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Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Matthew Westmoreland and Dr. David Arnold

We Perform the following Bariatric Procedures:

Laparoscopic Gastric Band - For more information go to www.LapBand.com
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

NOTE: For all patients interested in weight loss surgery, in order to obtain approval from your insurance company, we will need all previous records from your primary care physicians documenting a history of obesity and all physician supervised weight loss programs. To expedite the process, please bring these records with you at the time of your initial consultation.

Other Information:

1200 Calorie Pre-operative Diet (To follow 2 weeks prior to surgery)
Directions on Medications Prior to Surgery
Post-operative - Lap Band/Gastric Bypass Diet
Post-operative - Sleeve Gastrectomy diet

CareCredit

Apply here for CareCredit
(They recommend when applying, request approximately $2,000 more than the required fee.)

Insurance Considerations

NOTE: If you have Aetna, BC/BS, Cigna or United Healthcare Insurance you will find the criteria for approval of weight loss surgery below. You can print it out and this will give you an idea of what documentation will be required in order for your insurance company to approve your weight loss surgery.