Reach a healthy weight. Improve obesity-related chronic conditions including high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and sleep apnea. Reduce high cholesterol. Reduce the risk of developing cancer. Improve fertility. Reduce hunger and achieve portion control. Live your healthiest life.
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 near Miami specializes in medical solutions for weight loss. With over 20 years of combined experience, we work with patients from Hollywood, Miami, Palm Beach, and all over South Florida with the goal of helping them achieve meaningful weight loss.
The Lap-Band® surgery is a surgical weight loss procedure in which a hollow band is placed around the upper end of the stomach and inflated with a saline solution. This creates a small stomach pouch, which restricts the quantity of food a patient can eat. The narrowed opening between the stomach pouch and the rest of the stomach determines how fast food will move from the pouch to the rest of the stomach, slowing down digestion.
The band is adjustable. It can be loosened or tightened, depending on the patient’s needs, through an access port implanted in the chest. Band removal is also an option. An expert weight loss doctor will either inflate the band (inject more saline solution, making the narrowed opening tighter) or deflate the band (making the narrowed opening looser) during a scheduled appointment in the doctor’s office. No additional surgery is needed.
Gastric banding is one of the least invasive bariatric surgery options, and band removal is also an option. Patients rarely experience vitamin deficiency complications, as the digestive system stays intact and the body’s anatomy has not changed. There is no risk of malabsorption. Though the Lap-Band® is meant to be permanent, it is completely reversible, which makes it an attractive option for many patients.
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.
Achieve portion control.
Develop healthy, sustainable lifestyle and eating habits.
Live your healthiest life.
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.
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.
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.
Expert bariatric surgeons and weight loss doctors provide you with the best care. Excellence in individualized patient care.
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.
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.
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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.