Several safe and effective methods of surgical weight loss are available today. Each bariatric surgery offers excellent weight loss results — no single surgery is better than another for the treatment of obesity. We have had patients experience success across a wide spectrum of bariatric surgery options.
These surgeries, in which weight loss is achieved by limiting food intake by reducing the size of the stomach, are:
Weight loss is achieved by reducing food intake as well as limiting the absorption of calories in the intestinal tract by bypassing a portion of the small intestine. The amount of malabsorption is dictated by the length of the intestine that is bypassed. These surgeries include:
If you’re a good candidate for bariatric surgery, the next step is to decide which bariatric surgery is best for your goals and lifestyle. A good first step is to ask yourself the following questions:
Combination stomach restrictive and malabsorptive operations like the Duodenal Switch typically yield higher weight loss with lower regain rates.
The duodenal switch has a greater than 90 percent cure rate for weight-related diabetes.
Are you a busy professional who travels often? If you lead a busy life, the Sleeve Gastrectomy is a relatively low-maintenance surgery that is ideal for those on the go.
If you have a significant amount of weight to lose and weight is preventing you from being active, the Duodenal Switch surgery may help bring about substantial weight loss and weight maintenance.
Sleeve gastrectomy brings about fast, predictable weight loss and is a good option for patients seeking weight loss in preparation for knee and hip joint replacement, as well as spine surgery and other elective surgery.
During your initial consultation with Dr. Srikanth, he will help provide a comparison of the different types of weight loss surgery so that you can make an informed decision.
Above all else, Dr. Srikanth’s goal is to move patients from heavy to healthy. Over the years, he has come up with five simple indicators of health that he calls his “Healthy High Five.”
Dr. Srikanth’s Heathy High Five:
| Index | Goal |
| BMI (Body Mass Index) | < 30 |
| Blood Pressure | < 130/80 (ideal 125/75) |
| Blood Sugar Level | |
| Hemoglobin A1C | < 7.0 (ideal < 6.0) |
| Before Meals | 90 – 130 mg/dL |
| After Meals | < 180 mg/dL |
| Cholesterol | |
| Low-Density Lipoprotein | < 100 mg/dL |
| High-Density Lipoprotein | > 50 mg/dL (women) |
| Blood Triglyceride Level | < 150 mg/dL |
Weight loss surgery has a better track record of achieving these goals than standard medical therapy for morbidly obese patients.
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), bariatric surgery is “associated with massive weight loss and improves, or even resolves (cures), obesity-related comorbidities for the majority of patients … including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, asthma and other obesity-related breathing disorders, arthritis, lipid (cholesterol) abnormalities, gastroesophageal reflux disease, fatty liver disease, venous stasis, urinary stress incontinence, pseudotumor cerebri and more.”
