About the Program
Sutter Health's Weight Management Programs are designed to help people who are significantly overweight (more than 100 pounds), and who have tried more traditional weight-reduction methods without success. About 75 percent of our patients achieve weight loss of 40 to 50 percent of their total preoperative weight within 18 to 24 months after surgery.
Not Just Surgery
Our comprehensive programs provide not only gastric bypass and gastric banding surgery, but a complete package of services that focus professional expertise on helping you achieve the best long-term benefit.
The decision to have gastric-bypass surgery or gastric banding involves significant life changes. According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, long-term success depends not just on the surgical procedure, but also on access to services that support you in making permanent changes in diet, fitness and emotional well being. That's why Sutter Health's Weight Management Programs include expert nutrition counseling, a menu of fitness choices and behavioral health support. If you live in an area that isn't convenient to take advantage of Sutter Health's Weight Management Programs, you should seek similar services in your home community.
The Sutter Health's Weight Management Programs include:
- The most effective gastric-bypass surgery (known as Roux-en-Y) and gastric banding surgery performed by highly skilled, experienced surgeons.
Depending on individual patient condition and needs, in many cases the surgery can be performed laparoscopically - Individualized care coordination throughout the programs by a clinical nurse specialist
- Nutrition counseling and education
- Patient support groups
- Personal exercise program developed by an exercise physiologist; including options such as aquatic exercise
- Individual psychological therapy, if needed.