
Patient criteria for Lap-Band surgery is based on the guidelines set by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recommended for individuals 100 pounds or more above ideal body weight or a BMI of 40 or greater, or a BMI of 35 with obesity-associated health conditions.
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| Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity Specialists in the field of weight-loss surgery, having performed over 2000 successful laparoscopic procedures with complication rates well below the national average. | |
| Foothills Weight Loss Specialists Since 2002, patients have lost a total of over 50,000 pounds – over 25 tons – as a result of weight loss surgery by our surgeons. | |
| Midsouth Bariatrics Program offers nutritional, behavioral, exercise, medical, surgical and group support to patients on an individualized basis. | |
| Parkwest Comprehensive Weight Loss Center Weight loss center offers both medically supervised and surgical weight loss programs. | |
| Surgical Group of Johnson City Comprehensive surgical practice dedicated to the care of general surgical and obese patients, providing the roux-en-y gastric bypass and lap-band. |
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