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David D. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S.
35 Veranda Lane Ste 100
Colleyville,Texas 76034
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Phone: (817) 717-7447
FAX: (817) 581-6127
Dr. Kim performs surgery at Forest park medical center, and other hospitals in the Dallas -Ft. Worth area
Advanced Bariatric Center of Dallas
11990 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: (214) 614-7036
BMI Calculator
What does your BMI mean?
- BMI 18-24
- = Normal Weight
- BMI 25-29
- = Overweight
- BMI 30-34
- = Moderate Obesity
- BMI 35-39
- = Severe Obesity
- BMI > 40
- = Morbid Obesity
BMI, or body mass index, is a system of measurement that helps a patient figure out how overweight he or she is. A BMI of 20 to 25 is considered normal. 25 to 30 is considered overweight. 30.1 to 34.9 is considered obese. You are a candidate for weight loss surgery if your BMI is 40 or greater or if you have a BMI between 35 and 39.9 along with a serious health problem.
"I thought I was a pretty happy fat person. Hiding behind my jokes and laughter, I did not know how much my weight controlled my life. I never knew what true happiness was until I had my surgery. Some people don't like to tell people when they have had weight loss surgery but I tell everyone because I feel everyone deserves to be this happy!"
- Melissa F.
Life changed forever on September 27, 2006
Weight Loss Surgery Psychologist Dallas Ft Worth Texas Dr. Jane Counts
By admin on January 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm
DR. DAVID KIM: Dr. Jane Counts is a highly respected psychologist in her field. She has a unique insight to patients with bariatric emotionally related problems, and she also has just a tremendous amount of compassion for these patients.
DR. JANE COUNTS: I first meet Dr. Kim’s patients when they’re contemplating gastric surgery, whether it’s a bypass operation or a lap band surgery, or a gastric sleeve, so that they can prepare themselves emotionally for the rigors of lifestyle change that are connected with any bariatric surgery.
And what we do is we meet each other for the first time, and get to know each other by talking about their family history and kind of what they’ve been through in their life. We talk about their desire for gastric surgery, what it means to them, and what type of relationships are connected to that lifestyle change, whether it be with a spouse, a boyfriend or girlfriend, family members; mother and father, brothers, and sisters, and we talk about that and their relationship to food and what their fears and their hopes are for a healthier life.
So many people that you see in my line of work that come to you with depression or sadness that they can’t get away from, and they struggle with for years and years. Bariatric patients struggle for years before they come to see me, and once they do and they start talking about how they want life to change, it really happens very quickly. I mean, some people think change takes a really long time, but really it’s just that moment that you make up your mind to have something be different that causes the biggest change to happen.