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CAMC Weight Loss Center

800 Pennsylvania Ave.
Charleston, WV 25302
(304) 388-5432
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Possible complications
The risk of overall complication following WLS is small, but does exit as it does with all types of major surgery, including death. Possible complications may results from surgery.

  • Death
  • Blood Clots (Pulmonary embolism, DVT)
  • Leak from Stomach pouch or intestine
  • Bleeding
  • Pneumonia
  • Heart Attack
  • Infection around incisions
  • Abdominal hernias
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Nutritional deficiencies
  • Erosion, Band slippage, Tubing and Port problems after The LAP BAND

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Comprehensive care
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
LAB-BAND system
Revisional weight loss surgery
 Benefits of weight loss surgery