Bariatric Surgery Missouri | Dr. Richard Follwell

Thank you for visiting the official blog of Follwell Bariatric Surgery, led by Dr. Richard Follwell. We hope this blog will provide you with the information about our Missouri bariatric surgery program that will help you make the right decision about your weight loss. If bariatric surgery is right for you, the benefits are significant as we will describe below. We also want this blog to be a resource to our patients that have already undergone a procedure. We encourage them to share their success stories and let others know the tips and tricks they use to stay healthy and happy after surgery.

It has been estimated that upwards of one third of the population may be obese and over two thirds may be overweight. Our very own state of Missouri is not far from the national average and even more shockingly the incidence of childhood obesity has been growing for years. Obesity has truly become an epidemic. For many people, a solid diet and exercise regimen coupled with behavioural changes will reverse this ever more dangeours trend, however for others surgical intervention is a very real and extremely effective option.

Bariatric surgery is major surgery and the decision to undergo any surgical procedure should not be taken lightly. It should only be considered when diet and exercise have failed to produce the desired health benefits. That said, bariatric surgery is not just about weight loss, but about the resolution or improvement of many diseases (also called co-morbidities) that manifest themselves in the obese population here in Missouri and throughout the US. Diseases such as type-2 diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol and high blood pressure among others can be improved or eliminated altogether in the weeks and months after surgery. To find out more about your surgical options and whether bariatric surgery is the right choice for you please contact us:

http://www.follwellbariatricsurgery.com

or

636-327-4500