weight loss surgery

The Lap-Band: Operation is Easy, Aftercare is Critical

Governor Christie had his surgery done by a surgeon who knows and understands the benefit of aftercare. There is a clear, and published difference between those surgeons who know how to teach patients to use the band, and those who do not. The key: getting a band done by an experienced surgeon who is interested in lifestyle changes of the paitent.

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Lapband Surgery Explained

Weight loss surgery isn’t just an operation, it is a journey. My goal is to help you transform your weight loss journey into a reality. Learn how lapband surgery works. Dr. Simpson & Jineane Ford on ABC 15 Sonoran Living.

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Two New Drugs for Obesity

Two new drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss, but with very limited indications, and without knowing the long-term effect of these drugs on the heart. The drugs, Belviq and Qsymia have warnings and side effects.

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Advances in Weight Loss Surgery

Gastric Plication is a weight loss surgery that employs a restrictive technique. The advantage of this particular weight loss surgery is that it creates restriction in food intake without the use of any foreign implants and without removal of any stomach tissues.

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Medical Tourism – Tag Team

Medical tourism is a reality because people cannot get or afford what they need in the United States. An example of medical tourism is what we have done with Obesity Control Center in Baja. Taking a great new surgery, combining it with a great team – with US surgeons operating outside the US.

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Taking Charge of Weight Loss Goals

For patients who have undergone weight loss surgery, this can be a fun time of year, because it represents one of the few times that weight loss goals have been met. But this is not the time to sit back—in fact, this is the time, more than ever, to focus on behaviors and routines that will promote progress moving forward.

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Weight Loss Surgery: How the Lapband Works

The Lap-Band weight loss surgery is explained by Dr. Terry Simpson, FACS. Dr. Simpson is the leading weight loss surgeon in the greater Phoenix area.

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How The LAP-BAND Works

Diets don’t work. Diets are based on a simple formula – eat less and you lose weight, but when you get off the diet, more often than not, you regain the weight and even more.

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