people in the United States. It is not a moral problem due to a lack of will power. Studies have shown that diets, medications, behavioral modification or exercise programs have a 95% failure rate in this population, due to underlying physiologic, chemical and genetic factors.

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Morbidly obese patients have a very high risk of associated health problems and early death; therefore the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has endorsed two procedures as effective in the treatment of obesity: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RnY). Either of these operations, depending on the circumstances, can be accomplished by an open technique. However, since the endorsement, the Adjustable Lap-Band (ALB) has replaced the Vertical Banded Gastroplasty in most Bariatric Surgeons’ opinions. They both work on the same principle, and that is they are both restrictive only.

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Surgery is an aid to dieting and assists individuals alter their eating habits by restricting food intake or limiting absorption of ingested food or both.

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So, Dr. Hall offers the following surgical procedures: the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RnY) and the Adjustable Lap-Band (ALB) for weight loss. These procedures assist a patient in reducing food and caloric intake, and in addition, the RnY decreases food absorption. Each procedure is associated with medical risks and varies in the anticipated chance of success in losing weight.