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Frequently Asked Weight Loss Surgery Questions

Posted: Aug 22 in Weight Loss Blog by

Bariatric surgery is recommended for obese patients that are at risk for serious medical conditions and early death. Answers to the following frequently asked questions can help in your decision to undergo weight loss surgery in Ft. Myers. How does weight loss surgery help me to lose weight? Two basic approaches provide weight loss help [...]

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Bariatric Surgery Preparation

Posted: Aug 16 in Weight Loss Blog by

Weight loss help through bariatric surgery requires many preoperative and postoperative details. From your initial consultation with your Cape Coral bariatric surgeon up to the day of your procedure, being properly prepared not only keeps you informed and reduces your anxiety, but decreases your risk of complications. Being prepared also makes your recovery less stressful [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery and You

Posted: Aug 15 in Weight Loss Blog by

Bariatric obesity surgery is known to produce significant and sustained weight loss. Gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric banding are three of the most common procedures performed by our Bonita Springs weight loss surgeon today. In deciding which procedure is right for you, patients should consider these points: Weight-loss expectations – Gastric banding patients [...]

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No-Incision Procedure to Adjust Pouch after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Aug 15 in Weight Loss Blog by

Over 200,000 people have weight loss surgery each year. While weight loss surgery is successful for the vast majority of patients, about 20% of patients begin to regain weight after surgery. Usually, this happens because the stomach pouch has stretched. When patients begin gaining weight again, they are once again at risk for weight-related health [...]

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Banded Gastric Plication and Obesity

Posted: Aug 08 in Weight Loss Blog by

Banded gastric plication could become another weight loss surgery option for very obese people who want and need to lose excess weight according to early data. However, more research including bariatric surgery comparison and randomized trials are needed. A recent study examined 15 patients who had plication of the anterior stomach and found that it [...]

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Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery

Posted: Jul 28 in Weight Loss Blog by

One in five Americans are obese. Obesity is associated with a number of health problems, including type-2 diabetes, arthritis, heart disease and others. Many of these maladies can be cured simply by losing the excess weight, but for many people that is a difficult task. About 95% of those who lose weight on a diet [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery, the Pros and Cons

Posted: Jul 14 in Weight Loss Blog by

For many people the trials of dieting and losing some weight only to gain it back again leaves them looking for other solutions to help cure their weight issues and poor health. One of these possible solutions is weight loss surgery. Advances in several types of bariatric surgery have not only made it possible for [...]

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Make the Mental Fat-Body Connection: Is Weight Loss Surgery an Option?

Posted: Mar 24 in Weight Loss Blog by

Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the USA. Busy lifestyles often lead people to opt for fast, convenient foods that wreak havoc on their waistlines and place stress on their bodily organs.

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Blood Cholesterol and Health

Posted: Mar 16 in Weight Loss Blog by

A person’s blood cholesterol level relates to the potential of developing heart disease. Doctors agree that high blood cholesterol is among the major risk factors for developing heart disease. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for men and women in the United States – annually, more than one million have a heart attack and half a million people die from heart disease.

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Metabolic Syndrome and Fatty Liver Disease

Posted: Jan 14 in Weight Loss Blog by

Losing weight can do more for you than just feeling and looking good. A group of risk factors known as metabolic disorder can cause you additional health problems such as fatty liver disease. Metabolic disorder is a group of factors including fatigue, high blood pressure, BMI or Body Mass Index over 30, elevated cholesterol and elevated fasting blood sugar levels, which are known to lead to cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes. A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is becoming increasingly common in overweight people.

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