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HealthEast Bariatric Care

HealthEast Bariatric Care offers expert care and compassionate support to people considering weight loss surgery. Our comprehensive program helps patients achieve and maintain a healthier life.

We believe that obesity is a disease. It is not a personal weakness or a character flaw. We also believe there is help and hope for people with obesity. After surgery, most bariatric patients achieve better health and a new outlook for a better future.

According to the National Institutes of Health, surgical treatment is the only proven method of achieving long-term weight control for people with clinically severe, or morbid, obesity. People who suffer from this form of obesity are generally 100 pounds or more above their ideal weight and often encounter serious — or life-threatening — health problems.

Weight loss surgery

We offer a variety of options to fit our patients' needs. Our bariatric surgeons work with each patient to help choose the best weight loss surgery for their situation.

HealthEast Bariatric Care offers:

• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (open surgery)
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (laparoscopic surgery)
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap Band)

Get to know us

To learn more about weight loss surgery and HealthEast Bariatric Care, you are invited to attend an introductory class. Meet the care team, including a bariatric surgeon, and get your questions answered in a comfortable and caring environment. Friends and family are encouraged to attend.

Click here for a list of meeting dates and times.

From a grateful patient

"Having bariatric surgery was the best thing I've ever done for myself, and it's changed my entire life. Bariatric surgery has changed more than just my appearance. It's changed my attitude about everything, especially the way I think about food. I used to plan my day around food. I still enjoy food, but my focus has changed completely. At 41, I now have more energy than I did when I was 20, and I'm enjoying the fact that my kids are worn out before I am!"

- a HealthEast Bariatric Care patient