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DTB: Surgery for obesity in adults

An article in the June edition of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) considers the place of surgery in the management of adults with obesity; the following topics are covered: • Standard treatment options • Types of bariatric surgery • Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding • Gastric bypass • (continued...)

Gastric Banding Surgery - The Magic Band to Fight Obesity

Combat obesity and keep it off with Gastric Banding Surgery. Read the essential primer on this new breakthrough. (continued...)

Stomach Banding Surgery: An Alternative to Gastric Bypass?

Obese teenagers may lose weight after a lap band surgery, according to a recent study from the NYU Medical Center. The surgery involves placing a silicon ring around the upper part of the stomach and so a smaller stomach is created. That makes people eat less and feel fuller. (continued...)

Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery for Obese Patients at Life Weight Loss Centre, Sydney, Australia

Adjustable Gastric Banding or Lap Band surgery (Bariatric Surgery) helps obese patients to reduce their over weight. It is an inflatable band placed around the stomach with the help of keyhole surgery (continued...)

Ask Dr. H: Bypass or LapBand?

Question: Which is a better procedure, gastric bypass or gastric LapBand surgery? Answer: Gastric bypass certainly is more effective, averaging 68 percent excess weight loss after two years vs. 37 percent for gastric band surgery. Both procedures show lasting weight-loss benefits. (continued...)

Gastric Surgery Link To Diabetes Treatment, UK

New research claims that gastric surgery could 'cure' diabetes.Surgeons in Georgia, USA, have reported results from 53 gastric band patients who were taking medication for Type 2 diabetes before the operation. The study, which was reported by the British Obesity Surgery Patient Association, claims that (continued...)

Stomach Banding May Cure Type 2 Diabetes

Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who had weight-loss (bariatric) surgery were far more successful in controlling -- even reversing -- the disease than their counterparts who dieted and received standard medical therapies, researchers who compared the two groups have found. Nearly three-quarters (continued...)

New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery Among First To Offer REALIZE(TM) Personalized Banding Solution

New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery is the first bariatric program in central and south Texas to offer the new REALIZE™ Personalized Banding Solution, which is comprised of two important tools - the REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band surgery and the REALIZE mySUCCESS™ patient support system (http://www.realizeband.com). (continued...)

Dr. Trace Curry Performs Realize Band As Alternative To Lap Band Surgery As Treatment For Obesity, USA

Dr. Trace Curry performed surgery and placed the first five RealizeTM Adjustable Gastric Bands in the state of Ohio on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. All five patients are reported as doing well. Dr. Curry was the first surgeon in the state of Ohio to place the new Realize Band in patients as an alternative (continued...)

FDA Approves REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band For Morbid Obesity

FDA approved Ethicon Endo-Surgery's REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band, a surgical implant for weight reduction and improvement in obesity-related health conditions. (continued...)

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Weight Loss Surgery When Medications Fail

Most people are successful with the basic formula of dieting and exercise. A smaller number need the addition of medication. A small percentage fail in all of those methods. So the big question is what should those who are overweight do to get back to an acceptable weight?

Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Those who have failed exercise, dieting and weight loss medication have a big problem to overcome. They most likely have problems exercising because of their weight or other health problems. Depression is often an issue because of failing weight loss programs. Medications either have too many side effects or just are not working.

There is one more possibility. Even though it might sound like the easiest answer, it really is a last resort. That one last answer is weight loss surgery.

Band surgery is a relatively new innovation. Band weight loss surgery has several advantages over other types of weight loss surgery.

Band surgery does not actually involve cutting any internal organs.

The band usually can be placed with a laparoscopic surgery.The laparoscopic band surgery results in a small pocket at the top of the stomach.

The end result of the laparoscopic band surgery is that you feel full after eating a small amount. It is even possible to place a band that is adjustable so that you can vary the size of the pocket and opening.

If your doctor is considering this type of surgery for you, you will be screened for your ability to undergo surgery safely. As with any medical procedure or medication, the risks are weighed against the reward. If you have very poor health, you could actually die during a surgery. Obviously nobody wants that! So, you may need some time for your doctor to help you get in shape to undergo the surgery.

After undergoing band weight loss surgery, you may need to stay in the hospital for a few days to recover. During this time, you will be trained how to use your new stomach. You will need to eat the right type of food to keep your body supplied with enough vitamins and minerals while decreasing your calorie intake.

Results of band surgery usually cause a lower weight loss in the first year compared to gastric bypass surgery. There is one final bit of good news for band weight loss surgery though. You will continue to lose weight after the first year and your final weight and body function will be closer to normal that with other procedures.

Dr. Ron is an Emergency Room physician with over twenty years experience in the health care field. He often treats people for problems with their weight. Come to Balanced Diet Health now for more great resources.

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