Complications Of Weight Reduction Surgical Procedures

Figuring out when to phone your surgeon is an essential part of weight reduction surgery, since the complications could be unexpected and also extreme. In the weeks after surgical treatment, you should call your weight reduction surgeon instantly if you encounter any of the [...]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery - Benefits and Potential Problems

Gastric sleeving is a form of weight loss surgery which is gaining momentum. The complete name for the procedure is Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy but it is widely known by the more common term “gastric sleeve” or “sleeve gastrectomy”. They all describe the same procedure.

Promoters of the procedure boast several specific advantages over other types of [...]

Bariatric Surgery Procedures

Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery that restricts food intake, in fact decreasing the daily caloric intake in order to fight obesity.

Indications

They are rather complicated operations, reserved for the most to cases known as “morbid obesity” characterized by a body mass index above 40, which have failed to be controlled by various diet attempts.

Results

The [...]