"Weight loss surgery (Gastric Bypass and LAP-BAND®) offers patients with a BMI of at least 35 an effective tool in losing and maintaining weight loss"
Step #1: Register for our free weight loss surgery orientation.
You can also enroll in this orientation by calling 832.667.LOSE
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The Process
The first step is to contact the Methodist Weight Management Center by registering for our free weight loss surgery orientation. The Weight Management Center has a comprehensive program designed to help those battling with their weight choose the best medical route to lose weight and begin leading healthier lives. For some, surgery is an option.
The steps leading to weight loss surgery are:
- Free orientation
- Insurance verification
- Pre-surgery process review
- Clinic evaluation
- Initiate 3 or 6 month diet when necessary
- Surgeon consultation
- Final approval per surgeon
- Schedule surgery
Note: Support groups are offered to all patients in all phases of weight loss.
Series overview:
• Jan 9 to Apr 12
• Wednesdays, 9 p.m.
• Features surgeons Robert and Garth Davis
• Showcases 32 patients from Methodist Weight Management Center
Photos from the Big Medicine series
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View photos
from both seasons I and II of TLC's Big Medicine series. See both patients and physicians as they go through the surgical weight loss process. |
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