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 weeks) until the band in appropriately adjusted and weight loss progress is on track (at least 1-2 lbs/wk). Patients are then seen in 4-6 week intervals.

Gastric Sleeve & Gastric Bypass
Patients are seen regularly during the first year and in 6-12 month intervals thereafter.

Group Support

Our group support options will help you to stay focused and motivated.

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 group and individualized nutritional education and support - nutrition classes, dietary planning, food journaling, food label reading, etc.

Emotional/Behavioral Support

Therapist
Our weight loss surgery therapist provides individualized emotional and behavioral support to patients after surgery.

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

Educational Support

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

Nutrition Classes
We teach the eating rules necessary for success and strategies to follow these rules.

Exercise Support

We organize exercise challenges (5k walk/runs) periodically to encourage our patients (and staff) to become more active.