The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana are one of the few programs across the country in which patients have a choice among all of these weight loss surgery options. We believe that it is important to the long-term success of our surgical weight loss patients to have surgical options when choosing which surgery best fits your medical situation, comfort level and lifestyle.
Weight loss surgery is typically performed laparoscopically, or using minimally invasive techniques. Laparoscopic procedures are performed under general anesthesia, like open surgery, but result in less trauma to the body and shorter post-op recovery time. During a laparoscopic procedure, surgeons make several small incisions rather than one large incision, and use long, thin surgical instruments. A narrow video camera is also passed through one of these ports so that the surgeon can view the operative site on a nearby video monitor.