Finish most of your pre-op testing on the Gulf Coast, then make the drive to South Miami for a board-certified bariatric surgeon whose sleeve package includes a full year of follow-up.
These are our own patients, each operated on by Dr. Reza Keshavarzi and seen by our team through the months that followed.
No two results start from the same place. Your procedure, your starting weight and the habits you build afterward all shape the outcome, which is why your plan is built around your own health history.
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The biggest change is often the confidence of feeling comfortable in your own skin.
A day with Dr. K: seeing patients, planning procedures and operating through a laparoscopic camera.
Bariatric surgery changes the size of the stomach, and in some procedures the path food takes through it. Smaller meals leave you full, and with the sleeve much of the hunger that drove eating quiets down.
Dr. K performs most of his operations laparoscopically, through a few small incisions guided by a camera. ESG and the ORBERA balloon are endoscopic, placed through the mouth with no incisions on the abdomen. He also runs medical weight loss, including GLP-1 medication, so surgery is one option among several rather than the only answer on offer.
For patients in Collier County, the question is usually logistics. Your consultation and operation take place with Dr. K, while much of the preparation can be handled near home and coordinated by our team.
Dr. K performs or oversees every option below, so the recommendation you hear is based on your health and goals rather than on a single procedure.
| Option | How it works | Often a fit when |
|---|---|---|
| Gastric Sleeve | About three quarters of the stomach is removed laparoscopically, leaving a narrow tube that fills fast and produces less of the main hunger hormone. | You have a large amount of weight to lose and want one lasting operation. An expedited sleeve path is available. |
| Low BMI Mini Sleeve | The sleeve technique adapted for people carrying less excess weight. | Traditional surgical criteria rule you out, yet weight keeps affecting your health. |
| Teen Gastric Sleeve | A sleeve gastrectomy planned for an adolescent, with nutrition coaching and the family involved throughout. | A teenager has severe obesity and supervised diet and exercise programs have not worked. |
| Gastric Bypass | A small stomach pouch is connected directly to the small intestine, limiting both portion size and calorie absorption. | Type 2 diabetes, severe reflux or a bigger weight loss goal point toward a bypass. |
| Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) | Sutures placed through an endoscope fold the stomach into a narrower shape from the inside. | You want meaningful restriction without abdominal incisions. |
| ORBERA Gastric Balloon | A soft balloon is placed endoscopically, filled to take up space in the stomach, and removed later. | You prefer a temporary, nonsurgical way to start. |
| Medical Weight Loss | A physician-led plan that can combine GLP-1 injections, nutrition coaching and regular check-ins. | You are not ready for a procedure, or want support before or after one. |
Surgery is for people whose weight is affecting their health, mobility or everyday life, and who have not been able to keep weight off with diet, exercise or medication alone.
Your weight is only one part of the decision. Dr. K reviews your medical history, current medications and goals, then tells you directly which options suit you and which do not.
GLP-1s, surgery or both: the right combination matters more than any single treatment.
Board-certified bariatric surgeon and our lead surgeon, called Dr. K by his patients.
Dr. K brings decades of experience in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery, and he performs every procedure on this page himself. When you live a long drive away, that continuity matters: the surgeon who meets you at your consultation is the one who operates, follows your recovery and answers your messages from his own phone.
Dr. K's reminder to get outside and move. Staying active is part of his own routine.
Each step is tagged by where it takes place, so you can plan how many trips across the state your surgery really needs.
Dr. K reviews your history, past weight loss attempts and goals, recommends a procedure or medical plan, and explains the costs.
Required tests and clearances can be done at our clinic or at an outside facility near you. Results from our recommended doctor usually arrive within 48 hours.
An EGD is required before surgery. An endoscopy done within the last 5 months is accepted, or Dr. K can perform it for you.
You follow a pre-surgery diet, and any weight loss injection stops at least 2 weeks before your procedure. Instructions and documents arrive by text.
Once testing is complete, dates are often open within the current month. Most patients return to work 4 to 7 days later and avoid lifting over 20 pounds while healing.
Follow-up visits track your weight, health and diet stages through the first year, and they are included in our gastric sleeve package.
★★★★★"Dr. Keshavarzi was with us throughout the whole process and was even contacting us once home to see if everything was running smoothly."
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★★★★★"I sought him out on the referral from another patient and I can't say enough about how great his bedside manner, his attentiveness to care and his follow through with my case."
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★★★★★"From my 1st visit he made me feel at ease with my decision to pursue bariatric surgery."
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Our gastric sleeve has one published package price, so you can weigh the trip against local quotes with a real number in hand.
The $14,000 package covers everything listed on the card. If Dr. Keshavarzi performs your required endoscopy, the procedure itself is included in that cost and a $750 hospital fee applies. Gastric bypass, ESG, the ORBERA balloon and medical weight loss are priced once Dr. K recommends a plan for you.
Cherry financing is accepted for surgery, and debit and credit cards cover any remaining balance. Review our financing details.
Your surgery and first year of care in one price
Yes. Our office is in South Miami, and we care for patients from Naples, Marco Island, Golden Gate, Immokalee, Ave Maria and the rest of Collier County. Your consultation, surgery and follow-up visits are with Dr. Keshavarzi, and our team helps you plan each trip across the state.
Required medical clearances and tests can be done at our clinic or at an outside facility, so a lab or physician near Naples works. An upper endoscopy performed within the last 5 months is accepted, or Dr. K can perform it for you. Our team sends documents and next steps by text, so most of the paperwork never needs a drive.
Our gastric sleeve package is $14,000 and covers the hospital stay, the surgeon's fee, all hospital-related fees and follow-up appointments for the first year. Pricing for gastric bypass, ESG, the gastric balloon and medical weight loss is reviewed once Dr. K recommends a plan. Financing through Cherry includes 24 months at 0% interest.
Surgery dates are often available within the current month. The pace depends on how quickly your required tests and clearances are completed, and results from our recommended doctor usually come back within 48 hours.
Yes, and many patients come to us after trying medication first. Weight loss injections must be stopped at least 2 weeks before your procedure. Dr. K can explain whether medication, surgery or a combination of both fits your goals.
Most of our patients return to work 4 to 7 days after their procedure. You avoid lifting more than 20 pounds while you heal and follow a staged diet as your stomach recovers. Dr. K gives you a recovery plan matched to the procedure you had.
Yes. Dr. K contacts patients from his own cell phone, and you can reply to our text messages for guidance on next steps. Patients often mention in their reviews that he checked in on them after they got home.
Rapid-fire questions with Dr. K on bariatric surgery and GLP-1 medication.
Our office is in South Miami, on the other side of the Everglades from Collier County by I-75 or the Tamiami Trail. Your consultation, surgery and follow-up visits are with Dr. K, and our team helps you schedule testing near home so each drive counts. Read our guidance for traveling patients.
