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2012 Connecticut Magazine Top Doctor - Elmer L. Valin M.D.

Surgical Weight Loss Can Help You Reclaim Your Health

Dr. Elmer Valin offers a variety of obesity surgery procedures at his New Haven, Connecticut practice to meet your needs and help you achieve a healthy weight. We offer both permanent and reversible treatments, each with unique attributes to meet patients’ individual needs. To meet with Dr. Valin and learn more about which obesity surgery can benefit you, contact our New Haven weight loss clinic today to schedule an appointment.

Bariatric Surgery Techniques

A variety of obesity surgery procedures that, fundamentally, involve isolating smaller portions of the stomach to limit food intake can be employed for weight loss:       

• Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass: This procedure involves a permanent re-routing of a small portion of the stomach directly to the small intestine.
• Lap-Band®: A silicone band is used to reduce the capacity of the stomach.
• Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: This technique reduces the capacity of the upper stomach with staples and requires no surgical re-routing.
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: This method reduces the capacity of the stomach by 85 percent using vertical staples.
• Single Incision Lap-Band® Surgery: The Lap-Band®is administered through the belly button.

Our surgeons also perform minimally invasive laparoscopic general surgery procedures:

• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Nissen Funduplication (Anti-Reflux Surgery)
• Laparoscopic Small Bowel and Colon Surgery
• Laparoscopic Appendectomy (appendix removal)

Find Out More about Obesity Surgery Today

It is our goal to aid those who are overweight in achieving long-term health improvement. It is important to remember that obesity surgery is a tool, not a miracle cure. After undergoing obesity surgery, patients must dedicate themselves to a healthy diet and exercise regiment, which will help them lose weight and maintain an improved level of health. We invite you to explore our site and learn more about these procedures, obesity and its associated conditions, and what post-operative life is like.

To learn more about how you can benefit from obesity surgery, contact our New Haven practice serving Hartford, New London, and New York today.