Surgery is only the Beginning . . .

Bariatric surgery produces dramatic weight reduction, but it does not address the underlying psychological and behavioral causes of obesity.

Sadly, 75 % of patients will regain a significant portion of their original weight loss because hospitals do not routinely incorporate the individual counseling needed to achieve long–term success

In 1999, Carol Signore, Academy for Eating Disorders Fellow, and bariatric surgery veteran, developed My Self Design to fill this void.