Bariatric Surgery

The West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center at Forbes Regional Campus offers advanced surgical techniques for patients with morbid obesity. Gastric bypass surgery can significantly reduce conditions associated with morbid obesity such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiac dysfunction, gall bladder disease, arthritis, depression, urinary stress incontinence, menstrual and fertility irregularities, sleep apnea, respiratory dysfunction and the increased incidence of certain cancers.

Gastric bypass surgery has been proven to help obese people lose 100 pounds or more, significantly improving their health and drastically reducing their dependence on medications for illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

We consider the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to be the best operation for morbid obesity. The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass combines both restriction and malabsorption to optimize both weight loss and improve co-morbidities. It is considered to be the "gold standard" of obesity surgery, or the benchmark to which other bariatric operations are compared. The laparoscopic surgical approach provides the benefits of less pain and discomfort and quicker recovery.

Visit the West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center  at Forbes Regional Campus Web Site.
Last Updated: December 03, 2007