For those who are in the Florida area, you might be interesting in a weight loss surgery seminar that is going to take place in the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. The person who is going to present the seminar is Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord, a specialist in laparoscopic weight loss surgery.The seminar is going to start on Tuesday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord is the only certified barometric surgeon in the Northwest Florida with advanced training in weight loss surgery. He is the director of the Sacred Heart Institute.Dr. Lord is some of the few doctors in Florida who is an expert in invasive surgical weight loss procedures.

The surgeries the Dr. Lord can perform are:

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery - Its a permanent rerouting of the digestive system that leaves patients with a small stomach, creating a bypass that reroutes food around a portion of the small intestine.

Adjustable gastric banding - This is an inflatable band that is placed around the stomach, creating a small upper pouch at the top, with restricted passage to the rest of the stomach. This pouch fills quickly and creates a feeling of fullness.

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