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Canadian trend: Destination Mexico.
More and more Canadians are seeking weight-loss surgery and in a government run health system 2 or more years waiting list is not unusual. Another challenge faced by Canadians is that their procedure of choice may not be available in their region. Surgery is not seen as a last resort for weight-loss as it once was, [...]
Gastric Sleeves, Bettering the odds
Gastric Sleeve has become one of the most popular weight-loss procedures in recent years due to it’s effectiveness yet simple nature of the technique. The main disadvantage has been it leak rate which may result in a serious life threatening complication. No surgical procedure is has perfect results or is totally complication free. Usually the [...]
Gastric Sleeve Failure
Brazilian Bariatric Group describes new procedure to fix failled gastric sleeves. Gastric sleeve has become one of the more popular weight- loss surgery procedures. As with all Bariatric procedures, there is a failure rate to be dealt with. We have dedicated over 15 years of our practice to weight-loss surgery. As the years pass, new and [...]
Gastric Plication on the Rise
The World Federation for the Surgery of Obesity meeting took place in Hamburg Germany. Thousands of Weight-loss Surgeons assisted the event many of who are in search of the newest, safest and more effective procedures. Gastric Plication was one of these hot topics at the meeting. The field of Bariatric Surgery is a constantly [...]
Band with Plication: World Meeting Update
IFSO is the World meeting for Bariatric Surgery providing us with the latest news, research and innovation in the field of Weight-loss Surgery Session 6 on Gastric Plication was a total success if you measure it by how many congress goers attended. The room was full, all seats were occupied with many surgeons standing in [...]
IFSO: World Meeting on Weight-loss Surgery
This year’s most important Weight-loss Surgery meeting was held in the beautiful city of Hamburg, Germany . Many of the most recognized leaders in the Bariatric Surgery field were present during this whole week event. The scientific program included the latest research on well known and established weight-loss surgical techniques as well as new and [...]
Weight-loss surgery: A temporary Fix.
Having weight-loss surgery (WLS) is not just the end of a less than ideal weight and life style, it is really the beginning of a completely new way of life. It starts by a procedure that assists you “temporarily” to lose the excess weight that would not budge to conventional methods. This weight-loss [...]
OCC: Overcoming Fears and Obstacles
Dr. Ariel Ortiz, of Obesity Control Center, interviews a recent weight loss surgery patient’s mother about the her fears of having her son’s surgery in Mexico. An honest discussion about her concerns and how she was excited about her experience at OCC.
