For more than 30 years, Mobile Infirmary has specialized in weight loss procedures and long-term care to help patients take control of their weight and their health.
As the area’s first and most comprehensive surgical weight loss program, Mobile Infirmary’s Bariatric Center provides:
The Bariatric Center physicians and staff provide you with detailed information about weight loss surgery options, as well as answer any questions you may have about the procedures.
Once you decide which weight loss surgery is right for you, the next step is to attend a free informational seminar provided by one of our surgeons.
The seminar addresses:
Instead of the large abdominal incision used in open surgery, da Vinci surgeons make just a few small incisions - similar to traditional laparoscopy. The da Vinci System features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and special wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human wrist. These features enable your surgeon to operate with enhanced vision, precision, dexterity and control.
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci Surgery offers the following potential benefits:
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci Bariatric Surgery offers the following potential benefits compared to traditional laparoscopy:
State-of-the-art da Vinci uses the latest in surgical and robotics technologies and is beneficial for performing complex surgery. Your surgeon is 100% in control of the da Vinci System, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body.da Vinci – taking surgery beyond the limits of the human hand.
During this procedure, the surgeon creates a smaller stomach pouch and attaches a Y-shaped section of the small intestine directly to the pouch. This allows food to bypass a large portion of the small intestine, which absorbs calories and nutrients. Having the smaller stomach pouch causes patients to feel fuller sooner and, therefore, eat less.
A silicone band and an injection port are implanted during gastric banding. The silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach and molds the stomach into two connected chambers. The injection port is attached to the abdominal wall, underneath the skin and connected to the band with soft, thin tubing. The doctor injects saline solution into your band through the port. Adding saline increases the restriction of the band and helps the patients feel fuller sooner.
Surgeons now utilize single incision laparoscopic surgery through the belly button for some gastric banding procedures. Reducing the number of incisions means faster recovery times, less pain and less risk of infection and bleeding.
Sleeve resection is typically considered a treatment option for bariatric surgery patients with a BMI of 35 or higher. During sleeve resection, the surgeon creates a small, sleeve-shaped stomach, which is larger than the stomach pouch created during Roux-en-Y bypass.
For more information on which surgery is right for you, call 251-435-2780.
For more information about weight loss surgical procedures, seminars, and support groups, call 251-435-2780.