Bovard Bariatric Center

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Weight Loss Surgery in North Carolina

Bovard Bariatric Center is a comprehensive surgical weight loss center combining minimally invasive weight loss surgery with realistic lifestyle change to help you achieve your weight loss goals.
Dr. Bovard specializes in LAP-BAND System and Gastric Bypass procedures to provide eligible patients with effective, long-term solutions for morbid obesity.
Our program helps you change your life and improve your health by finally taking control of your weight.
Using bariatric surgery, we reduce the physical hunger that drives many of our patients to overeat. We then help you adjust your lifestyle to allow your surgical procedure to achieve its greatest weight loss effect. In combination, weight loss surgery and lifestyle change are recognized as the most powerful, effective, and longest lasting weight control methods available.
The staff at Bovard Bariatric Center has a unique understanding of the complex issues you face every day because of obesity and are committed to helping you achieve lose weight and reclaim your life. Contact us today to begin your journey to a new life free from obesity.
Meet Dr. Bovard
Dr. Bovard is a general and bariatric surgeon trained in weight loss surgery at the largest bariatric practice in the state of Maryland under Dr. Singh and Dr. Averbach at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore MD, a Johns Hopkins University affiliated hospital.
Find out more about Dr. Bovard and the bariatric surgery team.

We welcome your questions about any of our surgical services.

Stretching After Weight Loss Surgery
Ease into your post-op fitness routine by stretching. Stretching helps reduce stress while gently preparing your body for a more rigorous fitness routine.
Some patients are intimidated by the idea of exercise after weight loss surgery. The key is to start simple. Instead of trying to run for a mile, try walking. Warm up with light stretching and cool down with light stretching.
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