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L.A. Bariatrics' New Weight-Loss Surgery Procedure Growing in Popularity in Los Angeles
After performing over 20 plicated band procedures at L.A. Bariatrics, the bariatric team at Marina Del Rey Hospital reflects on current success — and plans for more.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Obese patients have used gastric bypass and lap band surgeries as tools for safe, effective weight loss for over two decades. But the medical community is constantly developing new options to ...
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair growth and skin problems that often accompany significant weight gain.
BroadcastMed Highlights Live Weight Loss Surgery
BroadcastMed is proud to highlight a live Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is a newer, innovative weight loss surgery where the majority of the stomach is removed leaving a long tubular structure from the esophagus to the small intestine.
New Weight Loss Surgery: POSE Performed Through the Mouth
Would you have surgery to lose 30 pounds? A controversial new procedure in weight loss has patients pleased but critics concerned. In a quaint suburb of New Orleans, women are lining up for a new weight loss surgery called the POSE procedure. Short for Primary...
Military spends $362M on weight-loss surgery
Nearly $363 million has been spent on bariatric surgery by the military in 10 years, and recruiters throughout metro Atlanta told undercover Channel 2 producers the military is willing to pay for even more. Taxpayers fund Tricare, the health insurance for the military, which covered a $50,000 gastric bypass surgery for Jillian O'Malley, an Army wife at Georgia's Fort Stewart. Three years ago ...
Stunning Advancements in Weight Loss Surgery
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bariatric surgery is not just about losing weight. The most advanced procedures available today, from gastric sleeve surgery to gastric bypass and the Lap Band, ...
Weight loss surgery allows woman to fulfill her dream of being a mom
Jassira Espaillat-Batista had always wanted to be a mother. But at 340 pounds, she was unable to ovulate, so having children didn’t seem to be an option for her. So in an attempt to take control of her weight issues, Jassira sought out medical options that would help her drop the pounds - and now she is a proud mother of two
Healthwise: Weight Loss Surgery
In this week's Healthwise segment, we take a look into weight loss surgeries and how to know which option is right for you.
Washington, DC Weight Loss Surgeons Discuss New Link Between Obesity Surgery and Diabetes Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC-- - Thanks to two recent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers and surgeons have established a tangible link between bariatric surgery and the treatment of ...
Many weight-loss surgery patients shed Type 2 diabetes along with their pounds
CHAMPAIGN — Type 2 diabetes used to weigh down Peggy Jenvey's life. It drained her energy. Her blood pressure rose. Her weight was too high, but the medications she had to take made the extra pounds tough to lose, she said. Eight years ago, the Thomasboro woman took a drastic step. read more
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