Bariatric Surgery/Obesity Surgery Brooklyn, NYC at Beth Israel Medical Center

Bariatric Surgery/ Obesity Surgery Brooklyn, NYC

Have conventional ways of losing weight failed for you? Are you 100lbs. over your ideal body weight or have a Body Mass Index of 40 or greater? If so you may be morbidly obese and that means that your health is being endangered. Morbid obesity can involve Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, Osteoarthritis of weight-bearing joints, sleep apnea/ respiratory problems, Gastroesophageal reflux/Heartburn, depression, infertility, urinary stress incontinence and/or menstrual irregularities. Bariatric surgery or obesity surgery can help greatly to save your health and life. Dr. John L. Holup, DO at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Brooklyn, NYC offers this treatment option for those who are morbidly obese.

Bariatric Surgery is a serious option, but it is an option nonetheless. It is suggested only for morbid obesity, a destructively chronic disease. Bariatric surgery is recommended for people whose health is in jeopardy and diet, exercise or medications do not help. Again, it is an option for patients who are 100lbs. above their recommended body weight or for those with a Body Mass Index of 40 or greater.

Other options for weight loss treatment that are offered at Beth Israel include:

- Diet & Behavior Modification
- Exercise
- Over-the-Counter & Prescription Drugs

Dr. Holup is a Bariatric Surgical Specialist with an advanced training in Surgical Laparoscopy, and he has performed well over 500 Bariatric cases, both open minimally invasive and laparoscopic. He has a successful short and long term relationship with his patients. He lectures on an array of surgical problems, and is a member of the American College of Surgeons in addition to the American Society of General Surgeons, the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

If your weight is putting your health and life in danger, you should not hesitate from undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Holup if Brooklyn, NYC, at the Beth Israel Medical Center is ready and willing to help you all the way.