Bariatric Surgery


The Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Landscape In 2024 & 2025

September 26, 2024

The past couple of years have been exciting, with a renewed focus on weight loss and addressing the ever-present obesity […]

Your Expectations: What Bariatric Surgery Is and Isn’t

June 13, 2024

As you have probably inferred from the above, bariatric surgery is an option for patients living with obesity and who […]

Common Misunderstandings and Misconceptions Before Bariatric Surgery

November 22, 2023

The effects and results of bariatric surgery are a complex interplay of physical and psychological factors that help patients lose […]

Wegovy / Ozempic and Mounjaro for Weight Loss…Facts and Fiction

July 7, 2023

What are Wegovy / Ozempic and Mounjaro?  How do they work? Wegovy and Ozempic are the same medication, semaglutide, a […]

What Happened to The Lap-Band?

May 24, 2023

If you were considering bariatric surgery in the relatively recent past, you almost certainly came across the laparoscopic adjustable gastric […]

Can Your BMI Be Too High for Bariatric Surgery?

April 26, 2023

We must always discuss minimum qualifying criteria for bariatric surgery with our patients. For insurance coverage, a patient’s body mass […]

Insurance Tips for Bariatric Surgery

April 12, 2023

When we think of any surgery, particularly bariatric surgery, we may wonder how to pay for it. Bariatric surgery is […]

New 2022 Guidelines for Weight Loss Surgery

March 29, 2023

You may have heard the big news about bariatric surgery. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and […]

How Quickly Can You Get Bariatric Surgery?

March 15, 2023

Many of our patients are excited when they decide bariatric surgery is the right option for their weight loss and […]

Diets Versus Bariatric Surgery

February 23, 2021

Most overweight patients have tried to correct their weight with diet and exercise…usually multiple times.  There are hundreds of different […]

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