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David D. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S.
35 Veranda Lane Ste 100
Colleyville,Texas 76034
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Phone: (817) 717-7447
FAX: (817) 581-6127
Dr. Kim performs surgery at Forest park medical center, and other hospitals in the Dallas -Ft. Worth area
Advanced Bariatric Center of Dallas
11990 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: (214) 614-7036
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What does your BMI mean?
- BMI 18-24
- = Normal Weight
- BMI 25-29
- = Overweight
- BMI 30-34
- = Moderate Obesity
- BMI 35-39
- = Severe Obesity
- BMI > 40
- = Morbid Obesity
BMI, or body mass index, is a system of measurement that helps a patient figure out how overweight he or she is. A BMI of 20 to 25 is considered normal. 25 to 30 is considered overweight. 30.1 to 34.9 is considered obese. You are a candidate for weight loss surgery if your BMI is 40 or greater or if you have a BMI between 35 and 39.9 along with a serious health problem.
"I thought I was a pretty happy fat person. Hiding behind my jokes and laughter, I did not know how much my weight controlled my life. I never knew what true happiness was until I had my surgery. Some people don't like to tell people when they have had weight loss surgery but I tell everyone because I feel everyone deserves to be this happy!"
- Melissa F.
Life changed forever on September 27, 2006
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Dallas Ft Worth Texas
By admin on January 16, 2009 at 3:41 pm
DR. DAVID KIM: Laparoscopic gastric bypass, or the laparoscopic gastric bypass and Roux-N-Y procedure, which it is also known as, is an operation that can yield dramatic results.
What is happening in this operation is that I am separating the top of the stomach, which will be about the size of an egg or smaller, and separating this away from the remainder of the stomach. This limits the amount of food that you will eat. I also use a section of the small intestine and sew this up to this pouch in such a manner that the food that you swallow will not come in contact with the upper gastrointestinal tract. This leads to a less absorption of fats and calories, and thus leading to a pretty dramatic weight loss.
The advantages of this operation are it allows the patient to possibly lose the most amount of weight as compared to the other procedures. In most cases a patient will lose up to 80 percent of their excess body weight. This also allows for a dramatic reduction in a patient’s medical problems, so they have the highest possibility of getting rid of diabetes, and high blood pressure, as well as other co-morbidities.
This operation has been around for approximately 40 years, so we know it is a very durable operation, even 10 and 20 years after the operation has been performed. And lastly there are no adjustments to be made, so the office visits are approximately, after the initial visit after the surgery, on an every four month basis for the first year, and then every year after that to make sure that things are going well.
A patient does incur a higher risk, so these risks, and some of these are a higher chance of blood clots, as well as bleeding, these complications are a result of much more surgery taking place at the time of the operation. Patients will have a slower recovery, with regards to their return to work, which is typically around one to two weeks.
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