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Welcome to the Bariatric Center of Kansas City. We are a surgical weight loss program located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas that provides surgical excellence within a compassionate atmosphere along with lifelong quality patient support. The Bariatric Center of Kansas City has been in practice since 2002, providing weight loss surgery care to hundreds of patients in the metropolitan Kansas City and surrounding mid-west areas. Our program provides all the essential components as recommended by the National Institute of Health to achieve successful laparoscopic weight loss surgery. These include patient education both individually and through public seminars, full preoperative evaluation of each patient's mental and physical health, coordination of care, assistance with insurance issues, and post-operative support groups in order to help ensure the safety and success of our patients.
Weight loss surgery is not cosmetic surgery, nor does it actually "remove" a patient's excess weight. It is a TOOL that assists in weight loss and weight maintenance for patients who are 100 or more pounds overweight and who have failed weight loss through traditional dietary and behavior modifications.
If you or someone you love is obese, you know how difficult life can be. Excess weight impacts your health, your self esteem and your relationships. People with obesity are at greater risk for serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea and diabetes. When diet and exercise aren't working, it may seem like there is no hope. But at the Bariatric Center of Kansas City, we specialize in providing alternatives for the care and treatment of obesity and its related co-morbidities in the forms Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and LapBand Gastric Banding Surgeries.
If you are considering the decision to undergo weight loss surgery, you'll want to educate yourself on these life-changing procedures. We are here to answer all of your questions and to determine if you are a candidate for surgery through our program. |
