Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery – Reduce your size, add years to your life

Obesity is worldwide epidemic and is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. It is a condition that does not discriminate and affects men and women of all ages, races, ethnicities and education levels.

Nearly 100 million Americans – two-thirds of the adult population – are obese or morbidly obese. Anyone who is severely overweight and has tried many non-surgical weight loss methods without success may be eligible for weight loss surgery.

State-of-the-Art Surgical Procedures

Cooper offers patients the three most popular and successful weight loss procedures – gastric bypass, gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy. Minimally invasive techniques are used on almost all patients.

Study after study proves that losing a significant amount weight saves lives. It can also cure, reduce risk or prevent over 30 diseases and conditions.

Health Insurance Coverage

Most major health insurance plans cover weight loss surgery. All require some form of documentation that demonstrates that non-surgical weight loss methods were attempted, yet not effective. The Cooper Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery team works closely with patients and their physicians to make sure they meet the patient’s health insurance documentation requirements.

Weight Loss Surgery Can Cure or Prevent Disease

National studies show quality of life improves by 95 percent in most bariatric patients and 5-year mortality rates decline by 89 percent. The combination of bariatric surgery, medical therapy and lifestyle improvements help cure, alleviate or prevent a host of conditions and diseases.

Weight Loss Surgery Can Cure:

• Type 2 diabetes and its complications
• Heart disease
• High cholesterol and other lipid disorders
• Hypertension
• Sleep apnea

It Also Helps:

• Asthma
• Cardiovascular disease
• Degenerative joint disease
• Depression
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Gout
• Infertility
• Metabolic syndrome
• Migraine and chronic headaches
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Polycystic ovarian disease
• Pregnancy complications
• Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Stroke
• Venous stasis disease

Information and Appointments

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 856.342.2384.