Do you struggle with your weight? Do you diet and exercise like a champion and lose 50 pounds or even more, only to watch as the scale creeps back up?
It can feel hopeless. But please know that this is not your fault. When you try to lose weight, you fight your biology, because your body is hardwired to try to resist weight loss. It’s an incredibly steep uphill battle.
That’s why bariatric surgery is so powerful. Weight loss sleeve surgery can level the playing field so you can lose weight, keep it off, and regain your quality of life.
With the gastric sleeve (or sleeve gastrectomy), you can expect to lose between 55-70% of your excess weight. That could mean losing 100 pounds or even more. Imagine how that would feel.
“I love to work out and go for walks and ride bikes. I went on a 10 mile backpacking trip and felt great.”–Kari Romriell, gastric sleeve patient.
What Is Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery?
A gastric sleeve will change the size and shape of your stomach, limiting how much food you can eat at one time. It removes about 85% of your stomach, leaving a thin sleeve-shaped stomach about as thick as your thumb. The sleeve is one of three weight loss procedures that the BMCC performs.
Even though this bariatric surgery removes part of your stomach, it’s very safe. Thanks to advances in surgical technique, the surgery is as safe as any minor out-patient surgery like having your gallbladder removed. Our double-board-certified bariatric surgeon, Doctor Joshua Long, has one of the lowest complication rates in Denver.
Benefits of Gastric Sleeve Surgery In Denver
In addition to weight loss, this type of bariatric surgery can help with many conditions that are caused or worsened by obesity, such as:
- Diabetes (while less effective at curing diabetes than gastric bypass or duodenal switch surgery, the sleeve can still help to resolve your diabetes)
- Sleep apnea
- High blood pressure
- Joint pain
- Urinary Stress Incontinence
- High cholesterol
- Infertility
- Menstrual irregularities
- PCOS
Who’s the Ideal Candidate for This Bariatric Surgery?
Gastric sleeve surgery may be right for you if you:
- Want to lose 55-70% of your excess weight
- Have existing vitamin/mineral deficiencies (including anemia)
- Struggle with medical conditions that require anti-inflammatory medications or prednisone
- Have had many previous abdominal operations (in which case the gastric bypass can be riskier)
- Suffer from Chron’s disease
How Much Does Sleeve Surgery Cost?
The average cost of this type of bariatric surgery nationwide is $14,900.
At the Bariatric & Metabolic Center of Colorado, we offer the sleeve for $12,250.
(This sleeve cost covers hospitalization, anesthesia, and surgical fees, however it does not include the minimal additional cost of the surgical assist)
Why Choose Dr. Long and the Bariatric and Metabolic Center of Colorado?
The bariatric surgery team at the Bariatric & Metabolic Center of Colorado is among the best in Denver or the entire state. Dr. Joshua Long has dedicated his life to helping patients lose weight, keep it off, and reclaim their quality of life (or experience that quality of life for the first time). He partners with every single patient to better understand what makes them unique. From there he works to build an individual and comprehensive treatment plan specifically for each person.
He’ll also offer weight loss education and resources so you can maximize your weight loss and quality of life.
The results have been excellent. Our participating weight loss surgery patients experience:
- Greater weight loss than the national average
- Less weight regain than the national average
- Fewer complications than the national average
With Dr. Long and the BMCC, you’re in good hands.
- Bariatric Comprehensive MBSAQIP Center
- Very low complications
- Our patients lose 100-200 pounds and keep it off
Schedule an appointment at our Parker location to discuss your options today.
