Where do I begin?

Your process begins with the weight loss seminar or office intake. You will receive an information packet regarding the procedures and obesity health risks. If you feel you are a candidate for the procedure and feel this is an option you wish to pursue, we ask that you fill out our online registration and indicate which procedure you are interested in pursuing.

You can provide our office with all required information with our online registration. We will evaluate this information to see if you meet initial screening criteria and may schedule you for an appointment. We will evaluate you for morbid obesity co-morbidities and discuss procedures with you at that time. We may also call you to provide some additional information from some of your other treating physicians. We will then evaluate this information to write a letter of medical necessity to your insurance company. Once we write the letter to your insurance company, it may take 2-6 weeks to hear from them regarding their response.

If your insurance approves the procedure, we will schedule you for a work-up visit. This may entail an evaluation by the surgeon and may also entail scheduling you for appointments with other specialists to be sure we have you in the best shape possible for the procedure. You may also be scheduled for a psychological screening evaluation. Additional tests may also be ordered at this time.

Once all specialist evaluations and tests have been completed, you will be seen back in the office for a preoperative physical and to be scheduled for your procedure. You may also be given further diet information and information regarding preoperative preparation and time to be present at the hospital prior to your procedure.

You will be admitted the day of your procedure. Our office staff will give the information regarding where to be and what times to you. You will be evaluated by the nursing staff in the preoperative holding area and will be seen by an anesthesiologist and/or nurse anesthetist at this time.