Handle most of your preparation on the Space Coast, then make one trip south to Dr. Reza Keshavarzi for a gastric sleeve priced as a single package that covers your hospital fees and a year of follow-up.
BeforeAfterThese are our own patients, photographed before surgery and again during follow-up. How much weight each person loses depends on the procedure, the starting point and the habits they keep afterward.
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Bariatric surgery reduces how much your stomach holds and changes the hunger signals that pull weight back after a diet.
The gastric sleeve, the procedure most of our patients choose, removes the large outer curve of the stomach and leaves a narrow sleeve. A gastric bypass forms a small pouch and connects it farther down the small intestine. Dr. Keshavarzi performs both laparoscopically, through a few small incisions with a camera guiding each step.
Not every patient needs an operation. Dr. K also performs endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, which narrows the stomach from the inside with no incisions, places the ORBERA gastric balloon and runs a medical weight loss program, so your recommendation is based on your health rather than on the one procedure a clinic happens to offer.
Many Palm Bay patients first ask whether an injection such as Ozempic can replace surgery. Dr. K treats them as tools for different stages, and he often combines them with nutrition coaching for a better long-term outcome.
| GLP-1 injections | Bariatric surgery | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Lowers appetite and helps start weight loss. | Physically reduces stomach size and changes hunger signals. |
| Procedure | None. A medication you take on a schedule. | Laparoscopic operation through small incisions. |
| How long it lasts | Works while you keep taking it. | The change to the stomach stays in place. |
| Often a fit when | You want to begin without an operation, or need support before or after surgery. | You want the most durable result and are ready for lasting habit changes. |
| Before surgery | Must be stopped at least two weeks before your operation. | Requires medical clearances, an endoscopy and a pre-surgery diet. |
Your consultation covers which approach, or which combination, fits your health history and goals.
You do not have to make the drive for every step. Testing, diet preparation and most of your recovery happen in Brevard County.
Dr. K reviews your health, weight history and goals himself and recommends a procedure. You leave knowing the plan and what it costs.
An upper endoscopy and medical clearances are required. You can have them at a facility near home, and an endoscopy from the last five months can count.
A short pre-surgery diet prepares your body. Our team sends documents by text and answers next-step questions the same way.
Dr. K performs your procedure. For the gastric sleeve, the hospital stay and all hospital-related fees are inside the package price.
Most patients are back at work within 4 to 7 days. Avoid lifting more than 20 pounds while you heal.
Follow-up visits for the first year are included with the sleeve, and Dr. K remains reachable by phone between them.
Dr. Reza Keshavarzi, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. K is our lead surgeon and runs every consultation himself, so the person who plans your care is the person in the operating room. He brings decades of experience in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and performs every procedure we offer.
For a patient three hours away, access matters. Dr. K contacts patients from his own cell phone, and he lives the habits he teaches: regular exercise, time outdoors and steady nutrition.
Dr. Keshavarzi was with us throughout the whole process and was even contacting us once home to see if everything was running smoothly.
Yerandis L., Google review
Dr. Keshavarzi explained every detail of the surgery from getting prepared, to the actual day of surgery, and beyond.
Hannah S., Google review
Very friendly, knowledgeable, and always explain things to you during your monthly visit.
Santiago T., Google review
Traveling for surgery is easier to plan around a fixed number. Our gastric sleeve has a published package price, and pricing for the bypass, ESG, balloon and medical weight loss is given at your consultation.
When Dr. Keshavarzi performs your pre-surgery endoscopy, the procedure is part of your overall cost and a $750 hospital fee applies.
Debit and credit cards are accepted for any remaining balance. See the full terms on our financing page.
Surgery limits how much you can eat. Protein-first meals, daily movement and regular check-ins decide how much weight stays off, and Dr. K can add GLP-1 medication later if your progress stalls.
These services carry that support from the first week at home in Palm Bay through the years after.
No. Patients from Palm Bay and across Brevard County complete much of their preparation near home, including required tests and the upper endoscopy. You travel to South Miami for the steps that need Dr. K in person, and our team stays in touch by phone and text between visits.
For many adults living with obesity, surgery produces more lasting weight loss than diets or medication alone, and it can improve weight-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It suits people ready to change how they eat and move for the long term. Dr. K will tell you honestly at your consultation whether surgery, a nonsurgical option or a combination fits you better.
They do different jobs. GLP-1 injections such as Ozempic help control appetite and can start weight loss without an operation, while surgery physically changes the size of the stomach and tends to give the more durable result. Dr. K often uses both at different stages, and injections must be stopped at least two weeks before surgery.
Coverage depends on your insurer and your specific plan, and each plan sets its own requirements. Our team can talk through your situation at your consultation. Patients who prefer a fixed price can choose our $14,000 gastric sleeve package and finance it through Cherry.
A bariatric practice evaluates your weight history and health, recommends a surgical or nonsurgical treatment, prepares you with testing and a pre-surgery diet, performs the procedure and follows you afterward. With us, Dr. K handles each of those stages himself, from the first consultation through your first year of follow-up.
Your date depends on how quickly you finish the required clearances and endoscopy. The doctor we recommend for pre-op analyses returns results within 48 hours, and an endoscopy done in the last five months can count. If timing matters, ask about our expedited gastric sleeve.
Most patients return to work 4 to 7 days after the procedure. You should not lift more than 20 pounds while you heal. Plan your drive home with someone else at the wheel, and keep your follow-up schedule with Dr. K.
Book a consultation to find out which procedure fits your health, what it costs and how to arrange your care from Palm Bay.
7330 SW 62nd Pl STE 210
South Miami, FL 33143
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