Weight-loss Surgery

Gillette coal miner loses 118 pounds

By Kristy Bleizeffer Jun 29, 2017

Since his weight-loss surgery in April 2016, Travis Bennett, a coal miner at North Antelope Rochelle Mine, has lost about 118 pounds. He reached more than 345 pounds before researching weight-loss surgery, but found Kevin Helling, M.D., and the state’s only accredited center for bariatric surgery just up the road – at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He’s hoping to get off his blood-pressure medicine soon, and spends more time in Wyoming’s mountains fishing and camping now that he can venture off the beaten path.

110 pounds lost: For Casper woman, weight-loss surgery started her journey to better health

By Kristy Bleizeffer Apr 11, 2017

Chenise Nupp, 24, lost 110 pounds after weight-loss surgery. The first time she caught a glimpse of herself in a full-length mirror, she stopped. 'Do I really look like this?' she asked her husband. She bought that mirror, and she took it home.

Wyoming Medical Center achieves national accreditation for weight-loss surgery

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 9, 2017

Wyoming Medical Center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

Is weight-loss surgery right for you?

By Kevin Helling, M.D. Jan 18, 2017

Wyoming Medical Center's Weight Managment Program offers a team approach to losing weight and keeping it off. But when non-surgical weight loss efforts have failed, consultation with a bariatric surgeon may be beneficial. Multiple surgical options exist and no one single operation is perfect for everyone.

Meet our Docs: Kevin Helling, M.D., offers advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery

By Kristy Bleizeffer Aug 20, 2015

Dr. Helling completed his subspecialty training in advanced laparoscopic and weight-loss surgery at Harvard University. He also serves as medical director of bariatric surgery at Wyoming Medical Center, which offers two surgical options for weight loss.