When you lose a massive amount of weight, whether through conventional means or via weight loss surgery, you can sometimes be left with excess fatty tissue and skin. This added tissue can make your legs look lumpy, even under your clothing. In severe cases, your clothes may not fit the way you prefer on account…
At Healthy Life Bariatrics, Doctor Babak Moein performs bariatric surgery, general surgery, and post-bariatric body contouring. The latter is useful for reshaping the body after the excess weight has melted away. When a person loses a significant amount of body fat, sometimes excess skin and some stubborn fat can be left over. Procedures like the tummy tuck…
Heartburn is an uncomfortable condition that can cause pain and discomfort. Since heartburn most commonly occurs at night, the condition can also disturb your sleep. If you have ever laid awake at night with that deep burning in your chest, you know how painful heartburn can be. When heartburn becomes worse, it turns into GERD….
Introduction to SmartLipo for Remove stubborn Body Fat SmartLipo is an innovative improvement on traditional liposuction that removes stubborn body fat while simultaneously sculpting the body. Before you opt for this body contouring procedure, it is important to learn how the technique works, what it’s used for, and how much it costs. If you are…
Introduction to Varicose Vein Treatments for Healthy and Attractive Skin Do you have unsightly veins on your legs or another part of your body? Some of these veins are called varicose veins, while others are called spider veins. Knowing the difference between the two can help you find the proper treatment, improving your quality of…
Most people have heard of a hernia. But there is much confusion as to what a hernia really is. Most people know it’s a medical problem. But few know that it can quickly turn into a serious problem that requires hernia surgery to treat. You may have even told someone humorously, “Don’t have a hernia!”…
Did your doctor recently diagnose you with chronic cholecystitis? Or maybe you came across the term while searching for symptoms of upper abdominal pain on the internet. Regardless of where you stumbled across the medical term, you have questions. This guide is chronic cholecystitis meant to provide the answers. What follows are the most commonly…
With obesity a worldwide epidemic, some people want to know which one to prefer: Weight loss medication or Bariatric Surgery. Here are the facts. Go through these facts to decide whether weight loss medication is suitable or bariatric surgery. The Truth About Weight Loss Medications Are you an adult suffering from the disease of obesity?…
Robotic surgery sounds like a procedure out of Star Trek or Star Wars. You can almost imagine R2D2 standing over a patient on the operating table, using lasers to cut away tissue and suture wounds. You wouldn’t be far off the mark, except for the part about imaginary robot surgeons. Robotic surgery is a thing. It’s…
Author: Babak Moein, MD
