Posts tagged gastric sleeve
New Spider System Allows Scarless Bariatric Surgery
A bariatric surgeon in Southern California has successfully performed the first vertical sleeve gastrectomy using the new SPIDER Surgical System, requiring only one small incision through the belly button. The Spider system is one of the latest innovations in minimally invasive weight loss surgery. The medical device eliminates the need for multiple incisions and allows [...]
Read the full article →Weight Loss Surgery Removes Excess Stomach Via Mouth
According to surgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, they have successfully performed the first sleeve gastrectomy weight loss procedure through the mouth. With sleeve gastrectomy, also known as the gastric sleeve, about 80 % of the stomach is sectioned off and permanently removed from the body. The smaller stomach leads [...]
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 →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 [...]
Read the full article →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 [...]
Read the full article →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 on [...]
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