Insurance Won’t Pay? Bariatric surgery wait times have doubled in the past 10 years driven my medical insurers.
Eligible patients are increasingly facing longer waits for operations proven to help them safely lose weight that endangers their health, according to a multi-center study. Often driven by insurers, delays in approving weight-loss surgery [...]
Patricia T | Before & After, 7 Months after Gastric Sleeve Surgery
The following photos were taken both before my Gastric Sleeve Surgery and a photo taken 9 months afterwards. The first photo I took of myself was on August 7, 2017 one month before surgery. [...]
Woman looks unrecognizable after losing weight from Gastric Sleeve Surgery
At her heaviest Simone Anderson, from Auckland, New Zealand, tipped the scales at 266lbs. The 27-year-old struggled with her weight for 10 years and tried everything from cutting out processed foods to ramping up [...]
Mariah Carey shows off figure months after “Gastric Sleeve Surgery”
In late 2016, she revealed her diet of Norwegian smoked salmon and capers. And Mariah Carey certainly is still looking like the catch of the day. The 47-year-old singer looked in absolutely incredible shape [...]
How to Track your Weight Loss by Taking Measurements
It's easy to get discouraged when you work so hard to lose weight and your efforts don't reflect on the scale. Taking your measurements is a better way to track progress because you get [...]
Walt C | Lost 80 lbs with Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Over the years, I have tried to lose weight with Weight Watchers, South Beach Diet, and many others. Any weight I lost would slowly be regained, along with additional pounds. As I turned 70, [...]
Lap-Band is Safe & Effective; 5 Year Study Finds
The results form a 5-year clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of the Lap-Band® Adjustable Gastric Banding System ® showed that the Lap-Band® is a safe and viable alternative for those patients who have [...]
Don’t Put Off Weight Loss Until You’re “Morbidly Obese”, Study Finds
A new research study found that patients who underwent weight loss surgery before they gained enough weight to be deemed as “morbidly obese” achieved better results after surgery in comparison to heavier patients. Patients [...]
Gastric Sleeve offers patients relief from food cravings
"I've lost right around 200 pounds" Nick Bone and his wife recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary by renewing their vows. Looking over pictures together, it’s obvious they share the same love they [...]
A Moment of Clarity that Changes Your Life
If you survey a group of people who have transformed their bodies, they’ll all have something in common. That ‘something’ is a moment of clarity when they decided enough was enough. A moment when [...]
Kelly’s Weight Loss Story
Before Kelly’s surgery, she says she could tell she was unhealthy. She didn’t feel good, she avoided going out with friends, and she had developed diabetes and high blood pressure. She attended an information [...]
