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Weight loss surgery – Stomach Stapling

by angela.booth on July 21, 2008

Considering weight loss surgery? Let’s look at one of the oldest forms, stomach stapling. Stomach Stapling Surgery began in the 1960s, when Dr. Edward E. Mason of the University of Iowa realized that women who had undergone partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer disease tended to remain underweight following this surgery, and that it was very [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery – the Duodenal Switch

by angela.booth on July 20, 2008

The Duodenal Switch surgery for weight loss was classified by the National Institutes of Health as ‘extensive gastric bypass with duodenal switch’. Researchers from the University of Chicago found that this surgical procedure for weight loss produces substantially better weight-loss outcomes for super obese patients than the standard operation, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The ‘Duodenal [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery – Gastric Bypass

by angela.booth on July 19, 2008

If you’re looking for a weight loss surgery solution, you may have heard the term “gastric bypass”. Note: – if you’re considering weight loss surgery, see your doctor, and get at least two opinions. All surgery is dangerous. Get as much information as you can. In the United States, the most common bariatric surgery procedure [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery – Adjustable Gastric Banding

by angela.booth on July 17, 2008

If you’re considering weight loss surgery, you have several options, one of which is adjustable gastric banding. With this surgery, you will lose around two pounds a week; it’s not a drastic form of weight loss. However, before you consider this or any other weight loss surgery, do be aware that all surgery is dangerous, [...]

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Are you considering weight loss surgery?

by angela.booth on July 16, 2008

If you’re extremely overweight, you may be depressed at your situation. Perhaps you’ve already tried many different ways of losing weight, without success. Weight loss surgery may seem like a good solution. However, you need to ensure that it’s a solution for your situation. All surgeries have dangers. In fact, some researchers estimate that the [...]

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