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Penn Medicine, the region's most experienced bariatric surgery program, provides you with the tools and support you need to maintain a healthy weight for life.
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Achieve Your Weight Loss Goals
Our surgical expertise and focus on education and long-term follow-up care offers a comprehensive weight loss plan that’s tailored to you.
Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
- Weight Loss: Most patients lose weight rapidly after surgery and continue to do so for 18 to 36 months.
- Diabetes Remission: Many patients with type 2 diabetes experience remission after surgery.
- Lower Cholesterol & Blood Pressure: Obesity-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol may improve, lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease.
- Sleep Apnea: Get a better night's rest. In sleep study tests, people who lost weight after bariatric surgery experienced fewer sleep apnea symptoms.
- Quality of Life: After surgery, many people have more energy, allowing them to lead a more active life, and may experience an improvement in their emotional well-being.
Are you a candidate?
All people considering bariatric surgery at Penn must meet specific criteria based on National Institutes of Health standards.
This includes:
- Body weight greater than 100 pounds above ideal weight.
- Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 40.
- BMI greater than 35 with medical complications related to obesity, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and gallbladder disease.