Bariatric Surgery Center Opens For Teens
One of the first Obesity Weight Loss Programs specifically targeted to teens has opened at Rose Medical Center in Denver. Although the center provides a full range of surgical and medical weight loss services for overweight adolescents, a primary feature of the program is to cater to teens wanting weight loss surgery.
The surgical weight [...]
10 Year Old Is Youngest for Weight Loss Surgery
At 10 years of age, Kshitiji Jindger is the youngest patient in Asia to undergo weight loss surgery. According to the Times of India, the operation was performed last month by laparoscopic and obesity surgeon Dr Mahendra Narwaria.
According to Dr Narwaria, the boy had a normal body weight at birth, but started gaining excess [...]
Diabetes Study to Compare Weight Loss Surgery vs Lifestyle Intervention
Obesity and diabetes are closely linked diseases that have both been shown to improve following weight loss surgery. Yet, to date, weight loss surgery is performed only as a treatment for severe obesity. Many scientific and medical experts, however, are recommending that weight loss surgery be studied as a primary treatment for diabetes [...]
Read the full article →Health Reform Taxes Bariatric Plastic Surgery
The health care bill proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid includes a 5% tax on all cosmetic plastic surgery. The proposed tax is expected to raise an estimated $5.8 billion over 10 years and would help pay for the health insurance overhaul that is currently being debated in Congress. According to the [...]
Read the full article →Patients Lose Weight with New Incisionless POSE Procedure
You will soon be able to lose weight via a groundbreaking incisionless, pain-free weight loss procedure known as POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal). The POSE procedure reduces the size of your stomach without making a single incision into the body by utilizing special tools that access the stomach through the mouth and esophagus.
Not only [...]
United Healthcare Covers Gastric Sleeve
United Healthcare (UHC), one of the largest health carriers in the United States, has changed its bariatric medical policy to include coverage for gastric sleeve surgery. The new policy, which went into effect October 1, 2009, is a significant event for bariatric surgery patients and gastric sleeve advocates.
UHC’s decision reflects a fundamental change in [...]
Tongue Patch Results in Drastic Weight Loss
A unique approach to weight loss is being offered by Dr. Nikolas Chugay, a leading Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon based in Southern California. He claims that his invention, which he has dubbed the “miracle patch,” is a revolutionary new weight loss procedure with impressive results.
The custom fitted patch is a small piece of mesh that [...]
Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Childhood Obesity
Weight loss surgery can provide lasting health benefits to children of post-bariatric mothers. A newly released study has shown that obese women who underwent weight loss surgery and lost weight prior to becoming pregnant reduced the risk of obesity in their children.
Women who are severely obese and want to have children are often advised [...]
Pizza Shop Must Pay for Weight Loss Surgery
Two recent workers compensation cases were settled this month that centered on whether or not weight loss surgery should be covered for work related injuries. In both cases, the state court decided that in certain circumstances weight loss surgery can be covered if it is needed to treat a job-related injury.
The two cases [...]
Gastric Sleeve Proving Safe, Effective, & Popular
When the results of a new bariatric procedure are good enough to impress some of the top bariatric surgeons in the country, it is good news for bariatric patients. Up until recently, there were basically only two types of weight loss surgery to consider, gastric bypass surgery and the gastric band procedures. Now, based [...]
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