The Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss provides the latest surgical procedures to assist obese patients with reduction in appetite and healthy weight loss. Bariatric surgery has been shown to improve medical conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. It is important for anyone considering bariatric surgery to understand the many medical, psychological, behavioral, and financial aspects. For your recovery to be successful, you will need to make some lifelong changes but the result can be permanent weight reduction and overall improved health.