August 2013 - Oliak Center For Weight Loss

Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass, or LAP-BAND®?

By Dave Oliak | August 15, 2013

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Three parameters that are important to consider when deciding between gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and LAP-BAND® are weight loss outcomes, risk, and impact on lifestyle.

Why Did MasterChef Graham Elliot Choose Gastric Sleeve?

By Dave Oliak | August 13, 2013

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MasterChef judge Graham Elliot recently underwent sleeve gastrectomy surgery. What I find interesting about his story is not so much his decision to have weight loss surgery, but his choice of the sleeve gastrectomy given his career as a professional chef. Most of Graham’s story is the typical weight loss surgery story. He struggled with…