Cheshire Medical Center

Join us on August 3 at 6:30 PM in the North Conference Rooms at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene to learn more about Adjustable Gastric Banding.

NEW! Patient Story: Read Edmund's story and view his video to hear about his experience with Adjustable Gastric Banding.


Adjustable gastric banding is a minimally invasive surgical procedure performed using laparoscopic surgery. It is considered to be very safe and effective. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, gastric esophageal reflux disorder (GERD), high cholesterol or other blood fats, osteoarthritis, asthma and urinary incontinence, all considered secondary to obesity.

The program requirements are:

• Patients be 18-65 years of age
• Have no history of blood clots
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of 40-55 for females and 40-50 for males without existing diseases caused by obesity or a BMI of greater than 35 with diseases caused by obesity and a weight of less than 425 pounds
• A history of multiple weight loss attempts
  
• The ability to understand informed consent and taking a personal role in successful weight loss

Information sessions regarding this new procedure are held every other month in the North Conference Rooms at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene. Additional dates for 2010 are: October 5, and December 7.

Attendance at an information session is mandatory for entrance into the bariatric surgery program.

For further information, please call 603-354-6504.

Click here for more information about Adjustable Gastric Banding and learn more about our Gastroenterology department and our General Surgery department.