Gastric Bypass
Reach a healthy weight. Improve obesity-related chronic conditions like blood pressure and sleep apnea. Resolve Type II Diabetes (in approximately 80% of patients). Reduce high cholesterol, the risk of developing cancer. Develop healthy lifestyle habits to last a lifetime. Live your healthiest life.
Gastric Bypass Surgery in Miami Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties
Choosing to undergo weight loss surgery is not an overnight decision. Most of our patients have spent years trying to lose weight or have been unsuccessful in sustaining weight loss. Moreover, it’s not uncommon for our patients to struggle with obesity-related chronic illnesses and the high cost of medication.
Obesity is a complex metabolic illness, and the complications of obesity go beyond physical problems. Many of our patients have experienced weight bias and stigmas at school, at the workplace, in their relationships, in their healthcare services, and in the media. Our Hollywood, Florida, Weight Loss Clinic specializes in medical solutions for weight loss. With over 20 years of combined experience, we work with patients from Hollywood, Miami, and all over South Florida with the goal of helping them achieve meaningful weight loss.
For over 40 years, the gastric bypass medical weight loss procedure has been used to treat obesity and continues to be one of the most popular bariatric surgery options. During the gastric bypass your surgeon will cut across the top of your stomach, creating a small pouch about the size of a walnut. Eventually, this pouch will hold up to one cup of food. (The average stomach can hold four to six cups of food.) This pouch is attached directly to the small intestine, bypassing three to five feet of the intestine.
The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has positive results. Typically, obese patients lose 50 – 75% of their excess weight and Type II Diabetes is resolved in 80% of all cases.
As with all medical weight loss procedures, long-term success depends on lifestyle and diet changes.
Achieve meaningful weight loss
Reduce risk of obesity-related conditions like stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure.
Resolve Type II Diabetes.
Develop healthy, sustainable lifestyle and eating habits.
Live your healthiest life.
Expert Gastric Bypass Surgeons & Florida Weight Loss Clinic
We have worked with thousands of patients since 2010, with one goal: improve their health status through bariatric procedures, surgeries, and medical weight management.
We are an accomplished team of medical professionals in New York and Florida where surgical excellence, cutting-edge technology, and individualized weight loss treatments are defining qualities of our weight loss clinics. Our goal is to provide our patients with guidance to choose the right procedure for them, giving them the tools they need to achieve meaningful, sustainable weight loss.
We look forward to working with you.
Are you a candidate for the gastric bypass surgery?
- Do you have a history of weight-cycling?
- Have your attempts to lose weight (or sustain weight loss) been unsuccessful?
- Do you have a BMI of 40 or higher? (This is considered morbid obesity).
- Do you have a BMI of 35.5 – 39 as well as a comorbidity like type II diabetes, high blood pressure, severe sleep apnea etc.?
Here’s what you can expect with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedure
Before the procedure
- Are you a candidate? Find out if this procedure is the right one for you.
- Meet with your team of weight loss professionals – your weight loss surgeon, bariatric registered dietitian nutritionist, psychologist, anesthesiologist and care staff.
- Prepare your body for surgery with exercise, diet, and supplement protocols. (Specifically, your two-week pre-op diet).
- Stop tobacco use.
- Plan ahead. Arrange for help at home. Pre-prepare post-op meals.
The day of the procedure
- Be prepared to fill out some paperwork. Our staff will help resolve any questions you might have.
- You’ll usually be scheduled for an early morning surgery. Do not eat after midnight the night before surgery.
- Surgery will last between one and two hours.
- You will wake up in a recovery room where you will be monitored closely.
- You might need to spend two to five nights in the hospital, depending on your recovery. Your health is our priority.
After the procedure
- Follow your exercise, diet and supplement protocol, as was established with your bariatric registered dietitian nutritionist and weight loss doctor.
- The post-op diet will allow your stomach to heal without being stretched. This is incredibly important for a quicker recovery. It will also get you accustomed to eating smaller portions.
- Schedule your first post-op appointment (usually a week to 10 days after the procedure), and the series of follow-up appointments to monitor your weight loss and wellness.
- Keep all follow-up appointments.
- Recovery from the gastric bypass procedure can take from three to six weeks.
- Over the course of 12 months, you might lose up to 75% of your excess weight and sustain 50 – 60% of this weight loss over a lifetime.
- Reduce your risk of obesity-related chronic disease and improve your quality of life.
We look forward to being part of your wellness journey.
Increase chances of weight loss surgery success:
- Make lifestyle changes to promote and sustain your weight loss – diet, regular physical activity, exercise, and supplement protocols are all part of these changes.
- Follow your post-op diet and supplement protocol strictly to help with the healing process.
- Connect with a bariatric surgery support group in your area or online. There are many benefits to joining a support group:
- Stay motivated.
- Reinforce your lifestyle goals.
- Overcome feeling isolated and alone.
- Get support for the emotional and physical changes you’re going through from those going through the same.
- Share successes and setbacks in a supportive environment.
- Continue to work with a registered dietitian nutritionist to keep you on track to establishing healthy eating behaviors and lifestyle habits.
- Find ways to incorporate movement into your every-day life.
Find out if your procedure is covered by insurance. Call us for an appointment today!
Meet the Team
How it Works
Are you a candidate?
Make an appointment and meet with your weight loss doctor. Find out if you are a candidate for bariatric surgery or medical weight loss treatments.
Choose the best option
Whether you’re having bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, Lap-Band®, the sleeve, the gastric balloon) or medical weight management, our team is here to prepare you, including psychological counseling, nutrition coaching, and supplement protocol.
Begin your treatment
Expert bariatric surgeons and weight loss doctors provide you with the best care. Excellence in individualized patient care.
Receive ongoing support
Get the tools you need to live a life of wellness and health. Sustain weight loss with meaningful lifestyle changes with support from our team. We are committed to your health.
Before & After
The positive impact of our bariatric procedures and medical weight management program can be seen here. Here are just a few of the thousands of people we’ve worked with over the years who have reached their weight goals, living their healthiest lives.
Find out if your procedure is covered by insurance. Call us for an appointment today!
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We are proud members of ASMSB. Being a member of the ASMSB provides our board-certified medical staff and surgeons with access to the best resources, information, and support to advance the science of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Members of ASMBS are committed to continually improving the quality and safety of care and treatment of people with obesity, recognized as authorities and resources on metabolic and bariatric surgery.
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