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Gastric Sleeve: The Most Effective Weight Loss Surgery Currently Available to Treat Obesity

Chances are you may have heard of or know of someone who has had Lap-Band Surgery, or a Gastric Bypass procedure, but what you may not have heard of is Gastric Sleeve Surgery. It is currently considered the most effective weight loss surgery procedure currently available, combining the advantages of both the Lap-Band and Gastric Bypass procedures.

There are currently three weight-loss surgery options: Gastric Bypass, the Lap-Band, and Gastric Sleeve. The Gastric Bypass procedure was […]

Gastric Sleeve: The Most Effective Weight Loss Surgery Currently Available to Treat Obesity2019-10-10T09:01:26-08:00

Gastric Sleeve Surgery and Keto diet helps man lose half his body weight

I was dying. I wasn’t going to see my daughter graduate.

  • A stressful and sedentary desk job led Tim Lighthart to stress eat his way to nearly 500 pounds.
  • After nearly missing the birth of his daughter, Lighthart decided to make some serious changes.
  • The keto diet, exercise, and gastric sleeve surgery helped the father lose nearly half his bodyweight.

Tim Lighthart nearly missed the birth of his daughter because he couldn’t fit into hospital […]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery and Keto diet helps man lose half his body weight2019-09-13T12:55:42-08:00

Michael K | Lost 185 lbs with the Lap-Band®

I was always the biggest kid in my class in school. In sixth grade I was 140lbs. I got heavier as time went on. I hit a high a little over 340lbs in my 40’s. I picked the Lap-Band because it would not only limit how much I could eat, but the foods I could eat. Food has always been an issue with me so the Lap-Band® limiting me from bread, rice, pasta has been […]

Michael K | Lost 185 lbs with the Lap-Band®2019-08-11T09:16:18-08:00

Gastric Sleeve Surgery is now the most common procedure worldwide

Gastric Sleeve Surgery is now the most common weight loss procedure worldwide

Weight loss surgery was once considered a last resort and relatively extreme treatment for obesity. However, the procedures and attitudes towards them have changed dramatically over the years. Gastric Sleeve Surgery also known as Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is now one of the the most common procedures worldwide. The procedure rapidly overtaking Gastric Bypass and the Lap-Band because it is viewed as effective, and […]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery is now the most common procedure worldwide2019-07-18T13:13:44-08:00

Overweight Couples are increasingly having Gastric Sleeve Surgery to get Pregnant

Many overweight couples suffer from infertility as a direct result of being overweight.  An unhealthy weight can affect a woman’s fertility by causing hormonal imbalances and problems with ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovaries).  Obesity is also associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a common cause of low fertility or infertility. 

Preventing Ovulation: A woman’s ovaries produce the female hormone estrogen.  Fat cells also make the hormone estrogen.  In overweight women, the body produces […]

Overweight Couples are increasingly having Gastric Sleeve Surgery to get Pregnant2019-06-20T14:42:36-08:00

Preschool Teacher loses 130 lbs after having Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Diets like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Atkins worked “but nothing ever stuck,” she said. Then her mother asked if she would consider surgery.

Stephanie Sasek of  Commack, New York

Age: 28 Years Old

Occupation: Preschool teacher

Before: 299 lbs. (March 2017)

After: 169 lbs (April 2019)

It was during Stephanie Sasek’s middle school years that her pediatrician officially declared her overweight. She was referred to a pediatric nutritionist, and that was the beginning […]

Preschool Teacher loses 130 lbs after having Gastric Sleeve Surgery2019-06-20T14:44:51-08:00

22-Year Old Woman loses 136 lbs after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery

  • Bek Godden was 22 when she realised her weight had spiraled out of control
  • The Gold Coast-based woman gorged on sweets and junk food in front of the TV
  • After being diagnosed with hypertension she knew something had to change
  • She underwent Gastric Sleeve Surgery but insists it was a very difficult decision to make.

Bek Godden’s unhealthy eating habits began as a child, where her parents never made her eat […]

22-Year Old Woman loses 136 lbs after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery2019-06-20T14:47:13-08:00

26 Year-Old Woman Loses 110 lbs after Gastric Sleeve Surgery

“Every time I stood on the scale and saw the difference, it would keep me going,” says Tatty Hovannesya

Tatty Hovannesya is ready for a girls’ night out.

The 26-year-old senior fashion designer recently lost more than 110 lbs. and tells PEOPLE that for the first time in years, she is excited to dress up.

Hovannesya once weighed 250 lbs. — a number she reached by not exercising and too often […]

26 Year-Old Woman Loses 110 lbs after Gastric Sleeve Surgery2019-06-20T14:55:58-08:00

Woman loses half her body weight after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Mexico

Kimberly Parker, 35, from Boise, Idaho, who is 5ft 2in, comfort ate to deal with a string of personal crises including postpartum psychosis and the breakdown of her marriage.

Kimberly Parker, 35, from Idaho, US size 22 clothes before weight loss

Her previous diet consisted of two or three burgers for lunch and takeaways

She used food to help cope with a string of personal crises before losing weight

She has now dropped 10 dress […]

Woman loses half her body weight after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Mexico2019-06-20T15:01:42-08:00

Man loses 170 lbs in 8 Months after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Hunter Croteau is still getting used to his new body. After all, the 20-year-old recently went through one of the most stunning physical and mental changes humanly possible: In just eight months, he’s dropped an astonishing 170 pounds with the help of weight loss surgery.

Croteau grew up in a duplex with his parents on one side and his grandmother and step-grandfather, Joseph, on the other. Because his parents worked several jobs to support the family, […]

Man loses 170 lbs in 8 Months after undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery2019-01-04T13:16:32-08:00

Lack of Insurance leading many Americans to Mexico for Weight Loss Surgery

For as long as she could remember, Tatum Hosea made the same birthday wish: “I just wanted to be skinny,” she said.

She tried a series of workout plans and diets, developing bulimia in a bid to achieve her goal. Still, the thinness Hosea desired eluded her, and her weight ultimately crept up to more than 300 pounds. She decided last year that a medical intervention would be the only way to win her lifelong weight […]

Lack of Insurance leading many Americans to Mexico for Weight Loss Surgery2018-10-19T14:13:35-08:00

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 can deter some patients from the pursuit. And waiting longer doesn’t improve safety.

That wait is not uncommon: Eligible patients are increasingly facing longer waits for operations proven to help them safely lose weight that endangers their health, according to a new […]

Insurance Won’t Pay? Bariatric surgery wait times have doubled in the past 10 years driven my medical insurers.2019-06-20T15:05:02-08:00
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