Arizona Weight Loss Solutions
Congratulations on taking the first step to a healthier you! The decision to have weight loss surgery is a life-altering one. We recognize the importance of this decision, and are here to help you through the entire process.
About Our Program
You don’t have to be obese any longer!
AZWLS is proud to offer truly comprehensive weight loss programs.
Weight Loss Surgery alone is NOT enough!
Once you have become morbidly obese, your chances of losing your excess weight and keeping it off by diet and exercise alone are less than 1 in 1,000. So, for people who are morbidly obese, weight loss surgery is their only truly viable option. However, weight loss surgery in the absence of a change in behaviour cannot produce lifetime success. Therefore all of our patients receive intensive nutritional education and counselling with a licensed dietician. We also provide all of our patients with a simple, sustainable approach to exercise. Long term success requires long term commitment. Like everything else about our programs, this commitment is a shared responsibility. No one, with the possible exception of your spouse, is more committed and dedicated to your success than AZWLS. Your care has a beginning, but it has no end. When you are an AZWLS patient, you are an AZWLS patient for life. Years of experience has taught us that the people who are most successful are the ones who stay most involved in the program. By this we mean, coming in for follow-up visits, having band adjustments as indicated, having routine lab tests as advised, calling with questions or for support, staying physically active and attending support group meetings.
The AZWLS individualized approach
Today there are quite a few surgical options available. Some practices only perform one type of procedure. Others will allow their personal preference to lead them to recommending the same procedure to all of their patients. Here at AZWLS we approach each patient as a unique individual whose treatment is tailored to their specific needs and condition.
AZWLS Weight Loss Procedures
Here at AZWLS we offer a full array of surgical options. We perform Lap Band Placement, Lap Distal Roux-en-Y Gastic By-Pass, Open Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric By-Pass, Lap Long Limbed Roux-en-Y Gastric By-Pass, Open Long Limbed Roux-en-Y Gastric By-Pass, the Duodenal Switch, as well as Revisions and Conversions for failed Weight Loss Procedures. Your case will be carefully reviewed by Dr.Schlesinger and after discussing your options with you, he will help you determine which operation is right for you.
Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
Have you undergone weight loss surgery, but not achieved your goals? After surgery did you only lose a little weight? Have you regained a significant amount of weight after initial success? Has someone told you that it was all your fault and there was nothing that could be done? If you are in any of these groups, then it’s time to schedule a consultation at AZWLS. Dr. Schlesinger will study your case, identify your best options, and together with you devise a treatment plan that will give you your best chance of success. Revisions and conversions are more difficult surgeries and therefore have a higher risk. Dr. Schlesinger’s extensive experience will enable you to maximize your likelihood of success and minimize your risks.
Don’t allow your weight to become an enormous problem
If you are morbidly obese, but are still in good health, now is the time to do something about it. Reclaim your life before the risks start to grow. Explore your treatment options at AZWLS.
If you are seriously overweight, don’t allow yourself to become morbidly obese. Unique among surgical weight loss centers, AZWLS offers non-surgical approaches to weight loss. By this we mean a different approach to nutritional counselling. No fad diets, no bizarre or unreasonable approaches to losing weight. The AZWLS approach isn’t divided into a weight loss phase and a maitainence phase. Any diet like that is guaranteed to be a long term failure. Our approach is designed to provide a gradual, sustainable weight loss. Dr. Schlesinger will evaluate your progress, every step along the way. Your treatment will be adjusted to help you reach your goal. As your treatment progresses, Dr. Schlesinger will re-evaluate your program. Every treatment modality will be considered, discussed, and implemented as you and Dr. Schlesinger deem appropriate.