Medical Weight Loss

We’ll find a solution that’s right for you.

The Borgess Bariatric Surgery Program knows that no program is right for everyone. As Southwest Michigan’s only Bariatric Center of Excellence,® we’re prepared to find a weight-loss and management solution that best for you.

Prior to treatment, every patient in our program is thoroughly evaluated. This comprehensive evaluation includes a complete medical history, physical examination, and additional clinical studies. Following your evaluation, we will design a customized treatment approach—based on your specific needs, which may include:

• Prescription medications
  
• Individualized diet prescription
  
• Behavioral coaching
  
• Referral to a dietitian
  
• Exercise recommendations
  
• Long-term maintenance support
  
• If desired, appropriate preparation for bariatric surgery

Sometimes medical weight loss is a better option than surgery.

Typical candidates for non-surgical medical weight loss management are people who:

• Do not have a high enough BMI to qualify for bariatric surgery
  
• Do not believe they can commit to the changes required after bariatric surgery
  
• Have a medical condition that makes surgery inadvisable
  
• Discover that their insurance requires enrollment in a non-surgical program prior to qualifying for bariatric surgery
  
• Need to lose weight to prepare for another type of surgery
• Have insurance that does not cover bariatric surgery

To learn more, please call (269) 226.6863.