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Our Team
Welcome to the online home
of Lee Center for Surgical Weight Management. This
hospital-based service is conveniently located to serve Lee
County and the surrounding communities.
Hospitals around the
country are recognizing the demand for surgical weight loss
programs. Morbid obesity (defined as being 100 pounds or more
above your ideal weight) is the number two preventable cause of
death in the United States.
Along with the
psychological impact of morbid obesity, there are significant
health issues that effect the body's mechanical and metabolic
functions. These other health issues affect nearly every organ
in the body and produce serious illnesses including diabetes,
heart disease, gall bladder disease, gastroesophageal reflux
disease, sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency, high
cholesterol, and arthritic symptoms in weight-bearing joints,
just to name a few.
Lee Center for Surgical
Weight Management offers you a comprehensive approach to
morbid obesity, which has significant advantages over weight
loss programs. We use surgical weight loss (laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding or gastric
bypass), a multidisciplinary approach to care, extensive pre-
and post-operative patient education, and full follow-up support
to achieve success.
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Why choose Lee Center for Weight
Management?
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Our center offers both non-surgical and
surgical approaches to weight loss.
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Our surgeon is fellowship trained in
laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.
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Our weight loss program is designed to
provide the most personal attention by trained health care
providers in the latest in surgical technology.
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We have a specially-trained operating room
surgical weight loss team.
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Our weight management dietitians have
specialized training in obesity management.
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Our dietitians will provide you with a
nutritional consultation necessary in order to proceed with
weight loss surgery.
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Our medical weight management program is
available to you if required by your insurance carrier.
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Our Bariatric (surgical weight loss)
Program Coordinator is a registered nurse with extensive
training in bariatric surgery.
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The pre- and post-operative education,
nurse follow-up visits, pre-op clearances, and support
groups are offered at multiple locations.
Take control of your future!
For details regarding our next information
session (date, time and location) on laparoscopic adjustable
gastric banding or gastric
bypass surgery, please call and register at 239-343-9966.
Information Sessions are held monthly
in the evening. At these information sessions, the surgeons will
give you an informative lecture about weight loss surgery,
leaving plenty of time for your questions. Call 239-343-9966
to register and receive information on the next informational
session.
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