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Mercy Bariatric Center - Winding Woods
The reasons for weight loss are more than cosmetic. People who are obese often experience serious health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes, and may be at increased risk for certain cancers. Mercy Bariatric Center in O'Fallon, MO provides bariatric surgery that can help you successfully reach a healthier weight and reduce your risk of developing health complications associated with obesity.
In addition, surgical weight loss may also provide significant health benefits and allow you to:
- Feel better
- Have more energy
- Reduce your cholesterol levels
- Improve your breathing and mobility
- Improve or resolve type 2 diabetes
- Decrease your risk of heart disease, stroke, fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis and gastroesophageal reflux
What is Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatrics is simply the field of medicine focused on obesity, its causes, prevention and treatments. Bariatric surgery is divided into two different approaches to helping treat obesity: restrictive, where the stomach's size and capacity are reduced, and malabsorption, where the stomachs ability to absorb calories and nutrients is reduced.
At Mercy Bariatrics our team of leading experts is ready to help you meet your weight loss and health goals. We provide a variety of bariatric procedures including gastric sleeve, gastric banding and gastric bypass. In addition to your primary care physician, we call on our psychologists, dietitians, physical therapists, cardiologists, pulmonologists and surgeons to ensure your success. Bariatric surgery is just one part of your lifelong commitment to better health-but we're here to help.
Mercy is proud to be an MBSAQIP Accredited Comprehensive Center for metabolic & bariatric surgery. We believe in continuous quality improvement to provide our patients and communities with the best care.
Speak with a member of our bariatric care team about the risks, benefits and commitments that are a part of reaching and maintaining your weight loss goals through bariatric surgery.
Am I Eligible for Bariatric Surgery?
Patients with a body mass index of 30 or above may be candidates for weight loss surgery.
Get started, learn about additional requirements, types of surgery at Mercy and connect with us.
If you're not eligible for bariatric surgery learn more about Mercy's non-surgical options.
Is Bariatric Surgery Covered by Insurance?
Most insurance plans cover bariatric surgery for patients if they meet certain criteria. Mercy also offers an affordable private pay rate as an option. CareCredit is accepted for gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and lap band procedures.