Surgery for weight loss is not a miracle solution, but an effective tool to promote weight loss after diets, exercise, and medical weight loss programs have failed to achieve significant and lasting weight loss in severely obese individuals. It is medical surgery, not cosmetic surgery. If you are looking into weight loss surgery, you will find there are several popular procedures being performed with successful results. Weight loss surgery encompasses a variety of procedures and is not a one size…
Single incision surgery is know by a variety of names, including: Single-port access surgery, Single-access endoscopic surgery, or simply by its acronym SILS. Single incision surgery is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery and it is most notable for being minimally invasive and requiring only a single incision through the belly button to accomplish any number of procedures, including appendectomy, hernia repair, adjustable gastric banding, hysterectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, and many others. For many years, large incisions were necessary to perform abdominal surgical…
A Gastric balloon, also known as intragastric or stomach balloon, is a temporary and removable device that is placed in the stomach through the mouth. The surgery is an incision free, minimally invasive weight loss procedure that most individuals with a lower BMI who might not be candidates for other bariatric surgeries may see as a very good option. Gastric balloon surgery can also help severely obese people reach a safer weight before undergoing a more invasive surgery. How it…
Often exercise and diet alone fails to effectively treat those who suffer from severe cases of obesity. For many people, lifestyle changes may not be sufficient enough for them to restore their health. In those cases bariatric surgery is an ideal tool. What it is Bariatric surgical procedures are performed in order to help patients lose weight by making changes to their digestive system. This is achieved by either restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold, causing malabsorption…