Weight loss surgery also called bariatric surgery and is often more effective than other weight loss approaches. It not only help you lose weight dramatically but also ensures good health and vitality. However, it is not a shortcut to weight loss or a quick fix.
Bariatric surgery is a comprehensive procedure for anybody who is morbidly obese or has other health complications. Bariatric surgeons are highly skilled and experienced professionals delivering a new look and feel for a better life.
At the UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center, surgeons perform a complete body check to confirm if a patient can undergo a bariatric procedure. Upon testing eligibility, the team suggests the best bariatric surgery option to the patient and puts him/her on a pre-operative program. It involves nutrition checks, medication, and counseling.
Bariatric surgery benefits exceed beyond mere weight loss. Yes, patients lose weight, typically during the first 9 to 12 months after the surgery. In addition, patients experience improved health and vigor. Especially, patients with type II diabetes report remarkable health improvements after the surgery. Diabetes is a debilitating condition that leads to other complications like peripheral vascular disease, stroke, heart disease, nerve diseases, kidney disease, and others. Bariatric surgery can improve the condition and even reverse diabetes with proactive measures.
Team
About The Team At UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center
Hugh Babineau: Dr. Hugh P. Babineau, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is one of the most skilled, board-certified general surgeons. He is also a bariatric surgery specialist. He developed an interest in obesity surgical treatment during his residency and medical school. He is primarily specialized in bariatric surgery with other specializations in laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Babuneau is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, a batch of 1996. He is also affiliated with the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, East Texas Medical Center, and the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Jacksonville.
Charles Keith: Dr. Charles J. Keith, MD, is also a bariatric surgeon and an integral part of the team. He practices at the UT Health East Texas Physicians, Tyler. He firmly believes that patient care should be individualized to health goals. Every patient is different; they deserve a personalized plan that meets their goals.
Dr. Charles Keith is a board-certified general surgeon. He is a graduate of the University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2013. During his bariatric surgery practice, he discovered that weight loss procedures are designed to aid more than just weight loss. It also aims to give a healthy life to patients, free from diseases and disorders. He is an expert bariatric surgeon who performs gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, revision bariatric surgery, duodenal switch, and many endoscopic therapies. He is also trained in reflux surgery, foregut diseases, and various general surgery areas like hernia repair and cholecystectomy.
Bariatric Procedures At UT Health Bariatric Center Tyler
- Gastric Bypass: Gastric bypass surgery, also called the Roux-en-Y procedure is a relatively less invasive bariatric procedure. The process involves creating a pouch by dividing the stomach into unequal parts. While the top of the stomach becomes the pouch, the bottom part is bypassed or excluded, as food does not enter that part. However, it is not necessary to remove this bypassed stomach completely. It still produces stomach juices and enzymes. It restricts food intake, dumping, suppressing appetite, and malabsorption of nutrients.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy: Sleeve gastrectomy reduces the stomach size drastically. The stomach becomes more like a tube or a banana. That is how it is called “sleeve” gastrectomy. The surgery is designed to preserve the pylorus or the valve that leaves the stomach. It works by restricting food, dumping, reducing appetite, and malabsorption.
- Adjustable Gastric Band: Also called LAP-BAND Surgery, the procedure involves planning an adjustable silicone gastric band inside the top part of the stomach. The band tightens and loosens the stomach. It mainly works by reducing appetite and through restriction.
- Duodenal Switch: This procedure involves sleeve gastrectomy and intestinal modifications. Although the original duodenal switch surgery is a standard method, the modified version is called SADI-S. The American Society of Metabolic Surgery has approved this advanced procedure. It also works on the principle of restriction and dumping followed by reducing appetite. As a result, malabsorption happens.
All the essential bariatric procedures are performed at the UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center with utmost precision and care.
Costs
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center: Making You Feel Better offers price transparency to offer the price for the gastric sleeve at $2,456, and the gastric bypass at $3,229.20. If you want to learn more about their price click here. Upon reading further this look
Locations
1100 E. Lake St., Suite 150
Tyler, TX 75701
