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 […]
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Weight loss surgery is surging in popularity. Introduction: Weight Loss Surgery Recovery checklist Otherwise 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 […]
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Losing weight is the most common New Year’s resolution. Unfortunately, the statistics about excess weight and obesity are not promising. Obesity rates continue to rise each year. An estimated 50 percent of American adults will be obese. Bariatric surgery can help you achieve your 2021 New Year’s resolution. Weight loss surgery is an effective solution with proven results. Discover the benefits of […]
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According to the CDC, 42.4% of Americans are obese. Losing weight is difficult and many diets fail since they are not sustainable. There are also health, social, and economic effects associated with obesity. Effects like… Discrimination and social bias Increased medical costs And increased risk of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease If you are obese, you might think […]
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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 […]
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The late motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said, “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” The gastric balloon procedure represents an excellent way to do just that, take care of your body by losing excess weight. You may already know that being overweight poses a significant risk to your health. Not only are you at a higher risk of […]
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Are you thinking about getting pregnant shortly? If so, and you have been diagnosed with severe obesity, you may want to postpone things until you can achieve and maintain a healthier weight. Severe obesity is a medical diagnosis that indicates that you have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater. According to studies, being severely obese makes it more difficult […]
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Financing is one of the major reasons many people don’t attempt to look into bariatric surgery options. Even after knowing how safe surgical procedures like gastric sleeve can be, which has an incredibly low complication risk (the risks of staying obese are much greater than any bariatric surgery)… And even after seeing before and after photographs of people whose lives have been completely changed […]
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Almost all bariatric (weight loss) surgery patients ask the same question at some point in their journey: “Does weight loss surgery hurt?” You may have wondered the same thing if you’ve ever considered weight loss surgery. After all, you read the term surgery and instantly think of cutting. However, today’s bariatric surgery advancements mean very little cutting. Most bariatric surgeries […]
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Obesity doesn’t happen overnight. You didn’t wake up one morning excessively overweight. That change occurred over the span of many years. And now you know that you need weight loss surgery. And yet the decision to finally do something about your condition can strike like lightning, seemingly out of nowhere. The dislike for your weight and size may have existed […]
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