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Studies show that while the popularity of weight-loss surgery has grown, so have the instances of patients that do not go through with the surgery. These seem to be primarily substance users and men as found by research. Researchers have determined that those patients that are over the age of 60, smokers, drinkers, drug users …

Male and Substance Using Patients May be Less Likely to Complete Weight-loss Surgery Read More »

Gallbladder disease can occur more frequently for individuals that are obese. The gallbladder is an organ near your liver that works to release bile into your bile duct. This supplies it then to the small intestine. Individuals with fast weight loss might experience gallstones which are pieces of hardened materials that block off the bile …

Bariatric Surgery Responsible for Helping with Gallbladder Disease Read More »

New research indicates that severely obese individuals that undergo gastric bypass surgery can see heart abnormalities related to obesity to become stabile or possibly partially reversed. Dr. Sheldon Litwin, MD and Chief of Cardiology at the Medical College of Georgia believe that both cardiac function and size became more normal in patients that underwent a …

Bariatric Surgery Reduces Heart Disease Instances in Patients Read More »

Recent studies indicate that bariatric surgery can be effective in helping to reduce cholesterol levels in morbidly obese individuals. The facts indicate that hyperlipidemia is seen in approximately 50% of individuals categorized as severely obese. There is also no indication that there is improvement in lipid levels after traditional weight management techniques and methods. This …

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In a recent meeting of the Gastroenterology-Urology Devices Panel of the FDA’s Medical Devices Advisory Committee a vote was conducted regarding whether Maestro Rechargeable System vagal blocking therapy (VBLOC) should be considered safe for patients who are severely obese and are in need of immediate weight loss. The vote proved to be somewhat mixed in …

FDA Panel Mixed on Implanted Weight-Loss Device Read More »

When you consider the traditional bariatric surgery for weight loss you will note that there is a necessary incision to do the job. This incision has some worried about the invasive nature of the procedure, the potential for infection and the potential side effects. Avoiding the incision could change the way that the surgery is …

USGI’s New Incisionless Endolumenal Bariatric Surgery Read More »

Unlike previously suspected, reoperative bariatric surgery appears to be substantially safer, provides fewer complications than anticipated, has a low major morbidity and mortality rate, and above all appears to be affective at providing exceptional weight loss at just 1 year after the surgery. Proof is in the Numbers Not only is the process of a …

Reoperative Bariatric Surgery: Substantial Weight Loss at 1 Year and Low Complication Rates Read More »

It has long been understood that gastric bypass, by altering the functionality of the stomach, is capable of helping patients to achieve weight loss in large quantities. Studies are now showing that there are additional benefits to patients of gastric bypass procedures beyond the obvious changes in digestion and metabolism. For example, according to a …

How Gastric Bypass Surgery Changes the Brain’s Response to Food Read More »

Obalon is a variation of Gastric Balloon, which uses an implant that inflates. The ball is designed to help weight loss by partially filling the stomach capacity, and thus restrict your ability to induce a feeling of satiety. The placement of one or more balloons in the stomach will help you to eat less and …

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Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that an effective and durable treatment for Type II Diabetes in obese patients is in fact, bariatric surgery. Their study found that the surgical procedure helped surgical patients to be insulin free and to be free of many diabetic medications nearly three years after surgery. The trial, STAMPEDE (Surgical …

Bariatric Surgery Provides Long-Term Control of Diabetes, Cleveland Clinic Study Reports Read More »