Weight Loss Potential Dallas - North Texas Bariatric & General Surgery, P.A.

The weight loss potential from bariatric surgery varies in patients. We help patients throughout the greater Dallas area to understand their weight loss potential at North Texas Bariatric & General Surgery, P.A.

DR. FRANK VENINGA: Everyone who comes to see me has in their mind how much weight they want to lose, they have a goal and I think that's wonderful. But everyone I know wants to be thin just as I want to be thin and that in truth is very difficult to do. To have a reasonable expectation is both a good thing as well as having a very high goal. The average weight loss for Roux-en-y gastric bypass surgeries or lap band surgery for gastric sleeve resections, have been established based on reported successes in relatively large studies. Usually the studies show a 50-60% excess weight loss for lap band surgery. That doesn't guarantee that every individual will reach 50%. In fact, 15% of the people who have lap band lose less than 25%, but that means a certain percentage does very well and lose 75 or more. The average weight loss is 50-60%. That is what we try to get each and every one of our patients to reach.