Metro Bariatrics - Amir Moazzez MD, FACS

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Our Location

Fair Oaks Professional Bldg.
3620 Joseph Siewick Dr. Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22033
703.620.3211 Phone
703.620.3215 Fax

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Woodbridge Professional Bldg.
2280 Opitz Blvd. Suite 320
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703.878.7610 Phone
703.878.7614 Fax

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Stafford
125 Hospital Center Blvd Suite 207
Stafford, VA 22554
540.318.6135 Phone
540.318.6144 Fax

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Weight Loss Surgery

We offer minimally invasive techniques for weight loss surgery, including laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric banding (LAP-BAND® and REALIZE™ BAND). These procedures are primarily restrictive surgeries that limit the ability of the stomach to store food. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric banding have been shown to be safe and effective for weight loss.

Revisional weight loss surgery is also offered at the BluePoint Surgical Group. These operations are generally reserved for those who have had prior weight loss surgery but failed to lose adequate weight or have regained significant weight. Revisional surgery is generally more complex with higher operative risks. Gastric pouch enlargement from overeating is one of the most common causes of weight regain. In select patients, pouch reduction can be performed by a very minimally invasive technique using a device called StomaphyX™. For more information about this device, please visit the website www.stomaphyx.com.

In 1991, the National Institutes of Health officially endorsed certain type of weight loss surgeries as accepted treatments for selected patients. Since 2006, Medicare has also approved and endorsed these operations as well. The surgery is normally reserved for patients who are morbidly obese (BMI over 40). However, patients at lower weights (BMI of 35 or more) with serious obesity-related medical conditions may be considered for the surgery.

At BluePoint Surgical Group, in conjunction with Metro Bariatrics, weight lost surgery is primarily performed by laparoscopic (“keyhole”) techniques. In laparoscopic surgery, the operation is performed by placing thin, long instruments and a small, lighted telescope through several small incisions (each less than ½ an inch) in the abdomen.

Compared with the traditional long abdominal incision, these smaller incisions are less painful, faster to heal, and have lower risk of infection and hernia formation.