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    Weight Loss Procedures & Surgery Options

    Mills-Peninsula's weight loss surgery program is an American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (ASMBS). We offer obesity surgeries to patients looking for the best care in San Mateo County and beyond.

    Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    Roux was the name of the Swiss surgeon who developed this technique of joining the stomach pouch to the small intestine, creating a small pouch and a U-shaped intestinal junction. It is most effective in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and works by reducing the amount of food a person may eat at one time and by "bypassing" the small intestine where the absorption of calories occurs.

    Lap-Band

    An adjustable silicone band placed around the top part of the stomach during a laparoscopic surgical procedure designed to restrict food intake.

    Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

    Causes weight loss by restricting food intake by surgically removing about 60 percent of the stomach, creating the narrow tube or "sleeve" shaped stomach.

    Revisional / Transoral Surgery following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    After a thorough re-evaluation, patients with a structural problem with prior gastric bypass procedure may benefit from endoscopic transoral revisional surgery to tighten the passageway from pouch to small bowel.

    This minimally invasive approach may also be used to treat GERD (gastro- esophageal reflux disease).

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