Weight-Loss Surgery
What Makes Us Different
Weight Loss Management and Surgery at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, offers new hope for weight loss. As a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a state-wide leader in bariatric surgery outcomes, our medical weight management and surgery teams work together to offer you a comprehensive solution to weight-loss. And our patient support groups provide a safe environment for encouragement and support throughout your journey.
Furthermore, our surgeons specialize in academic medicine and innovative research-based care in addition to offering clinical trial opportunities that feature new approaches to weight loss. Simply put, we are nationally recognized specialists who are pioneering the way people look at weight-loss surgery. Find out why - request an appointment, attend an information session, or watch our online seminar.
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Do You Qualify For Weight-Loss Surgery?
We follow the National Institute of Health guidelines for obesity surgery. To qualify, you must have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater or a BMI of 35 in addition to any of the diseases associated with obesity. Those diseases include:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- High cholesterol
- Asthma
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - heartburn symptoms
- Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease
Calculate your BMI and find out if you are at risk:
- Underweight = <18.5
- Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
- Overweight = 25-29.9
- Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
Weight Loss Surgery |
Clinics:
Minneapolis
- Weight Loss Management and Surgery Center
- Phillips-Wangensteen Building, First Floor, Clinic 1E
- Minneapolis, MN 55454
- 612-626-6666
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Bariatric Surgery: Roux-en-Y Bypass
Bariatric Surgery: Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)
Bariatric Surgery: Possible Risks and Complications
Bariatric Surgery: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy





