Considering Weight-Loss Surgery?
Learn more about bariatric surgery at UVA.
Obesity has become an epidemic here in the U.S., with nearly 40 percent of American adults classified as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The problem, of course, is that obesity causes a variety of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and many others — even early death.
If you are obese, the logical first step is to try losing the weight by making changes to your diet and working with your doctor to establish an exercise regimen. For some, however, it may be necessary to explore a surgical weight loss procedure.
In this NBC29 Straight Talk MD segment, cardiologist Brandy Patterson, MD, discusses who might be a good candidate for weight loss surgery. Watch below.
I’ve been an outpatient at the University of Virginia since the age of 15 years because the confition of Cushings Syndrome was diagnosed. Earlier surgery has resolved that condition, I pray to God!
Now, I seek to lose the weight which troubles me though I’ve tried to diet with exercise. The weight fluctuates.
If you could possibly be of assistance, please contact me and have a blessed blessed day!
Thanks for reaching out. You’re welcome to make an appointment with our weight loss surgery program — you can contact them at 434.924.2121 or request an appointment online.
We also have a free obesity support group open to people considering weight loss surgery or who have already had it.