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Surgeon
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Location and Contact Details
Oakland County Bariatric Surgery Center P.C.
Silver Oak South
43200 Dequindre Rd., Suite 109
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48314
Phone: (586) 737-2810
Fax: (586) 737-2812
Bariatric Surgeons
Dr. Deol - Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery
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Types of Weight Loss Surgery Performed
1. Lap-Band
2. Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass
Lap-Band - Formally called Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
The LAP-BAND® has been used in the European community, Australia,
and Mexico since 1993. It was approved for use in the United States by
the FDA in June of 2001. The LAP-BAND® is a flexible silicone band
(much like a belt buckle) placed around the top part of the stomach. The
inner surface of the band is lined with an inflatable balloon that is
connected to a reservoir by tubing. The balloon can be filled with water
by injecting the reservoir to make the band tighter around the stomach.
LAP-BAND® is available in three different sizes.
The band works by decreasing the amount of food the patient can eat at
one time. The adjustability of the band allows the surgeon some level
of control over the patient’s weight loss. The amount of stomach
above the band can hold approximately 20 to 25ml.
Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass
This procedure involves cutting the stomach with a stapler device leaving
only a very small stomach pouch. This pouch can hold approximately 15
to 30 ml. This portion of the procedure ensures that the patient can only
eat small portions of food. Next, the small intestine is cut, rearranged,
and reconnected to the new stomach pouch. This portion of the procedure
causes less of the food that is eaten to be absorbed by the body. This
procedure may be done laparoscopically (minimally invasive) or through
the traditional “open” (large incision) technique. Dr. Deol
is trained in the laparoscopic technique.
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