Education...

For People Who Are Seeking Weight Loss Surgery Information ...
Many people are concerned about their weight -- and whether they could benefit from surgery to help improve their health. This section is designed to give you a basic education about your body. You can explore how weight changes occur, whether you are overweight or obese, and the possible treatments you might explore if you have obesity.

Our section on education for patients is written without "medical jargon" and with the assumption that you have little information about your body, obesity, medical and surgical treatment. It is written in plain English -- to help you get the most out of the information here, regardless of your previous education or knowledge. If you have more medical experience, please don't be offended! For medical professionals, see the next section below -- but feel free to read this part, too.



For Health Care Professionals ...
This section of our website is geared toward licensed health professionals. As a result, we use technical terms and language that may have meanings different from routine words that are spelled the same. As a result, if you are not a health professional, we urge you to use caution in reading and interpreting this section. Thanks for your understanding!

Health care professionals know a lot -- especially in their field. The practice of bariatric (obesity) medicine and surgery combines much information from several different fields. This can be overwhelming for those who don't work in the field every day, and may be faced with pre- or post-operative patients requiring your care. We have devised a primer to help you understand what we do, why we do it, and how to "troubleshoot" your patients that may have had bariatric surgery.