Support after Weight Loss Surgery

Follow-up Appointments

Follow-up appointments are essential to ensure appropriate weight loss progress after surgery.

LAP-BAND®
Patients are seen frequently (every 2-3 weeks) after surgery until the band is adjusted appropriately and weight loss progress is on track (usually 1-2 pounds per week). Patients are then seen less frequently.

Gastric Bypass & Gastric Sleeve
Patients are seen regularly during the first year after surgery and at least annually thereafter.

Group Support

Our group support options will help you stay focused and motivated to maintain the necessary changes over time.

Support Group Meetings
We offer weekly support group meetings moderated by one of our licensed healthcare professionals.

Online Support Group
We moderate an online group so we can communicate with our patients frequently about pertinent topics.

Dietary Support

Registered Dietitian
Our weight loss surgery dietitian provides nutritional education and support - dietary planning, food journaling, food label reading, etc.

Emotional Support

Emotional Eating Group Sessions
Our therapist moderates a 6 week group intervention focused on understanding and managing nonhunger (emotional) eating.

Psychologist
Our weight loss surgery therapist is available to see patients individually to discuss emotional eating or other issues that can arise after weight loss surgery.

Educational Support

Healthy Cooking Class
We teach healthy cooking techniques, and share the finished creations.

Nutrition Class - We teach the rules of eating after surgery and strategies to follow these rules.

Exercise Support

We organize exercise challenges periodically to encourage our patients (and staff) to become more active.