Most surgeons and insurance providers recommend and support a team approach to bariatric surgery. An ideal program would have at least four components: medical, nutritional, psychological, and surgical. This multidisciplinary team evaluates the patient before surgery and provides education and treatment after surgery. The team also delivers medical, nutritional, and psychological care, and monitors lifestyle changes following surgery.
Select an appropriate procedure with your SSM Weight-Loss Institute bariatric surgeon. After you have completed the pre-surgery medical, nutritional, and psychological evaluations and have adequate metabolic control, your bariatric surgeon will discuss the benefits and risks of the different surgical procedures, and together you will choose the most appropriate surgery for you. Once you and your surgeon have agreed upon a procedure, your next step will be to set a date.
Before Surgery
Day of Surgery
Life After the Surgery
Maintaining Weight-Loss