Bariatric Surgery: How Soon Can This Be Performed? - Dr. DeBarros

Dr. DeBarros:
Everybody that I know wants to have surgery yesterday and that is sort of a great expectation for women, however, and it’s for all patients as well, but especially a woman, we want to do things appropriately.

So essentially when you come to see us at a first visit, we do a very, very thorough history and physical examination, and for all patients are given a list of goals and objectives. Those lists of goals and objectives, some of them could be medical, some of them are dietary, some of them the psychologist will give you a list of goals, and all of these things have to be met prior to surgery.

Typically from the time we see a patient for the first visit, it is approximately four to six weeks before the patient is ready for surgery, and in some practices it’s a little faster than that. However, there are also in most cases, insurance issues to deal with, which takes approximately four weeks as well. The fastest that I have seen anybody go through any bariatric procedure is about two to three weeks, but typically it’s about four weeks after the initial visit.

About Dr. John J. DeBarros, M.D., F.A.C.S.:
Dr. John DeBarros is an experienced surgeon and board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of The American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and the Maricopa Medical Society.

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