Bariatric surgery typically results in a weight loss of 25% to 35% of total body weight, which is well maintained over the first decade.1 However, weight loss surgery doesn’t guarantee that patients will lose weight and keep it off in the long term. Success depends on a willingness to make long-term
Two gastric bands are available in the United States: the REALIZE® Adjustable Gastric Band and the LAP-BAND System. Both bands help patients lose weight through a restrictive method that involves limiting the amount of food that can be eaten at one time. As a result, patients eat less, feel full faster,
It's Friday night, and your long-awaited bariatric surgery is scheduled for Monday morning. Ahead of you are two days of the freedom to eat anything you want, in any quantity. You're supposed to be on a pre-op liquid diet, but when you walk into Cheesecake Factory with your friends, your
Test Your Arthritis IQ! Take the quiz! True or False: Arthritis can be cured by taking medications. True or False: Osteoarthritis is more common in women than in men. True or False: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. True or False: Some people have no symptoms of osteoarthritis. True
Goodbye Comorbidities, Hello Life! -Article courtesy of OH Magazine Joyce and Daniel Tucker live in the Pacific Northwest and neither are strangers to obesity. Both say they have been obese since childhood, and both admit they have yo-yo dieted for years. Early in 2011, Joyce, a homemaker who suffers from
Thank You Obesity Advocates! We would like to say thank you to the Bariatric and Plastic Surgery Professionals who are currently sponsoring our ObesityHelp community and advocacy outreach missions. Each month, we will feature a few of our sponsors. Please join us in thanking the following professionals for their commitment
