Today I stumbled across a news story on an ABC News affiliate’s website. There’s also a two-and-a-half-minute video clip that’s packed with information about weight loss surgery, specifically the vertical gastrectomy.
Story excerpt:
“Scott decided to have a vertical gastrectomy, a relatively new stomach reduction procedure that doesn’t require rerouting the intestines, as with gastric bypass, and [...]
Before considering the cost of surgery with the LAP-BAND® System, you may want to read our overview of Lap Band surgery.
For most people who consider Lap Band surgery (or any type of weight loss surgery for that matter), the cost of the procedure is a top factor in their decision-making. The cost of Lap Band [...]
In a recent post, we mentioned TLC’s new program “Big Love,” which chronicles the lives of obese patients who undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery at Houston’s Methodist Weight Management Center.
The show premiered this past Monday, and so far it has generated some significant buzz. Only two days after the show’s premiere, the “Big Love” message boards [...]
The Coalition against Morbid Obesity launches its activities!
MONTREAL, May 29 /CNW Telbec/ - Today Josée Roy and Jennifer Schultz,
Coalition co-founders, announced the start of the operations of the Coalition
against Morbid Obesity, a Québec-based non-profit organization which relies on
the strength of association to reduce waiting lists for bariatric surgery in
Québec. They urge people suffering from morbid [...]
Are you thinking of having bariatric weight-loss surgery to reduce obesity? If you are, it would be wise to review the basic criteria that qualifies patients for weight loss surgery (if you haven’t done so already).
Most weight-loss surgeons follow a set of standard criteria when determining whether a patient should have bariatric surgery. These criteria [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | 
May 31, 2007 4:56 pm | 
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