Weight Loss Surgery Guide
for Potential Patients

The Sacred Heart Institute for Surgical Weight Loss has created an informational web site for those who are interested in having bariatric surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital.

If you're considering weight loss surgery, then visit this site to learn about our staff, surgery techniques, and services that are available at Sacred Heart.

Services & Resources Web Site
for Existing Patients

Current patients of the Sacred Heart Institute for Surgical Weight Loss can visit this web site to gain access to various patient resources.

Access to the ObesityHelp.com patient discussion forums, RemedyMD/ patient health manager web application, and the Weight Loss Surgery eStore are accessible from this site.

Gastric Bypass Laparoscopic Surgery Gastric Bypass is a surgical procedure used to help a patient lose weight. It is usually recommended to help those who are morbidly obese - meaning that their weight problem has become a serious health risk. Gastric Bypass Open Surgery Gastric bypass dramatically reduces the size of the stomach. With a smaller stomach, the patient is physically unable to eat large amounts of food. Gastric Bypass also shortens the small intestine so that the body absorbs less of the food eaten. Gastric Bypass Laparoscopic Adjustable Band Surgery When the stomach is empty, a person feels the urge to eat. When the stomach is full, that urge goes away. An adjustable band dramatically reduces the size of the stomach.