Weight Loss Surgery Near Naperville, IL
Naperville does not have a bariatric surgeon of its own, and most patients who search for one end up choosing between the hospitals in Hinsdale, La Grange and Bolingbrook. Dr. Sofiane El Djouzi's two offices sit on either side of Naperville: Darien to the east, 15 to 25 minutes by 75th Street, and Bolingbrook to the south, 15 to 30 minutes by Washington Street. Surgery takes place at University of Chicago AdventHealth Bolingbrook Hospital. Here is what the drive, the offices and the treatment look like from Naperville.
Where can I get weight loss surgery near Naperville?
Dr. El Djouzi is a dual board-certified bariatric surgeon with offices in Darien and Bolingbrook, both within half an hour of any Naperville address. He performs the gastric sleeve, the gastric bypass, SADI-S and revision surgery robotically at University of Chicago AdventHealth Bolingbrook Hospital, and he runs a physician-led medical weight loss program for patients who want medication without surgery, or medication after surgery. Consultations are usually available within 48 hours, by video or in person, and your insurance is verified before your first visit.
How long is the drive from Naperville to Darien and to Bolingbrook?
To the Darien office, 2821 83rd Street. From downtown Naperville it is 8 to 9 miles east, typically 15 to 25 minutes on a weekday morning. The direct route is 75th Street east through Woodridge, then south on Lemont Road to 83rd Street. From north Naperville, Hobson Road to 83rd Street takes a few minutes longer. The office is in the Crossroads of Darien plaza at 83rd and Lemont. Darien office details.
To the Bolingbrook office, 420 S. Schmidt Rd., Suite 235. From downtown it is about 8 miles south, typically 15 to 30 minutes. Washington Street south becomes Weber Road and runs straight into Bolingbrook, then Remington Boulevard east and Schmidt Road to the hospital campus. From south Naperville around 95th Street and Route 59, Plainfield-Naperville Road and then I-55 is the quicker way. Bolingbrook office details.
Surgery day is a separate trip: the hospital is on the Bolingbrook campus, so plan on the Bolingbrook drive and arrive by the time the hospital gives you, usually early morning.
Which office should you choose if you live in Naperville?
It depends on which side of town you live on. North and east Naperville, from Ogden Avenue down to 75th Street, is closer to Darien. South and west Naperville, from 87th Street down to 111th Street and the Route 59 corridor, is closer to Bolingbrook, and Bolingbrook is also where surgery happens, so surgical patients often prefer to see the campus before their operation. Either office books the same consultations, and your first visit can be by video from home. One practical note for medical weight loss patients: the body composition scanner is in Darien, so one short scan visit happens there.
Where does surgery happen for Naperville patients?
At University of Chicago AdventHealth Bolingbrook Hospital, 500 Remington Blvd, Bolingbrook, 15 to 30 minutes from Naperville. The hospital is MBSAQIP-accredited, which means it meets national standards for bariatric staffing, equipment and outcome tracking, and it is a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery, which is what most Blue Cross PPO plans require for full benefits. Dr. El Djouzi performs nearly every operation robotically through a few small incisions. Most sleeve patients go home the next morning and most are back at a desk job within a week. Why robotic surgery.
Which procedures do Naperville patients come for?
Gastric sleeve. About 80 percent of the stomach is removed, leaving a narrow tube, with no rerouting. It is the most common operation in the practice and the most common in the country. Dr. El Djouzi checks the staple line with an endoscope before he closes, and most patients spend one night in the hospital.
For a Naperville patient that usually means a morning drive to Bolingbrook on surgery day, one night on the bariatric floor, and the first follow-up at whichever office is nearer about two weeks later. Liquids for the first week, soft foods after that, and most desk workers are back at work within a week. How the robotic gastric sleeve works.
Gastric bypass. A small stomach pouch connected to a rerouted loop of small intestine. It is the stronger choice when type 2 diabetes is hard to control, when reflux is a problem, or when the starting BMI is high. It takes a little longer in the operating room and asks a little more of you afterward, with lifelong vitamins.
