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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.
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 ...
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.
200 Leadville, Colo. residents weigh in and shed 2,400 pounds together in community weight-loss challenge
People in this scrappy mountain town are delighted to be a little less substantial than they were in January — 2,357.2 pounds less substantial, to be precise. Nearly 200 people initially signed up in January when the Leadville Herald Democrat, the local newspaper, announced it was sponsoring Get the Lead Out , a community weight-loss challenge.
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
New Weight Loss Surgery: POSE Performed Through the Mouth
Would you have surgery to lose 30 pounds?
Brain rewiring offers slim hope for obesity epidemic
Weight-loss surgery helps people to think thin, which could open the door to new and gentler drug treatments for obesity
Lower Weight Requirements Approved for Lap-Band
While most people look forward to summer, those struggling with weight often find it their least favorite season. The good news is that last year, the FDA approved the use of Lap-Band weight-loss surg
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
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