Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery at Penn Medicine

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Penn Medicine, the Philadelphia region's most experienced weight management and bariatric surgery program, provides the tools and support to help you maintain a healthy weight for life.

Achieve Your Health Goals and Maintain a Healthy Weight

In addition to minimally invasive bariatric surgery, we offer endoscopic weight loss procedures and other non-surgical options.

Our program focuses on providing a personalized weight management plan that is best for you.

Proven Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is a proven option for long-term, sustainable weight loss and for treating related health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea.

Weight Loss: Most patients lose weight rapidly after surgery and continue to do so for 18 to 36 months.
Diabetes Remission: Many patients with type 2 diabetes experience remission after surgery.
Lower Cholesterol & Blood Pressure: Obesity-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol may improve, lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease.
Sleep Apnea: Get a better night's rest. In sleep study tests, people who lost weight after bariatric surgery experienced fewer sleep apnea symptoms.
Quality of Life: After surgery, many people have more energy, allowing them to lead a more active life, and may experience an improvement in their emotional well-being.

Are you a candidate?

For our surgical program, these are the general guidelines for bariatric surgery:

This includes:

Body weight greater than 100 pounds above ideal weight.
Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 40.
BMI greater than 35 with medical complications related to obesity, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and gallbladder disease.