ASMBS Issues Policy Statement on Gastric Plication
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has issued a policy statement on gastric plication as a surgical treatment for obesity. Gastric plication, also known as laparoscopic gastric plication or laparoscopic greater curvature plication, is a new bariatric procedure gaining attention and popularity worldwide. The operation involves folding and stitching the stomach to reduce [...]
Read the full article →IDF Recommends Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has issued a position statement recommending bariatric surgery as an appropriate treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. This is the first time any major international organization has made recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery as a therapy. The position statement, “Bariatric Surgical and Procedural Interventions [...]
Read the full article →Gaining Weight to Qualify For Weight Loss Surgery
For some individuals, the path to qualifying for weight loss surgery involves gaining weight. In any sense of rationality, this approach seems counterproductive – why put on the pounds when the ultimate goal is to take off excess weight? Unless you have been in this situation, it may be difficult to understand what it is [...]
Read the full article →Unrealistic Weight Loss Expectations of Bariatric Surgery Patients
At a time when an increasing number of overweight and obese people are turning their hopes to bariatric surgery as a weight loss solution, there is a concern that many of them are making life altering decisions without fully understanding the likely outcomes. Numerous studies have examined this notion and found that a wide discrepancy [...]
Read the full article →How to Lower Risk of Weight Regain
Given the rapid increase in the number of people undergoing bariatric surgery within the last two decades, there has been increasing focus on long term health and weight management. All too often, patients do not actively participate in follow-up care, putting their health and weight loss efforts at risk. Because the short term weight loss [...]
Read the full article →Stomach Folding Surgery Shows Promising Weight Loss Results
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are reporting encouraging early weight loss results with a new type of weight loss surgery called gastric plication, an innovative and minimally invasive technique that involves folding a patient’s stomach inside itself and then stitching it up. Gastric plication reduces stomach volume by more than two-thirds without removing any of [...]
Read the full article →New Weight Loss Surgery Appears Safe and Effective
One of the newest and most promising weight loss procedures is gastric plication surgery. The operation compares favorably to existing more-invasive bariatric procedures, offering patients minimal risk and quick recovery while producing similar weight loss results. Like other bariatric operations, the procedure promotes weight loss by reducing stomach capacity to cause early satiety and limit [...]
Read the full article →Sex Guidelines Released for Bariatric Surgery Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) released Friday the 2010 US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. In the document, US health officials issued safety guidelines and warnings regarding contraception use for millions of women who have had weight loss surgery. In the guidance, the CDC issued recommendations concerning the use of [...]
Read the full article →Insurance Company to Cover Newer Method of Bariatric Surgery
Aetna, one of the nations largest health insurers, revised its policy on obesity surgery this month to include open and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy among its covered bariatric procedures. The sleeve gastrectomy procedure, often referred to as the gastric sleeve, is a newer method of bariatric surgery that is gaining in popularity as a treatment for [...]
Read the full article →New Wellness Program Pays for Weight Loss Surgery
Hawaii Pacific Health, a non-profit healthcare organization, has implemented a wellness program that will fully reimburse the cost of weight loss surgery for certain qualified employees. While some people may question whether or not an employer should offer a benefit that only a few employees may need or want, others may applaud the company’s forward [...]
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