Weight loss surgical procedures in Tulsa
Utica Park Clinic offers weight loss surgical procedures through The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso. This accredited medical weight loss program, often referred to as “Bailey Bariatrics”, offers more than metabolic surgery services. At the Center for Bariatrics, our specialists are committed to offering support, educational resources, and motivation throughout your weight loss journey. Whether you are interested in learning more about gastric sleeve and bypass surgery or would like to explore nonsurgical options, our weight loss specialists and bariatric surgeons are here to help.
About weight loss surgery
Bariatric surgery can help treat obesity in people when diet, exercise and medication have failed. Bariatric surgery may be an option for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more. If you have other serious health conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, bariatric surgery may be beneficial if your BMI is between 35 and 40.
According to studies conducted by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, patients typically lose the most weight one to two years after bariatric surgery and see substantial weight improvements in obesity-related conditions. Patients may lose as much as 60% of excess weight six months after surgery, and 77% of excess weight as early as 12 months after surgery. On average, five years after surgery, patients maintain 50% of their excess weight loss.
In addition to treating obesity, weight loss surgery can improve a wide range of other health issues. Bariatric surgery can often result in a remission of obesity-related conditions like diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. Studies show bariatric surgery may also reduce a patient’s risk of obesity-related death by 30-50%.
The Center for Bariatrics
The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center features some of the most experienced and respected medical weight loss specialists and bariatric surgeons near Tulsa. Our team understand that the weight loss journey doesn’t end after surgery, which is why we offer comprehensive support through our post-operative navigators to ensure you achieve your long-term weight loss goal.
Bailey Bariatrics provides the following weight loss surgical procedures:
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, often called the “sleeve,” is performed by removing approximately 80% of the stomach. The remaining stomach is the size and shape of a banana. The stomach is freed from organs around it, then surgical staplers are used to remove 80% of the stomach, making it much smaller. The new, smaller stomach holds less food and liquid helping reduce the amount of food (and calories) that is consumed.
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: This surgery starts with the stomach being divided into a smaller top portion (pouch) about the size of an egg. The larger part of the stomach is bypassed and no longer stores or digests food. The small intestine is also divided and connected to the new stomach pouch to allow food to pass. The small bowel segment, which empties the bypassed or larger stomach is connected into the small bowel approximately three to four feet downstream, resulting in a bowel connection resembling the letter Y. Eventually, the stomach acids and digestive enzymes from the bypassed stomach and first portion of the small intestine will mix with food that is eaten.
- SADI-S with sleeve gastrectomy: This procedure starts the same way as sleeve gastrectomy, making a smaller tube-shaped stomach. The first part of the small intestine is divided just after the stomach. A loop of the intestine is measured several feet from its end and is then connected to the stomach. When the patient eats, food goes through the pouch and directly into the latter portion of the small intestine. The food then mixes with digestive juices from the first part of the small intestine. This allows enough absorption of vitamins and minerals to maintain healthy levels of nutrition.