Columbia University Medical Center | Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery | Practice Brochure

About Us

At Columbia Medical Center/Center for Obesity Surgery, they understand what it means to struggle with your weight. Obesity surgery offers the only proven long-term, effective treatment for morbid obesity. At their center in NYC, you can find a Bariatric surgeon that has already helped many people achieve a permanent solution to obesity. This procedure is life-transforming, and is sure to help you lead a more healthy and active lifestyle.

The exact causes of obesity are not fully understood but it is believed there are many factors involved. The set point, which determined the healthy weight for each individual person, is too high in obese people. This may be a result from a low metabolism with low energy expenditure, excessive caloric intake or a combination. It's important to understand that severe obesity is not caused by a lack of self control. Unfortunately, in most cases even strict diets and exercise programs do not work for people that are obese and so surgery may be their only option to recover.Genetics can be a cause for obesity.

Those who are obese also run health risks such as:

• Infertility and complications during pregnancy
  
• Sleep Apnea
  
• Cancer
  
• Diabetes
  
• Heart Disease
  
• Hypertension
  
• Arthritis
  
• Shortened life span, and others
  

At the Columbia Medical Center/Center for Obesity Surgery, they require that all of their prospective patients make an appointment to attend one of their weekly Obesity Surgery Seminars prior to making an appointment to see any of their staff. The rationale behind this is to educate their patients regarding the various surgical procedures available as well as to discuss the various dietary requirements that go along with the procedures. This way, there is no guess-work regarding what the entire process will entail.

If you wish to make an appointment with Columbia Medical Center in Manhattan, you may do so by phone, or you can schedule to visit one of their complimentary seminars. Take action by working with a Bariatric surgeon there today.