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LAP-BAND® Weight Loss Surgery

If you or someone you know is struggling with severe obesity and related health conditions, Saint Alphonsus bariatric (weight loss) surgery program can help. For patients who have repeatedly failed with conventional means of weight loss, bariatric surgery proves to be the best option for clinical or morbid obesity. Saint Alphonsus specializes in the LAP-BAND® System surgery.

At Saint Alphonsus, bariatric surgery teams are made up of highly trained surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, exercise therapists and psychologists, who are able to provide patients with safe and effective weight-loss surgery, comprehensive pre- and post-operative education and ongoing aftercare.

A decision to have weight loss surgery should not be taken lightly. The goal of this website is to provide you with information that can help you decide whether weight loss surgery is right for you and if you are a candidate. It is important that you ask all the questions you have about the surgery. Contact your doctor, or attend a weight loss seminar or support group.

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For more information or to register for a LAP-BAND Seminar, please call Jamee Brinkerhoff, Weight Loss Surgery Coordinator at 208-367-8309.

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