Pre Surgical Assessment and Documentation for Gastric Bypass Surgery

Dr. Robin Lowey & Associates offers required pre surgical assessment for those seeking gastric bypass surgery. Pre surgical assessment for this procedure includes the following:

• Knowledge of Morbid Obesity and Surgical Interventions
• Coping Skills, Emotional Modulation, Boundaries
• Health-Related Risk-Taking Behavior
• Compliance with medical treatment and adherence to self-management regimens currently and in the past as indicators of the patient's potential attitude toward post-surgical guidelines
• Psychiatric history including major affective and psychotic disorders
• Follow up and ongoing support