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1151 North Buckner Blvd
Professional Bldg #10
Suite #308
Dallas, Texas 75218
Phone: 1-877-923-3227
Fax: (214) 367-1153
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About Bariatric Surgery Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. The term bariatrics was created around 1965, from the Greek root baro ("weight," as in barometer) and suffix -iatrics ("a branch of medicine," as in pediatrics). Besides the pharmacotherapy of obesity, it is concerned with obesity surgery. Overweight and obesity are rising medical problems of pandemic proportions. There are many detrimental health effects of obesity: heart disease, diabetes, many types of cancer, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic musculoskeletal problems, etc. There is also a clear effect of obesity on mortality, though this is not so clear for overweight. Read more about bariatric surgery in our obesity surgery FAQs.
If you are already familiar with the different types of surgeries, and would like to know the cost of bariatric surgery and the types of insurance accepted you can find that information here.
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 Did You Know?
Obesity is also a risk factor in higher rates of certain types of cancer, as well as fatty liver disease, vascular disorders, thrombosis, obstructive sleep apnea, musculoskeletal problems and gastroesophageal reflux.
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 Did You Know?
Bariatric surgery is a term derived from the Greek words: 'weight' and 'treatment.' Bariatric surgical procedures are major gastrointestinal operations that (a) seal off most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat, and (b) rearrange the small intestine to reduce the calories the bodies can absorb.
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