Liposuction has been around since the mid 1970’s and is now one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the country, with more than 450,000 operations performed each year. However, it is not a weight loss procedure, but rather a surgical method of changing one’s shape. Liposuction has been in the news lately when […]
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Effects of alcohol on gastric bypass patients
March 13, 2011
ScienceDaily posted about a study of how alcohol affects gastric bypass patients. The main finding of the study, published in the February 2011 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, was that individuals who have had a gastric bypass operation take longer to process alcohol. The results showed that patients who underwent […]
Gastric Plication – newest bariatric procedure
March 9, 2011
Gastric Plication – also referred to as Gastric Imbrication – is the newest bariatric surgery procedure starting to become available in the US. Plication means ‘folding’, which is the basis of Gastric Plication. Folds are created in the stomach, reducing the stomach’s volume. These folds are stitched, and the procedure involves no implants and no […]
Lap-Band Procedure and Insertion
February 28, 2011
Allergan video explains the Lap-Band procedure using animation.
Live lapband surgical procedure
February 18, 2011
A surgeon performs and narrates a close-up video of a Lap-Band procedure. The steps, as outlined on Allergan’s website are: 1. Your surgeon implants the LAP-BAND® System around the upper part of your stomach, much like a belt. 2. A tube is then connected from the LAP-BAND® System to a small access port, fixed beneath […]
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