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If you are severely obese and want to find a board certified bariatric surgeon located in San Diego, see below. Laparoscope-assisted surgery is a minimally invasive type of obesity surgery. See also Roux-en-Y. Even so, for optimum health and weight control choose a surgeon experienced in laparoscopy techniques. Good luck in your search for an obesity clinic in the San Diego area.

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San Diego, California

Location and Contact Details

Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
Alan Wittgrove, M.D.
6719 Alvarado Road,
Suite 308,
San Diego, California 92120

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No details of bariatric surgeons available.

Types of Gastric Banding/Bypass Performed

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
If you are 100 pounds or more overweight, San Diego Institute for Surgical Weight Control at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center offers a minimally invasive procedure that could help you lose this unhealthy weight. It's called a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Simply stated, a gastric bypass is an operation that reduces the size of your stomach and redirects the intestine to achieve early fullness. A Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, is a technique that allows surgeons to operate through tiny incisions. While surgery has risks, some advantages of laparoscopy can be less scarring, shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery times than traditional surgery.

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Laparoscopic or open bariatric surgery, such as gastric banding or bypass is not an easy solution to morbid obesity and weight loss. It is a serious surgical procedure, involving health risks. To produce lasting weight loss it requires a long-term patient commitment to eating a healthy diet and following a regular program of physical exercise. Life-long use of nutritional supplements may also be necessary. So, before deciding, discuss your options fully with your doctor. © 2003-2008 Bariatric-Surgery.Info - Terms - Contact - Information - Resources - Add URL