03
Oct
How to Avoid Gastric Sleeve Failure After Your Weight Loss Surgery
Research suggests 20-30% of patients either do not achieve their weight loss goals or regain weight after bariatric surgery. How can you make sure you are not included in this stats? You´ll first need to follow a diet and exercise as recommended by an expert on gastric slee...
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Oct
Do I Really Need to Lose Weight Before Weight Loss Surgery?
Losing weight is very frustrating, and it gets even worse when a weight loss surgeon asked to lose weight before a weight loss surgery. So, what's the point? A successful weight loss surgery starts with preparing your body for surgery. By losing the prescribed weight prior t...
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Oct
Gastric Sleeve Surgery, Walk to Recovery
Patients that resume walking as soon as possible after weight loss surgery have shown a much better recovery process the first day, than those who delay in doing so. Given the fact that walking helps patients eliminate the effects of the narcotics used in anesthesia, and also in...
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Oct
Surgery in Mexico? Facts and Myths
Anybody can have a website these days claiming to be the best. In difficult times like these, dirt cheap pricing on life changing procedures like weight-loss and plastic surgery can be very enticing. Don't jump on the opportunity just yet and read this article. First things...
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Oct
After Lap Band: 10 Keys to Success
A message from Dr. Ariel Ortiz, chief surgeon and medical director at Obesity Control Center, on important guidelines for eating following gastric band or lap band surgery. I have always said it is easier to walk in a straight line than swerving all over the road. Either way you...
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