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Carrying excess weight can harm your well-being, potentially leading to low self-esteem and long-term illness. Improving your health, can change your life with improved self-confidence and a brighter future with your loved ones.
At Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), you have access to the region’s leading specialists in Bariatric surgery.
Our team of experts offer a personalized solution from a range of different types of procedures to help reduce your weight, including gastric bypass, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and revision surgeries.
With state-of-the-art facilities, our bariatric surgical team uses cutting edge robotic technologies to provide a better outcome with less impact on your recovery such as procedures under general anesthetic with minimally invasive laparoscopic (Keyhole) surgery.
Alongside our specialists, a dedicated Bariatric Surgery Coordinator will support you to ensure the best possible patient experience and outcome. We also provide access, through our unique arrangement with Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHM) to world-leading experts in Bariatrics for unique and complex cases as part of the JHM On-site program.
This program brings Johns Hopkins Medicine expert physicians from a wide range of specialties to JHAH facilities to share their expertise during ongoing medical rotations. They support by reviewing cases, providing patient consultations, and performing surgeries. Read more about JHM On-site
Are you an Aramco Employee, Retiree or Eligible Dependent registered at one of our Network Providers and considering Bariatric surgery? If so, you can request a call-back from our Clinical Optimization team who will walk you through the process and eligibility criteria for back-referral to JHAH.
To receive surgery, you must be at least 18 years old, a registered patient at a JHAH facility, and be able to live and move around independently.
For severely obese adolescents who meet strict criteria, bariatric surgery may be the appropriate solution for weight loss. You must be 18 years old and below and a registered patient at a JHAH facility.
Take the first step to longer, healthier and happier life and discuss your options with your Primary Care Physician. With more appointments for extended hours, book via MyChart or visit our Primary Care page for more information.
Bariatric treatment at JHAH does not begin and end with surgery. To give you the best possible chance of long-term maintenance of a healthy BMI, we will formulate a personalized plan for you, and ensure you receive expert care and guidance to manage every stage of your weight-loss.
You will first meet with the Bariatric Surgery Coordinator, who will talk you through your personalized plan. Our team of doctors, nurses, nutritionists and psychologists will help and encourage you to implement your plan in readiness for your surgery. During this time, we will ensure that you understand the benefits and risks associated with your procedure.
We take care to ensure that our procedures are as minimally invasive as possible. With 99 percent of our procedures performed via laparoscopic or keyhole surgery, you can expect to return to work or other activities within seven to 14 days.
You will continue to receive consultations with our team after your surgery. Please note that during this time, it is vital that you adhere to a diet, and adopt a pattern of exercise, that will help to maintain your weight loss and support the benefits of surgery. If you are interested in receiving bariatric surgery at JHAH, please speak to your Primary Care physician.
Find out more with our bariatric surgery patient process infographic
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