Bariatric Surgery

A Lifesaving Path to Weight Loss & Wellness

At Hopeful Counseling we help patients achieve lasting weight loss and improved health through safe, effective bariatric surgery options. If you’ve struggled with obesity and related conditions, we are here to guide you toward a healthier future.

What is Bariatric Surgery?

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) alters the digestive system to help patients lose significant weight by:

  • Reducing stomach capacity (restrictive procedures)

  • Limiting calorie absorption (malabsorptive procedures)

  • Combining both approaches for optimal results

These procedures also improve or resolve obesity-related conditions like:

✓ Type 2 diabetes

✓ High blood pressure

✓ Sleep apnea

✓ Joint pain

✓ Heart disease

Types of Bariatric Surgery We Evaluate for:

1. Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy)

  • Removes ~80% of the stomach, leaving a "sleeve"

  • Reduces hunger hormones (ghrelin)

  • Average weight loss: 60–70% of excess weight

2. Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)

  • Creates a small stomach pouch and reroutes intestines

  • Limits calorie absorption

  • Average weight loss: 70–80% of excess weight

3. Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band)

  • Inflatable band placed around the stomach

  • Reversible and adjustable

  • Average weight loss: 40–50% of excess weight

4. Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS)

  • Combines sleeve gastrectomy with intestinal bypass

  • Highest weight loss potential (80–90% excess weight)

  • Recommended for severe obesity (BMI >50)

Are You a Candidate?

You may qualify if you have:

  • BMI ≥40 (Class III obesity) OR

  • BMI ≥35 with obesity-related conditions (diabetes, hypertension, etc.)

  • No success with losing weight through diet/exercise

  • No uncontrolled psychiatric or substance abuse issues

Needing to have an evaluation completed?

  1. contact us at admin@hopefulcounseling.org in support of getting the process started. 

*Please be advised* of the following:

Any person getting a bariatric evaluation completed by Dr. Stephens will attend/complete the 4 bariatric behavioral modification group sessions offered each month.

Before any documentation is rendered to respective surgeon's any outstanding balances will need to be rendered/finalized.