The Purpose of the Program Fee

Your success with bariatric surgery is dependent on your long-term follow-up.  Patients must eat right and exercise right PLUS have bariatric surgery to lose weight (and keep it off).  The program fee is a $200 fee that is held in an escrow state to encourage your long-term follow-up and success.  It will be refunded to your account when:

• You return to your 6-month follow-up appointment (if you return within 5-7 months, this is acceptable).  $50 will be returned to your account regardless of your weight loss.
• You return to your 12-month follow-up appointment (if you return within 10-14 months, this is acceptable). $50 will be returned to your account regardless of your weight loss.
• You return to your 2-year follow-up appointment (if you return within 22-26 months, this is acceptable).  $50 will be returned to your account regardless of your weight loss and the other $50 will be returned to your account if you are within 20% of your goal weight (as defined at your pre-op appointments).

What Happens to Money Not Refunded?

Money that is not refunded will be donated to one of the following charities/organizations:

• American Red Cross2.American Cancer Society
• Susan G. Komen Breast cancer Foundation
• Obesity Action Coalition
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery