Patient Education

The Centers for Medicare & Medicade Services (CMS) has released its decision concerning insurance approval of gastric sleeve surgery for clinically obese patients.

WLS patients often have to break the lifelong habit of emotional eating and relearn what it really means to be physically hungry. Bariatric Physician Assistant Chrystyna Senkel explains how....

Emotional eating is often a root cause of obesity. Learn how to break the cycle of emotional eating and develop healthy new habits after weight loss surgery.

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG), also referred to as the gastric sleeve procedure, is gaining popularity as a viable weight loss surgery solution. Learn the risks and benefits of this bariatric procedure, and how results compare to the gastric bypass and Lap-Band.

For many Americans, the holidays are filled with high-calorie fare. Here are a few smart strategies to keep your waistline in check through the final weeks of 2010, so you can start the New Year with a positive outlook.

Weight loss surgery support groups can bring practical help and balance to a patient's life. After all, bariatric surgery isn't brain surgery -- it doesn't change the way you think. Support group leader Stevie...

Weight loss surgery patients often put plastic surgery on their "To Do" list after they shed the excess pounds -- and face the prospect of flabby skin. Plastic surgeon Dr. Mitchel Krieger explains how body...

Weight loss surgery should be followed up with guidance or counseling. Kathleen Kellenbeck, a bariatric support program coordinator and herself a weight loss surgery patient, explains how a center with a...