Obesity Surgery Curbs Weight, But Not Addictive Tendencies gwhqadmin August 29, 2009 Patient Education Though weight loss surgery can be an effective way of curbing food addiction, many surgery patients discover that other vices can surface. Here’s...
Obesity Action Coalition Strives To Save The Day gwhqadmin August 29, 2009 Patient Education Obesity surgery needs more advocates. Joe Nadglowski leads the Obesity Action Coalition, which presses on in the struggle for legislation to make...
Weight Loss Surgery and Loose Skin gwhqadmin August 28, 2009 Patient Education 5 Comments Weight loss surgery patients can have “loose” skin after dropping pounds. Several surgeries are available to help tighten this skin; plastic...
Obesity Action Coalition Joins Covidien for Diabetes Cure gwhqadmin August 28, 2009 Patient Education Type 2 diabetes can be cured among obese patients, and Covidien has gone beyond manufacturing surgical tools to be a bearer of this good news with...
The Psychology of Weight Loss Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Ritz, Ph.D. gwhqadmin August 21, 2009 Patient Education 2 Comments In this special report from the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Stephen Ritz explains what patients...
Building a Weight Loss Surgery Support Program that Works gwhqadmin July 26, 2009 Breaking WLS News, Life After WLS 6 Comments Weight loss surgery is a powerful tool in the treatment of obesity. But, many bariatric surgeons note that the real key to positive outcomes lies in...
Weight Loss Surgery Safe for Seniors gwhqadmin July 22, 2009 Breaking WLS News A new study out of Baylor University in Dallas shows that weight loss surgery can benefit adults over age 65 as much as younger patients, and poses...
Lap-Band Support Hinges on Communication, Doc Says gwhqadmin July 15, 2009 Breaking WLS News, Life After WLS Lap-Band support hinges on effective, ongoing communication to promote patient compliance. Bariatric surgeon Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul explains how the...
