Weight Loss Surgery Growing in the UK as Well

We have frequently reported on the rising number of weight loss surgeries in the United States. Now it seems the same trend is occurring in the UK, albeit on a smaller scale.
The General Healthcare Group, one of the largest health care providers in the UK, has seen a 30-percent increase in weight loss surgery cases [...]

categories Surgery News | Senior Editor | datetime March 31, 2009 8:04 am | comments Comments (0)

Rose Procedure Helps Keep the Weight Off After Bariatric Surgery

The NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois offers an innovative technique to reduce weight gain following gastric bypass surgery. The new procedure is referred to as ROSE for short, and it stands for Revisional Obesity Surgery Endolumenal. Nationwide in the U.S., less than a dozen medical centers offer the ROSE procedure.
Actually, depending on whom you [...]

categories Surgery News | Senior Editor | datetime March 11, 2009 2:46 pm | comments Comments (0)

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