Posts tagged Weight Loss

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Boosts Success of Weight Loss Surgery

December 16, 2009
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Boosts Success of Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery is considered the most effective treatment for severe obesity, but results are mixed and vary from patient to patient. While surgical intervention is generally successful, not every patient achieves or maintains significant and permanent loss of excess weight. Weight loss is difficult, but new research indicates that cognitive behavioral therapy [...]

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Results and Complications 10 Years After Gastric Banding

September 24, 2009
Results and Complications 10 Years After Gastric Banding

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is one of the most frequently performed types of weight loss surgery. This surgical treatment for obesity, which involves implanting a medical device to control eating, has been gaining in popularity ever since it became available, largely due to its apparent safety and simplicity compared to the gastric bypass [...]

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Tongue Patch Results in Drastic Weight Loss

September 22, 2009
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 [...]

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Fake Gastric Band Results in Weight Loss

August 10, 2009
Fake Gastric Band Results in Weight Loss

So does thinking you have a gastric band really work as well as actually having a gastric band?
Last summer, Marion Corns, a 35 year old woman from Britain, was treated with Gastric mind Band (GmB) therapy at the Elite Clinic in Marbella Spain. After being hypnotized into thinking a gastric band was placed around [...]

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