Excess weight not only harms your health, but your quality of life and the way you feel about yourself. Our clinic is on the forefront of providing metabolic surgery for fighting the diseases of diabetes and obesity. Add years to your life with a healthier body so you can create more enjoyable memories with family and friends.
Our program is designed to fit each person’s unique needs and has helped patients regain their health. Our team includes a bariatric surgeon, advanced practice providers, nurses, dietitians, a psychologist, exercise physiologists and insurance coordinators. With follow-up care from our team and support from others on the same path, clients can change their lifestyles and navigate the transition to a healthy weight and a better life. We combine the latest in expertise and technique with exceptional support. Surgical options include the following procedures:
This is the most common type of bariatric surgery. Gastric sleeve surgery is a restrictive type of procedure that permanently reduces the size of the stomach, changing multiple gut hormones, including ghrelin, that control weight gain and weight loss.
During this type of procedure, part of the stomach is separated from the rest of the stomach and closed off with staples to create a smaller pouch, resulting in less calorie absorption. Patients also have a greater sense of satisfaction with less food. The surgery results in less production of ghrelin, a hormone that may be partly responsible for making you feel hungry.
Our services do not currently include new gastric band surgeries, but we do remove previously placed adjustable gastric bands, if necessary.
UP Bariatric Institute surgeries are performed at UP Health System – Marquette.
