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May
5 Tips For Healthier Eating in 2021
Change can be challenging, but creating a healthy lifestyle does not have to mean taking one drastic leap. Even the smallest steps, such as smarter, healthier eating habits, can make a difference in your health and weight-loss journey. And besides, why not let the new year be the...
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May
Discover What “Unparalleled Care” Means at the Obesity Control Center
Bariatric surgery or any other medical procedure can be a stressful one. From going to an unfamiliar facility to wondering about how the procedure will go, seeking medical care can feel overwhelming. It is for this reason that the Obesity Control Center has carefully designed an...
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May
Don’t Wait to Change Your Life. Get Fast-Tracked for Bariatric Surgery at OCC
Getting an insurance company to pay for weight-loss surgery can take years—that is, if you're even approved at all. Having to navigate through the inevitable red tape only to be denied can be incredibly disheartening. Prolonged waiting times can not only be discouragi...
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May
How Revision Surgery At OCC Can Turn A Failed Bariatric Procedure Into A Success
It's important to get bariatric surgery right the first time as bariatric revision surgeries are more expensive and difficult to perform, and they are normally not covered by insurance. But if your sleeve fails, you can either give up or try again—this time with the b...
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May
Patients Feel Safe At OCC As COVID-19 Makes Bariatric Surgery More Important Than Ever
At the Obesity Control Center, maintaining our safe and efficient care environment is a top priority. As we learn more about COVID-19 and its transmission, we are undertaking the necessary steps and adapting our practices to provide the best, safest care to our patients while pro...
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May
OCC’s Chief Nutritionist Shares Her Favorite Fall Recipes for Healthy Living
Bariatric surgery can help you get your weight and health back on track, and nutritious eating is part of this overall process. Before surgery, patients should be preparing for certain dietary adjustments that will come after surgery, to help ensure their body is getting the nutr...
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May
6 Potential Indications for a Revision Procedure
A gastric sleeve procedure is one of the most popular forms of bariatric surgeries performed today. While this type of procedure may provide patients with the best solution to achieving sustained weight loss, it can fail for others. Complications can arise even for the best candi...
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May
Nervous About Scarring? No Need With The OCC No-Touch Technique
Whether scars will exist after a procedure is one of the most common concerns about bariatric surgeries. How big will the scar be? Is it permanent? Scarring after a bariatric procedure such as gastric sleeve surgery is normal. Scars will appear because small cuts are made during...
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May
US Health Professionals Choose Surgery In Mexico. Why?
We often forget that health professionals aren't always wearing scrubs. Sometimes they’re the ones in gowns, seeking treatment like any other patient. Except when nurses and doctors-people who know medicine and healthcare best–select their own doctors and...
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May
At The Obesity Control Center, You’re Supported For Life
You know that diets don't work because you’ve tried every single one. While a whole-foods diet with the right number of calories is essential for health — and should be continued throughout your life, not just to lose weight — if you have a significant amo...
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