Weight Loss Surgery in Las Vegas – Dr. Bernie Hanna
Congratulations on making the first step to a healthy you. We recognize that the decision to undergo weight loss surgery is a life-changing choice. As leading Las Vegas bariatric surgery providers, we are dedicated to helping you enhance your health, appearance and self-confidence through advanced weight loss surgery procedures. Our commitment to your safety and satisfaction sets us apart from our peers.
Dr. Bernie Hanna and our talented medical team will perform a set of thorough evaluations to determine which weight loss procedure is best for you. We will explain the benefits and risks of each procedure and help you make educated decisions regarding your treatments. Once you decide to go forward with treatment, we will be with you throughout the presurgery, surgery and postsurgery phases to ensure that you feel safe, comfortable and well taken care of.
Procedure description:
The Gastric Band is a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure that takes about 30 minutes to perform. An adjustable gastric band is wrapped around the upper part of the stomach dividing it into a small upper pouch that holds about ½ cup of food, and a larger lower stomach.
How it works:
By creating a smaller stomach pouch, the Band limits the amount of food that one eats at any one time. This allows you to feel full sooner and stay full longer feeling satisfied. The degree of Band tightness affects how much food you can eat and the length of time it takes for food to leave the stomach which allows you to stay satisfied with a small amount for a longer period of time. As you eat less your body will store less calories and you will start burning fat for energy which increases the weight loss.
The Gastric Band is Reversible.
The Gastric Band is the least invasive safest procedure.
Procedure description:
The Gastric Sleeve/sleeve gastrectomy procedure is a minimally invasive procedure that takes less than an hour to perform.
In this procedure a thin vertical stomach is created into a narrow tube like a banana. The remaining stomach is removed.
How it works:
Sleeve Gastrectomy is a restrictive procedure that by creating a smaller stomach pouch, limits the amount of food that can be eaten at any one time. You feel full sooner and stay full longer. As you eat less food the body will stop storing excess calories and start using its fat supply for energy. In addition by removing a part of the stomach we eliminate a portion of the hunger hormone Grehlin which causes a decrease in appetite. Food passes through the digestive tract in the usual order allowing for normal digestion.
Procedure description:
The Gastric Bypass is also done laparoscopically with small incisions. It is the most involved procedure and the oldest of the three procedures. In this procedure your surgeon creates a small stomach pouch and reattaches it to the small intestine which allows food to bypass a portion of the digestive tract.
How it works:
The Gastric Bypass limits the amount of food that can be eaten at any one time. You feel fuller sooner for a longer period of time. In addition by bypassing a portion of the intestine the body absorbs less calories. As you eat less food, and absorb fewer calories your body will stop storing excess calories and start using its fat supply for energy.
Visit us also {at} 
