Determining if weight-loss surgery is the right choice.

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Weight-loss Information Seminar:

Please join us for an information session to learn how weight-loss surgeries can help you or someone you care about.  In the sessions, members of UNC Health Care's team - one of the nation's leading Bariatric groups - provide details on the options for weight-loss surgery and on the benefits of UNC's personalized approach.

1. Attend Information Seminar - 2013

Wellness Center: Located at Meadowmont, 100 Sprunt St. Chapel Hill, NC. Led by either Dr. Timothy Farrell or Dr. Wayne Overby. Seminars are held:

• January 15th, February 19th, March 19th, and April 9th from 6 - 7pm.
• May - December 2013 will be held 1st Tuesday of the month from 6 - 7pm.
• Please call to register at:  919-966-8436.

Support Group: Held second Wednesday of each month from 6-7pm at the new Aesthetic Center, 151 Old University Station Road, Chapel Hill, NC   27514. For questions, please call the Bariatric Coordinator, Lisa Prestia, RN, CBN, at 919-966-8436.

• Guest speaker for February:  Chris Parker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, General Psychotherapy, will be speaking "Surgical Journey" from her perspective.
• March 13, 2013, Patient Led Group.
• April 10, 2013, Patient Led Group.
• May 15, 2013, Patient Led Group.

2. Verify insurance information

You will need to call your insurance company to determine if Bariatric surgery is a covered benefit. The codes for the operative procedures are: 

• Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass:  CPT 43644
• Gastric Banding:  CPT 43770
• Sleeve Gastrectomy:  CPT 43775
  

3. Complete Assessment

You will need a complete assessment to see if Bariatric surgery is right for you including:

• An application reviewing your BMI, your weight-loss history, and any obesity-related health conditions
• Submit the Bariatric Application Form
• Bariatric Application form and Medical Release Authorization form

4. Schedule a multi-disciplinary clinic visit

This pre-surgical evaluation is an all-inclusive appointment

• You will meet with a dietitian, psychologist, and nurse practitioner in one convenient location
• After this visit, the compiled information will be submitted to your insurance for final approval
• Once approved, an appointment with the Bariatric surgeon will be scheduled.

5. Personalized Treatment

Together, we will take steps to determine:

• If surgery is the right treatment for you
• The type of procedure that is right for you
• If you are mentally and emotionally prepared to make lifelong lifestyle changes
• That you have, or will have, the necessary support system around you as you get back to life after your weight-loss surgery.

Additional Information:

• Making an appointment:  Call 919-966-8436
• Contraindications to Weight Loss Surgery
• "Other location"  Highgate Specialty Center, 5316 Highgate Dr. 125, Durham, NC 27713, 919-484-1015
• Highgate Speciality Center, directions