Bariatric surgery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Grand Strand Physicians is committed to improving the health and quality of life for our patients through a detail-oriented and customized approach to weight loss. We offer weight loss procedures for adult and adolescent patients and assist in meeting your weight loss goals by offering various surgical and non-surgical (incisionless) weight loss options tailored to your needs.
What is bariatric surgery?
Bariatric surgery is weight loss surgery that is performed to help patients lose weight when other means have not been successful.
Our practice is led by board-certified bariatric surgeon Dr. Morris Washington, MD, FACS, FASMBS, who has practiced bariatric surgery exclusively for over 17 years. He provides comprehensive expertise and surgical knowledge to support the care and recovery of his patients and is well-known throughout South Carolina for his compassionate and excellent care of those in need of weight loss surgery. Learn more about the practice.
Self-Pay and Financing
If your insurance does not cover bariatric surgery, or if we do not participate with your provider, we will discuss alternate financial options with you. In conjunction with Grand Strand Medical Center, we offer a cash-pay options that includes all weight loss surgery cost and hospital fees (preoperative labs, hospital stay), surgeon fees, and anesthesia fees.
Insurance
We participate in most insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid. We encourage you to obtain information about your insurance plan and their bariatric coverage as soon as you start thinking about pursuing weight loss surgery. Our bariatric insurance coordinator will verify your insurance benefits and determine what is medically necessary to obtain approval for surgery once you submit for a new patient appointment. Criteria for surgery varies between different insurance providers. If your policy does not cover bariatric surgery, we will inform you of this and review alternate payment options.
The care we provide includes:
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic gastric bypass
- Lap banding
- Single anastomosis duodenal ileostomy (SADI)
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)
- Intragastric balloon
- Revisions, including endoscopic gastric bypass revision (TORe)
What you can expect
From the very moment you connect with Grand Strand Physicians, our dedicated care team works with you to develop an individualized, focused program pre and post-surgery to help you towards the path of success. We work with you to help you make the lifestyle changes needed to have a successful recovery and achieve sustainable weight loss.
Contact our practice today to learn more at (843) 353-5360 or attend one of our seminars.