Program Follow-up
Ongoing patient care is an important part
of the Bariatric Surgery Program at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center. Following surgery patients
return for frequent follow-up appointments.
The surgeon will evaluate the patient’s
dietary tolerance, recovery from surgery and
progress toward their weight loss goals. The
bariatric dietitian will evaluate the patient’s
protein, fluid and food intake.
Post-operative appointments are usually
schedules as follows:
- 10 to 14 days following surgery
- Four weeks, then monthly from the second
to the sixth month
- Nine months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months,
then annually.
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