Bariatric Surgery at MetroHealth

Bariatric surgery is a proven method to help you lose weight and improve your overall health when other methods, such as diet, exercise and lifestyle changes, have failed. 

MetroHealth has earned Comprehensive Center accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. This accreditation demonstrates our commitment to safety and high-quality surgeries.

“We have demonstrated excellent results for our patients,” said Sergio Bardaro, MD, surgical director of the MetroHealth Weight Loss Surgery and Weight Management Center. “We have qualified surgical and medical providers who perform advanced surgeries and offer individualized treatments.”

When you come to MetroHealth for bariatric surgery, our surgeons help you decide between two surgical options: gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass.

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The seminar gives you the information you need to make informed decisions about your health challenges. You will also better understand whether weight loss surgery or nonsurgical weight management is right for you.  

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery

This procedure, also known as sleeve gastrectomy, reduces the size of your stomach by approximately 80%. This reduction limits the amount of food you can eat. It also changes your gut hormones so you have less of an appetite and you feel fuller for longer after you have eaten.

Learn more about gastric sleeve surgery.

Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass surgery, also called roux-en-y gastric bypass, involves stapling your stomach so that only a small pouch is used to digest food. Afterward, your small intestine is rerouted so it connects directly to this pouch. Similar to sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass surgery limits the amount of food you can eat while creating positive changes in your gut hormones.

Learn more about gastric bypass surgery.

Long-Term Improvements in Health and Quality of Life

No matter which procedure you and your surgeon choose, bariatric surgery significantly improves obesity-related conditions, such as:

• diabetes
• high blood pressure
• high cholesterol
• sleep apnea

Weight loss can also prevent new health problems from developing.

• In addition, bariatric surgery can help you:
• be more physically active
• improve your self-esteem
• help you be more social
• improve sexual function
• experience fewer disabilities related to your weight
• have fewer obesity-related health problems

Having bariatric surgery can also extend your life. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, bariatric surgery can reduce your risk of dying from:

• severe obesity
• cancer
• diabetes
• heart disease
• stroke

Hear before-and-after bariatric surgery success stories from people just like you.

MetroHealth Program Ranks Among the Best - 2021

MetroHealth's Weight Loss Surgery and Weight Management Program recently received a distinguished level of re-certification for three years from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) as a Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications.

MetroHealth's Weight Loss Surgery and Weight Management Center is the first in Ohio to receive this high level of certification.

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