Insurance Troubles Send Weight Loss Surgery Patients Overseas gwhqadmin March 6, 2009 Breaking WLS News Insurance Troubles Send Weight Loss Surgery Patients Overseas Here in the U.S., insurance nightmares, rising healthcare costs and a slumping...
Understanding the Duodenal Switch gwhqadmin March 2, 2009 Duodenal Switch 2 Comments The Duodenal Switch (DS) is a combination weight loss surgery procedure that is both restrictive and malabsorptive. With the duodenal switch, the size of your stomach is reduced by about 70%, and part of the intestine is also switched around to change how food is digested and limit calorie absorption. This helpful article offers a primer on the duodenal switch, including the advantages and disadvantages of this innovative bariatric procedure.