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Are You a Candidate?
Is Bariatric Surgery Right for You?
Bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, has a very positive success record for helping people lose weight, overcome weight-related health problems and live a fuller life.
When you receive weight-loss surgery from one of our board-certified doctors at MultiCare, you’ll also create new, healthy eating habits with the help of our dietitians. You’ll learn how to safely increase your activity level, too. These three factors — surgery, eating habits and exercise — add up to a strong chance for life-long success.
Bariatric Surgery Guidelines
To keep you safe, doctors and insurers have set the following guidelines for weight-loss surgery:
- You have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40.
- You have a BMI greater than 35 with one or more weight-related health problems (known as comorbidities), such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure.
- You are unable to achieve and maintain significant weight loss through traditional methods such as diet and exercise.
- You’re ready to commit to a healthy, active lifestyle.
- You don’t have medical conditions that could cause serious complications during or after surgery.
- You understand the surgery benefits, risks and complications, and you have a full understanding of what to expect.
Take Our Personalized Assessment
If you are seriously overweight, have not had long-term success losing weight through diet and exercise alone and have one or more weight-related health conditions, you may be a candidate for bariatric surgery.
Take our free, personalized Weight-Loss Surgery Assessment to determine if weight-loss surgery can help you. Because weight-loss surgery is a major operation with life-changing effects, you need to meet specific guidelines for this procedure. When you finish, we’ll send you personalized results that include your BMI and any weight-related health problems — such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or sleep apnea — which may be improved or completely resolved following surgery.
Ready to Learn More?
MultiCare’s weight-loss surgery program can help you improve your health, lose weight and feel better. Attend our free, no-obligation online seminar to learn more.
Weight-Loss Surgery Assessment
Learn if weight-loss surgery is right for you and what steps you can take to identify and address weight-related concerns.
Weight-Loss Support Group
Each support group features a scheduled topic, as well as time for open discussion tailored to meet attendees' needs.
Out of an abundance of care and caution for our community and patients during the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we will not be offering in-person support groups for the remainder of the year. All support groups will take place in a virtual setting.
MultiCare Center for Weight Loss & Wellness
View our convenient Puget Sound locations to find a clinic near you.
Or, call us at 253-301-5280 or toll-free at 844-256-7659 to learn more about our Bariatric Surgery and Medical Weight Loss programs.
