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Bariatric Surgery Seminar
Meets the first and third Monday of each month at the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center
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Erlanger’s bariatric surgery program provides comprehensive, state-of-the art surgical care for those who are 100 pounds or more overweight and/or have health conditions related to obesity. Our goal is to help you achieve lasting lifestyle changes by offering emotional, nutritional, and medical support throughout your weight loss—and maintenance—program. This comprehensive program, tailored specifically to meet your needs, provides long-term follow-up, nutritional, psychological, and exercise support.
Dr. Jack Rutledge, with University Surgical Associates, will be among those discussing Erlanger’s bariatric surgery program. Using a team approach to achieving weight loss, Dr. Rutledge and the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center staff will discuss how their surgical weight loss program can help increase your ability to move, improve your self-esteem and, most importantly, extend your life. Their goal is to help reverse or significantly improve the medical complications of life-threatening obesity—including diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, infertility, and depression. Feel free to bring family members, friends, and your questions so that we will be better able to help you start your journey towards a healthier, happier life.
The Chattanooga Lifestyle Center is located at 325 Market Street in Chattanooga. It will be held in the third floor conference room.
This seminar is only for individuals with a body mass index (BMI) between 40 and 60 or who have at least 2 comorbidities if BMI is between 35-40 (eg. diabetes AND hypertension. CLICK HERE to calculate your BMI.
Achieve lasting lifestyle change with emotional, nutritional, and medical
support during and after weight loss treatment
Obesity is a complex condition involving one’s eating habits, physical
activity levels, heredity and socio-cultural norms. It can also lead to many
life-threatening health problems, such as heart or lung disease, type 2
diabetes, sleep apnea, asthma, GERD, joint degeneration, hypertension, and many
types of cancer. To achieve positive, life-long outcomes, Erlanger offers a
comprehensive obesity program involving multiple specialties and treatment
options.
Why the Weight Loss Program at
Erlanger?
For best results in any weight management program, people need to actively
participate in a multi-disciplinary program which includes nutritional,
emotional and exercise counseling.
Erlanger’s surgical weight loss program, as with its medical weight loss
program, involves a team approach
to help with psychological, nutritional and medical issues before and after
surgery. Team members lead ongoing support group meetings, exercise programs,
counseling, and nutritional guidance at the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center.
Nutritional Evaluations
A pre-surgery nutritional
evaluation, conducted by a dietitian, reviews previous and current eating
habits, as well as past weight loss successes and failures. Education about
one’s diet after surgery will also be addressed, as well as tips for shopping
smart, eating out, and planning meals.
Support Group
The Bariatric Support
Group is an open meeting held each Monday at 5:30
p.m. at the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. The format includes group discussion or a
presentation by a guest speaker or staff member on a topic of interest to
bariatric patients.
The group is open to new and established patients and
spouses and friends are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Exercise Program
Exercise is a key component to any
weight loss program and Erlanger’s degreed exercise physiologist and nurses will
devise a customized exercise plan for before and after bariatric surgery.
Participants will be scheduled for an initial evaluation to assess any special
needs and to establish an individualized exercise routine. Daily progress
towards exercise goals will be recorded, as well as one’s heart rate and blood
pressure response.
The gym at the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center is medically supervised in a
comfortable environment set up to meet each individual’s special needs.
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