Morbid obesity is a serious disease affecting more than 9 million Americans. A person diagnosed with this condition generally weighs at least twice or 100 pounds more than his or her ideal weight. The National Institutes of Health report that morbid obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing life-threatening diseases such as diabetes, cancer and hypertension. Sufficient weight loss can improve your health, reduce your risk of developing associated conditions, and enhance your quality of life.

Suurgical Associates of Marshall County offers two exciting options for the surgical treatment of severe obesity. Please read the information provided for each procedure and decide which may be best for you. We offer free imformative seminars on these operations almost every month where both of our physicians can answer any questions you may have. If you'd like to see when the next seminar will be, please visit our calendar. If you would like immediate information you may reach our staff at either one of our office locations.

You may also call our LAP-BAND/Gastric Bypass hotline at (256) 302-7189.

Please click the links below for information on our procedures for the management of morbid obesity.

THE LAP-BAND SYSTEM  **NEW**

THE ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS

If you would like to find out your BMI (Body Mass Index), click HERE for a downloadable BMI chart...or you can click HERE for an online BMI calculator.