Treatment Options

Texas Weight Management Program (TWMP) is a comprehensive medical and surgical weight loss program. Our team of dedicated medical professionals is committed to treating each person as an individual. Through active patient education, exemplary pre- and post-surgical care and ongoing support, TWMP will partner with you to best determine the most appropriate route for your success and help you accomplish your personal weight loss goals.

Procedures

Texas Weight Management Program offers the following medical and surgical weight loss procedures:

• Medically supervised weight loss programs
• Lap-Band or Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass

Most non-surgical weight loss programs are based on some combination of diet/behavior modification and regular exercise. Unfortunately, even the most effective interventions have proven to be effective for only a small percentage of patients. It is estimated that less than 5% of individuals who participate in non-surgical weight loss programs will lose a significant amount of weight and maintain that loss for a long period of time.

According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 90% of all people in these programs regain their weight within one year. Sustained weight loss for patients who are morbidly obese is even harder to achieve. Serious health risks have been identified for people who move from diet to diet, subjecting their bodies to a severe and continuing cycle of weight loss and gain known as "yo-yo dieting."

The fact remains that morbid obesity is a complex, multifactorial chronic disease.

For many patients, the risk of death from not having the surgery is greater than the risks associated with having the procedure. Patients who have had a surgical weight loss procedure and are benefiting from its results , report improvements in their quality of life, social interactions, psychological well-being, employment opportunities and economic conditions.

In clinical studies, candidates for the procedure who have had multiple obesity-related conditions questioned whether they could safely have the surgery. Selection of surgical candidates is based on very strict criteria and these studies have shown that surgery was an option for the majority of patients.