Understanding Hunger Beyond the CravingsHave you ever caught yourself wondering, “Why am I always hungry?” even right after eating? You’re not alone. Constant hunger can be confusing, frustrating, and, for many patients, a significant obstacle to achieving weight loss or post-bariatric success. While the occasional craving is perfectly normal, persistent hunger may signal something more profound, whether biological, psychological, or […]
When considering bariatrics, you want the best weight loss surgeon in Los Angeles you can find.A quick search on the internet will bring up dozens of doctors you can choose from.But how can you determine which doctor is the best of the bunch?Of all those doctors, only a few possess the top qualities you should look for when searching for the best […]
Weight loss surgery is surging in popularity. Introduction: Weight Loss Surgery Recovery checklistOtherwise known as bariatrics, weight loss surgery can help you lose excess weight.If you suffer from obesity related ailments, those ailments can diminish or disappear entirely as a bariatric side effect. Conditions often treated by weight loss surgery include type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and high blood pressure.There are […]
Introduction to Gastric Sleeve Surgery Weight Loss Gastric sleeve surgery is a useful tool in the fight against obesity.The bariatric (weight loss) procedure, otherwise known as the sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), reduces the size of your stomach, forcing you to eat less.Once the bariatric surgery is performed, gastric sleeve patients go on to lose between 65% and 75% […]
Weight loss surgery can deliver amazing results. It can lose 60%-80% of your excess weight in the first two years.Unfortunately, 15%-35% of bariatric surgery patients fail to reach their weight loss goal after surgery.That’s what you don’t want.What you do want is to lose the excess weight fast and for life!That’s where bariatric surgery comes into play. Procedures like the gastric sleeve or gastric balloon can […]
Traveling overseas hoping to find cheaper weight loss surgery or medical tourism for gastric sleeve is a growing trend.Known as medical tourism, many patients with obesity (BMI of 40+) travel to Mexico or as far away as Europe to undergo gastric sleeve surgery in the hopes of shedding their excess weight.With over 23 million Americans suffering from obesity and 50% of the […]
The gastric band (Lap band) and gastric sleeve are two common bariatric (weight loss) surgeries.Both can help you lose excess weight if you are morbidly obese (which means you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40. At that weight, you are more susceptible to various ailments like type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, cancer, and early death. Bariatric surgery like the lap band can […]
Not many people know that hiatal hernia repair surgery and the sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve) can be combined into a single procedure.If you suffer from morbid obesity and want to repair your hernia while fighting obesity with the gastric sleeve, you’ll want to request a single surgical session for both techniques.Here is everything you need to know about the two-in-one […]
Introduction to Gastric Balloon PreparationThe Gastric Balloon is a wise choice when you want the power of bariatric surgery without committing to a long-term procedure like the gastric sleeve.The gastric balloon can help you lose between 7% to 15% of your excess body fat, all in a six-month period. That’s between twenty and fifty pounds in just half a year. Think of all the new clothes […]
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery can help you say “Goodbye” to obesity forever and improve your lifestyle.But the surgery is not a magic wand.Any procedure you undergo is merely a tool.To help you lose up to 80% of your excess weight with procedures like the gastric sleeve, 95% of your success depends on you!More specifically, your weight loss depends on the lifestyle […]
