Mercy Clinic Bariatric and General Surgery - 10012 Kennerly in St. Louis, MO provides bariatric surgery options that can help you successfully reach a healthier weight and reduce your risk of developing health complications associated with obesity.
Surgical weight loss may also provide significant health benefits and allow you to:
If you live in the St. Louis region and struggle with obesity and haven’t been able to lose weight by diet and exercise, you may want to consider bariatric weight loss surgery.
Bariatric surgery falls into two categories:
Mercy Bariatric Center's weight loss team in St. Louis helps you meet your health goals by providing bariatric procedures including:
Learn more about the surgical weight loss options available to you.
Bariatric surgery is just one aspect of Mercy’s commitment to your health. In consultation with your primary care physician, we leverage the expertise of psychologists, dietitians, physical therapists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, surgeons and other experts to ensure your success.
Our free one-on-one consultation will help answer your questions.
Decide, along with our health care providers, if surgery is right for you.
For weight loss surgery to be a viable option, patients must meet the following criteria:
You're over the age of 18 and 100 pounds or more over your ideal weight and have one of the following conditions:
Disclaimer: Surgery may be associated with its own set of problems, such as infection, poor wound healing, and rarely even death. Therefore, you and your surgeon should carefully discuss the risks of your current health condition compared to the risks and benefits of surgery.
At Mercy, we offer compassionate care for a variety of treatment services, including: