Meet with Bariatric Surgeon

Each patient meets privately with the surgeon who will perform a physical exam and review your social, family and medical history, and the reasons why you want to have bariatric surgery. He will explain its appropriateness to you and whether or not he feels the risks outweigh the potential benefits. Pre-surgical tests, details of the surgery, recovery, time off from work, and all of your other concerns will be discussed, oftentimes, with your family member or friend present. He will ask also for your written consent for surgery and your commitment to healthy lifestyle changes and long-term office follow-up.