Lehigh Valley Bariatric Medicine
The medical care and personal support you need to lose the weight and keep it off.
What is a Bariatrician?
A bariatrician is a physician with special training in the medical treatment of obesity and the health conditions associated with it. Bariatricians treat obese patients with a comprehensive program of diet and nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes and when needed, appetite suppressants and other prescription medications. Bariatricians have specialized knowledge, tools and techniques to design a medical weight loss program tailored to meet individual needs.
What does Lehigh Valley Bariatric Medicine's medical weight loss program include?
- Initial examination - You will meet individually to review your medical history and current eating habits, provide a physical examination, and order appropriate tests (if needed).
- Diet and nutritional counseling - You'll meet regularly to review food logs and make adjustments to your diet.
- Behavior Modification - You'll learn good eating habits and ways to avoid the repeated failures you may have experienced in the past.
- Prescription appetite suppressants (if needed)
- Maintenance - You'll receive the support you need to maintain your weight loss after reaching your goal.
Medical Weight Loss is right for you if:
- You are struggling to lose weight and ready to take action
- Repeated attempts to lose weight by dieting have failed
- You have a Body Mass Index greater than 30
- You are 18 years of age or older
- You are committed to lifestyle changes and agree to regular follow ups
Lehigh Valley Bariatric Medicine and the Surgical Weight Loss Option
- If you're considering weight-loss surgery, Lehigh Valley Bariatric Medicine provides the medical, education and support you need before and after surgery, so you can make permanent changes for the better.
- Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network is one of just two hospitals in Pennsylvania accredited as a Level 1A facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons.
- First in our region to offer less-invasive LAP-BAND surgery, in addition to laparoscopic Gastric Bypass surgery.
