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About Obesity
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in this country. Approximately 127 million Americans are overweight, 60 million are obese (Body Mass Index, or BMI of >30), and 9 million are considered extremely or morbidly obese (BMI>40, about 100 pounds or more overweight). That translates to an estimated 65.2% of US adults, 20 years or older. Fifteen percent of children and adolescents are overweight, and 30.5% who are obese.
For individuals with extreme obesity, for whom other weight-loss treatments have failed, weight-loss surgery may be a good option. Approximately 205,000 individuals in the US have weight-loss surgery each year, which is less than 1% of those who are candidates for this treatment.
Weight-Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)
NewYork-Presbyterian Obesity Surgery offers surgical treatment for obesity and is one of six clinical centers in the United States to be part of LABS, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) consortium that evaluates bariatric procedures.
The Service utilizes a team approach to care which includes surgeons, advanced nurse practitioners, physician's assistants and registered dietitians. Together, the team works with patients to help them sustain their weight loss and health following surgery.
About 90% of weight-loss surgeries we perform are laparoscopic, which require a number of much smaller incisions, and result in less time spent in the hospital, and a more rapid recovery period. Surgical procedures currently offered include Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, LAP-BAND, Duodenal Switch and Gastric Sleeve. All of these are performed laparoscopically.
Contact
- Center for Obesity Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
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Directions
(212) 305- 4000
- Weight Loss Surgery Program, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
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Directions
(212) 746-5294
