Thank you for your interest in Southside Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. This is the first step in your journey toward long-term weight loss, a healthier lifestyle, and improvement of many common medical ailments. You are not alone. Our center is helping people, like you, make extraordinary changes through surgical and non-surgical approaches, coupled with lifestyle support and education. Few operations have such an overwhelming effect on both the physical appearance and general health of patients as weight loss surgery. Bariatric surgery has shown to be an effective tool in weight loss, but it's only a tool. The success of each surgery is dependent on many individual factors and will be discussed with you at the time of your consultation.