Feel Like Fitting In?

Being overweight can affect much more than your self-esteem. If you suffer from morbid obesity, one of several weight loss procedures offered at Mercy Medical Center may be an option for you.

Mercy Medical Center offers both the LAP-BAND and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Roux-en-Y (pronounced ROO-en-why) is the most popular bariatric surgery in the United States. In this procedure, the surgeon creates a small stomach pouch and then constructs a "bypass" for food. The bypass allows food to skip parts of the small intestine, preventing the body from absorbing as many calories or nutrients.

Learn more about Roux-en-Y and the LAP-BAND procedures by contacting Jim Valentine, M.D., of the Idaho Center for Weight Loss Surgery.