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Come to one of our Free Information Sessions to help you decide if this is the time for weight loss surgery. You’ll hear about our program and surgeries directly from our surgeons. There’s time for questions and answers, face to face. You can also come to a support group meeting and meet others who have been through the surgery and are working toward their weight goals. Call 1-877-LVH-NEWU



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Surgery Can Help You Lose Weight > Lap Bands-A Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Obesity

Lap Bands-A Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Obesity

Learn More About Weight Loss with Lap Bands: Attend a FREE information session. Call 877-LVH-NEWU or 610-402-CARE to register. Lehigh Valley Hospital is the only hospital in the Lehigh Valley offering Lap Band surgery for treating obesity. The Lap Band is an adjustable system that limits food consumption in severely obese patients. It can be adjusted easily to control the amount of food that is consumed comfortably by the patient.

Lap Bands are placed around the stomach through small incisions on the abdomen. Patients are usually discharged the day after the surgery. This allows them to resume their regular activities sooner.

Postoperative adjustments to the band can be made by changing the amount of saline in the band, eliminating the need for additional surgery to make adjustments to the band size.

Want to know more? To learn more information about the Lap Band system, call 877-LVH-NEWU (584-6398) or 610-402-CARE.

If you would like to request an appointment with a weight-loss specialist, please click here.

If you need help keeping weight off, please contact the Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Call 877-LVH-NEWU (584-6398) or 610-402-CARE to register.


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Services of the Weight Management Center
  • Metabolic testing
  • Body composition measurement
  • Fitness assessment
  • Individualized exercise programs
  • Individual and/or group behavior sessions
  • Nutritional planning
  • Long-term weight management and relapse prevention programs
  • Facilities designed for your weight and comfort needs
  • Collaboration between referring primary care and referring physicians, and our baratrician
  • Medical supervision by a bariatrician, a licensed physician who has received special training in developing weight loss program and prescribes medications to help with the weight loss, if needed.
  • Monthly free information sessions.

My Story
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Cheryl Change Her Life
“My eating was out of control,” says Cheryl Jordan of Zionsville, and I was huge.” At age 45, Cheryl weighed 260 pounds. She had been yo-yo dieting since her teen years.

Richard Boorse, MD and Peter Rovito, MD
Drs. Boorse and Rovito perform laparoscopic weight loss surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital.


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