Weight Loss Surgery Seminar
Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord, a specialist in laparoscopic weight loss surgery, will present “Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for You?” on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
The seminar will take place in Suite 3 of the Hospital Resource Center.
Lord serves as director of the Sacred Heart Institute for Surgical Weight Loss. He has special expertise in minimally invasive surgical weight loss procedures, and is the only board-certified bariatric surgeon in Northwest Florida with advanced fellowship training in weight loss surgery.
Lord and the Institute for Surgical Weight Loss can perform two types of weight loss surgery that use small incisions:
Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery – Involves a permanent rerouting of the digestive system that leaves patients with a small stomach pouch, creates a bypass that reroutes food around a portion of the small intestine.
Adjustable gastric banding – Using a laparoscope, an inflatable band is placed around the stomach, creating a small upper pouch at the top, with restricted passage to the rest of the stomach. This pouch fills quickly and creates a feeling of fullness.
Lord and his staff provide comprehensive evaluation of clinically obese patients to determine their candidacy for these life-changing procedures as well as extensive patient/family education to create a foundation for a healthy lifestyle.
Reservations are recommended for this free seminar and can be made by calling toll-free (877) 416-1600 or online at www.sacred-heart.org.
