What is Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, also known as gastric sleeve surgery, is a minimally invasive weight-loss procedure offered by our team of bariatric surgeons in Las Vegas, Nevada. This type of bariatric surgery involves permanently reducing the size of stomach, thus limiting the amount of food it can hold. Patients can expect to lose 40 to 50 percent of excess body weight over one to two years after the sleeve gastrectomy procedure.

What is Gastric Bypass Surgery?

Laparoscopic gastric bypass, also known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is a minimally invasive procedure offered by our team of dedicated bariatric surgeons in Las Vegas, Nevada. This type of weight-loss surgery redirects food so that it bypasses most of the stomach, thus limiting the amount of food the stomach can hold and calorie absorption. Most patients lose 40 to 70 percent of excess body weight one to two years after the gastric bypass procedure.

What is Gastric Sleeve Revision?

During gastric sleeve revision, our expert team of bariatric surgeons located in Las Vegas, Nevada, convert your current weight-loss surgery to a gastric bypass. A gastric revision is only available to those who have already gone through a previous failed weight-loss procedure. Gastric sleeve revision surgery may benefit those suffering from complications of a previous weight-loss surgery or those not losing weight as expected by their weight-loss team after a gastric sleeve procedure.

What is a Hiatal Hernia?

A hiatal hernia takes place when the top of the stomach pushes through the muscle that separates the abdomen and chest. A common cause of hiatal hernias is rapid weight gain or weight loss, which includes weight loss from weight-loss surgery. Our bariatric surgeons, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, offer hiatal hernia surgery as a procedure for those who may be experiencing a hiatal hernia after weight-loss surgery.