Posted - February 28, 2011

Bariatric Surgery Options for Diabetics

Today, there are a number of choices available for diabetics who are overweight or obese, and who are thinking about weight loss surgery. Each surgical option has its own pros and cons, so before making a decision, consider all the choices carefully. Learn More
Posted - November 16, 2010

Life After Duodenal Switch Surgery – Food Portions

Once you have had duodenal switch surgery, not only will your stomach be smaller and banana-shaped, but the food from your stomach will take a much shorter route through your intestines and will have less time to absorb nutrients. This requires a very restricted diet post surgery, and one of the most important restrictions you will face is that of your food portions and the types of food you can eat. Learn More
Posted - October 20, 2010

Bariatic Surgery Motivation

Understanding your motivation for seeking weight loss surgery is an important step in evaluating your likelihood for achieving long-term weight loss success. Psychologists tell us that the motivation we have to seek change, is usually driven by one of four sources. Learn More
Posted - July 27, 2010

Weight Loss Surgery Most Risky for Smokers

If you are a smoker who is obese or overweight, you may want to consider quitting smoking before undergoing any type of bariatric surgery. A new study of adults who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery, or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, showed that smokers were at a higher risk for complications, including the development of strictures, ulcers, and fistulae. Learn More
Posted - June 15, 2010

Addiction Transference

Anyone who is considering lap band surgery to lose weight should always be informed of both the benefits and the risks involved. One such risk that has become recently discovered is addiction transference, when a patient develops some form of addiction after undergoing lap band or another bariatric surgery procedure. Learn More
Posted - November 16, 2009

Weight Loss Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes Remission

Recent scientific studies have shown that weight loss surgery may help treat some cases of Type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is a disease Learn More
Posted - November 3, 2009

Choosing A Weight Loss Surgery Center

The decision to have weight loss surgery often comes after years of trying and failing to lose weight on your own. After struggling with Learn More
Posted - October 3, 2009

Advantages of the Duodenal Switch Surgery

While gastric bypass and LAP-BAND surgery have a higher profiles in media and support forums throughout the United States, it often Learn More
Posted - July 20, 2009

Weight Loss Expectations after Bariatric Surgery

There are so many different weight loss surgeries to choose from that the literature you must study before you decide on one is Learn More

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