The bypass is also the operation Dr. El Djouzi recommends when a pre-operative endoscopy finds significant reflux or Barrett's changes, which is one reason every patient has that endoscopy before a procedure is chosen. How the robotic gastric bypass works.
Revision surgery. For a sleeve, bypass or band that stopped working, whether the first operation was done here, in Naperville, or anywhere else. Weight regain, a stretched sleeve, reflux after a sleeve and band problems each have a different fix, and the fix is chosen after an endoscopy and imaging, not before.
Revision patients from Naperville often come with an operative report from another surgeon and a plan that has not been reviewed in years. The consultation starts with that report, and for many patients the first step is medication rather than a second operation. How revision surgery is evaluated.
Hernia repair. Hiatal hernias found before a sleeve are repaired during the same operation, and abdominal wall hernias are repaired robotically as their own procedure.
When it is sensible to combine a hernia repair with a weight loss operation, Dr. El Djouzi does both at one visit to the hospital, which saves a second recovery. General and hernia surgery.
Can I get Wegovy or Zepbound without surgery near Naperville?
Yes. The medical weight loss program is prescribed and managed by Dr. El Djouzi himself, in Darien, in Bolingbrook or by video, with a dietitian, weekly check-ins and body composition scans. It is the right first step for many Naperville patients whose BMI is below the surgical range, who are not ready for surgery, or who regained weight after an operation. The program fee is $647 for the first month and then $297 a month at the founding rate, and the medication itself is a separate prescription that many PPO plans cover in part. GLP-1 medication in Darien and Bolingbrook.
What happens at the first visit for Naperville patients?
A first consultation runs 45 to 60 minutes with Dr. El Djouzi, by video or at the office you choose. He goes through your weight history, your health conditions and what you want from treatment, then tells you plainly which option fits, including when the answer is medication rather than surgery. Before the visit our team has already called your insurer, so you leave with your plan's requirements, your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum, and a written next step. Bring your insurance card, your medication list, and any prior operative or endoscopy reports.
Which insurance is accepted for patients from Naperville?
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, plus Tricare and Medicare. None of the four carriers' current policies requires a fixed six-month supervised diet any more, though an employer's plan can add one, which is why we read your plan document before you come in. What each plan requires. If your plan excludes bariatric surgery, the self-pay packages are published: $14,000 for a sleeve, $23,000 for a bypass, revisions quoted individually. Bariatric surgery cost.
Why do patients from Naperville choose Dr. El Djouzi?
Dr. El Djouzi is board-certified in both General Surgery and Obesity Medicine, fellowship-trained in advanced gastrointestinal, minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Loyola University before private practice, has performed more than 2,400 bariatric procedures, and treats obesity both ways, with surgery and with medication, from the same office. Consultations are with him, not a rotation. Hablamos Español.
Naperville patients also mention the practical things: the Riverwalk they want to walk again, a consultation they could do by video between work and school pickup, and an office visit that did not mean driving into the city.
Ready to find out where you stand?
A 45 to 60 minute consultation, by video or at the office nearer you, usually within 48 hours. We verify your insurance first.
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What else do patients from Naperville ask?
Is Naperville too far from your offices?
No. Both offices are within 30 minutes of any Naperville address on a weekday morning, and the first consultation can be by video.
Which exit do I take from I-55 for the Bolingbrook office?
Route 53 south, then right on Remington Boulevard and left on Schmidt Road. The office is in the professional building on the hospital campus, Suite 235.
Can my pre-operative testing be done in Naperville?
Blood work and imaging can often be done at a lab or imaging center near you, and your insurance usually covers them even when it excludes the surgery. The upper endoscopy is done by Dr. El Djouzi.
How soon after the consultation is surgery?
With insurance, one to two weeks for approval once the packet is in, longer if your plan requires a preparatory program. Self-pay patients can often be scheduled within a couple of weeks of finishing their testing.
Do you see patients who had surgery somewhere else?
Yes. A large share of revision patients had their first operation with another surgeon. Bring your operative report if you have it.