As you prepare to embark on a weight loss journey with bariatric surgery, what can you do to increase your likelihood of success? Eating a balanced diet and following your doctor’s orders about food intake are critical, as is sticking with a...
Embarking on a journey involves a mix of emotions, including excitement, anticipation and nervousness. This is also true of a weight loss journey. Bariatric surgery is a great way for many overweight people to begin their journey toward a...
Embarking on a journey toward weight loss with gastric sleeve surgery can be exciting and stressful. Although this procedure is designed to help patients lose weight, it’s up to the individual to make good dietary choices, increase physical...
Struggling to lose weight is a discouraging and frustrating experience. If you have tried to lose weight through diet and exercise, but found those alone weren’t working for you, perhaps you are looking for other options. The gastric sleeve and...
Preparing for weight loss surgery is an exciting and uncertain time. Knowing what to expect after surgery helps you prepare for your surgery and better manage your recovery afterwards. It’s important to talk with your doctor so you understand...
Those considering bariatric surgery have options, including gastric bypass surgery and gastric sleeve surgery. Each has pros and cons for candidates to consider when choosing a surgery. With many weight loss solutions available today, it can be...
Since 2009, the sleeve gastrectomy (also referred to as Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss Surgery) has exponentially gained popularity, surpassing all other forms of weight loss surgery in 2012. With a minimally invasive scope procedure, a fairly short...
Since 2013, the sleeve gastrectomy (or Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss Surgery) is the most popular choice among patients and physicians for long term, durable weight loss. Gastric Sleeve surgeries went from representing less than one percent of all...
Medical tourism or health tourism is the modern practice of traveling to another country to obtain medical treatment, ostensibly at a lower cost. Dental procedures, fertility treatments and weight loss surgeries are among the most popular reasons...
You may be eligible for weight loss surgery if you are an obese adult, especially if you have a weight-related secondary condition (co-morbidity) such as type II diabetes (diabetes mellitus). This solution is not without it’s own set of...
When you couple the fact that traditional “diet & exercise” regimens fail to create and maintain durable weight loss 95% of the time with the fact that surgeries are becoming less and less invasive, the emergence of surgical...
