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After
Surgery
As important as the actual surgery event is to getting you started on the journey to better health, the post-surgery program is equally important to getting you there and preventing regain of your weight and return of your weight-related illnesses. Nova Body Solutions understands the significance of a strong aftercare program and has brought together a highly skilled and experienced team of professionals to provide the best in pre-and post-surgery education. We have a highly structured educational program for each operation and work either in your surgeon’s office or at our offices in Garland to bring this to you. Adherence to the visit schedules are not a guarantee of success, but the better you stick to this schedule the higher the probability of long-term success.
Our educational program focuses on the mechanics of eating with your chosen procedure, how to adapt to healthy eating habits that are needed for your procedure, better food choices, and the interaction of nutrition with your body’s metabolism. We do exhaustive research on vitamin and protein supplements so that we can recommend the products that will work best for you. In many cases supplies will be provided to our clients to get them started on the correct habits immediately after surgery.
Lap-Bands® require adjustments and maintenance. Nova is pleased to provide expert care and adjustments for lap-bands, regardless of whether your surgery was performed at our hospital or not. We will offer competitive pricing for band adjustments for individuals who will be unable to use insurance benefits for the service.
Support groups are very important to the success of our clients. We want all of you to be able to access a group that will meet in a convenient location for you, so we try to bring the meetings to various locations. Currently, we are offering the following locations:
- Vista Hospital (Garland)
- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
- Medical City Hospital of Dallas
- Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville
See our calendar of events for times and event details
Schedule of follow up visits – Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Below is a schedule of visits recommended for follow-up to your surgery:
These visits are very important to promote good post-surgery education and lifestyle changes.
Patients who keep this visit schedule are less likely to experience complications.
Keep this list handy as a reminder of your next appointment!
*Global fee: everything for 90 days following surgery is covered at no added charge.
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Post-Op Visit: |
Visit Description: |
Location/Provider: |
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Individual appointment with physician |
Surgeon’s office |
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2 week |
Individual appointment with physician and patients may have a nutrition class |
Surgeon’s office/
PHD/Nova Office |
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6 week |
Nutrition Class |
PHD/Nova Office |
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3 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s office |
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6 month |
Nutrition Class |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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9 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s Office |
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1 year |
Medical and Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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18 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s Office |
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2 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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3 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s office or Nova Office |
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4 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s office or Nova Office |
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5 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s office or Nova Office |
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Annually |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s office or Nova Office |
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As Needed Appointments |
Individual Appointments |
Surgeon’s office or Nova Office |
Schedule of patient visits – Lap-Band® Surgery
Below is a schedule of visits recommended for follow-up to your surgery. These visits are very important to promote good post-surgery education and lifestyle changes. Patients who keep this visit schedule are as a rule more successful and less likely to experience complications that patients who try to go it alone. Keep this list handy as a reminder of your next appointment!
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Post-Op Visit: |
Visit Description: |
Location/Provider: |
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Individual Appointment with physician |
Surgeon’s office |
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2 week |
Individual Appointment with physician and patients may have a nutrition class |
Surgeon’s office/ PHD/Nova Office |
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6 week |
Nutrition Class |
PHD/Nova Offices |
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3 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s office |
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6 month |
Nutrition Class |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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9 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s office |
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1 year |
Medical and Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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18 month |
Individual Appointment |
Surgeon’s office |
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2 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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3 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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4 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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5 year |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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Annually |
Medical and/or Nutrition |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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As Needed Appointments |
Individual Appointments |
Surgeon’s Office or Nova Office |
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