Bariatric and General Surgery of Kingwood

01/26/2026

The weight-loss strategy that is five times more effective than drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Bariatric surgery is a one-time procedure that delivers transformative, long-term results, while GLP-1 medications require expensive, lifelong monthly injections.

01/22/2026

Even just 6 months makes a difference! Way to go. Keep working hard.

01/19/2026

Abdominal obesity and muscle loss increase the risk of death by 83% after age 50, study finds.

01/08/2026

I struggled with emotional eating and using food for comfort from a young age. Two years ago, I decided to have gastric sleeve surgery with Bariatric and General Surgery of Kingwood, and it truly changed my life. Dr. Garay made the entire process so smooth—especially since I was close to backing out at first. I wanted to do it on my own, but I’m so grateful I changed my mind. This surgery became a powerful tool, and to this day I’ve kept off 100 pounds, going from 400 pounds down significantly. I went from a size 30 to a size 20.

Dr. Garay always says to imagine going to Home Depot, picking up an 80-pound bag of cement, and carrying it on your shoulders—you wouldn’t even make it five steps. That really puts it into perspective, because that’s the weight I was carrying every single day. I’m beyond thrilled and truly blessed that this option exists.

01/01/2026

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy new year!

12/24/2025

As we wait for santa to visit Dr Garay spends his Christmas Eve a little different.

12/22/2025

Happy Holidays! We wish you and your family a joyful holiday season!

12/22/2025

Heartburn? Learn more with our favorite doctor.

GERD now accounts for a majority of esophageal or our feeding tube pathology. It is a chronic disease just like HTN, and when medical therapy is required it ...

12/12/2025

1 year makes a difference. A little help from our office to make sure you have the tools to be successful long term.

11/27/2025

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!

11/14/2025

Dr Garay talks about the associated risks of obesity

With the prevalence of Obesity surpassing 40% in 2023 and the mortality associated with Obesity, management of obesity has become more paramount. We dive int...

10/27/2025

My husband had his one year appointment with his bariatric surgeon yesterday... which now also happens to be the same day he hit an absolutely diabolical, and what should have been unrealistic, goal.

My husband lost 250 lbs in one short year. 12 months. 52 weeks. 365 days. It took one tiny little blip of a year for him to find himself again. For him to love himself again, for him to allow the darkness to dissipate, for him to let light dance around in his eyes, for him to smile and laugh again, and really, really mean it.

There are really only 3 people responsible for this tremendous feat. Him (and all his insanely hard work), our Lord and Savior for aligning the universe and creating this plan to save my husband's life, and the man in this picture, Dr. Alian Garay.

All Glory goes to God, yet all thanks go to this amazing man, Dr. Garay. I watched my husband's doctor laugh today for the first time since we've met him, I watched him get wide eyed when realizing how much weight Gary had lost and I watched him "tell" Gary how proud he was of him, simply by reading his facial expressions and body language, while he sat silently in awe, beaming from the inside, likely admiring his handy work.

I don't know that he will ever see this, but thank you Dr. Garay. You're a blessing and we will never be able to repay you for the opportunities you've given my husband. We don't even really know you on a personal level, and we will love you forever. And thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

If you're ever on the fence about this surgery, do it and do it with Dr. Garay at Bariatric and General Surgery of Kingwood... It will be the hardest thing you've ever done, but I promise you that in return, it will be the most rewarding. I will put some vulnerable before pictures in the comments, if you are curious.