Tuesday June 18, 2013
Weight Loss Surgery Improves Health
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center reported that "surgery improves health outcomes for patients with morbid obesity as compared to nonsurgical treatment."

Submit Your Weight Loss Surgery - Before & After Photos

Share Your WLS Succcess Story

Send us your weight loss surgery before & after photos and let us share your success story with our readers. By sharing your experience, you can help give other individuals inspiration and a personal insight into weight loss surgery.

The process is simple:

  • Submit both a before & after weight loss surgery photograph.
  • Write a brief statement about yourself and how weight loss surgery has affected your life.
  • Provide starting weight & current weight.
  • Let us know the surgical procedure and date performed.
  • Email the above to success@wlshelp.com

If your submission gets chosen for publication on our site, we'll send you $30 via paypal (or, if you prefer, an Amazon gift certificate) as a token of thanks for taking the time to share your story and inspire others.

Terms:

  • The photographs must be yours.
  • We cannot accept submissions made on the behalf of others.
  • You must agree in writing that your submitted photos and story may be used by us for publication purposes. Prior to receiving compensation, each winner will be required to sign a release provided by us to this effect. Your last name will be kept confidential and will not be posted.
Before and After Weight Loss Surgery Photo

Consumer Guide to WLS

Weight Loss Surgery

Surgery Benefits

Weight loss surgery is the only proven long-term method of weight loss for individuals who are more than 100 pounds overweight. On average, weight loss surgery patients are able to maintain a long term weight reduction of 50% or more.

In addition to weight loss, many medical problems associated with obesity, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, asthma, and arthritis, are improved or cured in a majority of patients following weight loss surgery.

WLS Options

Surgical intervention has been shown to be the most effective weight loss option for obesity. Learn more about the weight loss surgery options, patient criteria, costs, insurance, benefits, diet, lifestyle changes, and weight loss results.

  • On average, weight loss surgery patients are able to achieve and maintain a long term weight reduction of 50% or more.