Are you considering having Gastric Bypass Surgery? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), more than sixty percent of the American population over the age of twenty are overweight. This health epidemic has led people to undergo surgery as a way to lose their excess weight. In 2002 alone, more than 67,000 obese ...
For the most part, those who have participated in gastric bypass surgery are on their last leg in finding a way to shed a lot of pounds quickly. Most of the time, this is because the problem has gone well past the stage where it is purely cosmetic. Most of the patients of gastric bypass ...
A large portion of the American population either is overweight, or in some cases, may be obese. There are many ways in which a person can fight obesity, but there are only a few successful treatments that help someone achieve a healthy weight in a relatively short time. These treatments are bariatric surgeries, and they ...
This is an account of my experience with gastric bypass surgery. While researching for this surgery I found it so helpful to read, read ,and then read some more about other surgery patients. Both the success stories and the failures! My experience has been one of the success stories and I am happy to share ...
Mention gastric bypass surgery in a group and someone will probably tell you that he knows someone that had that surgery and gained all the weight back. The truth is that while weight regain is possible after gastric bypass surgery, people that have surgery are much more likely to maintain their weight loss than people ...
Are you wondering how it is possible to gain weight after gastric bypass surgery, and the reasons why it occurs? We have all heard of a celebrity who had this procedure done, or we know someone personally who had gastric bypass surgery. Perhaps you had the surgery done or you are considering it. For a ...
Before gastric bypass surgery OK, you’ve decided the best way for you to lose weight is to get gastric bypass surgery. What next? The first step is to find a surgeon who has performed at least 200 surgeries with a 99% survival rate. If you don’t have this information, ask the surgeon. Your primary care ...
Bariatric surgery is becoming more and more common these days and gastric bypass is considered the gold standard for bariatric surgery. In this procedure, the stomach is stapled to form a small pouch that limits the amount of food a person can eat. Then part of the small intestine is bypassed, which prevents the person ...