gastric sleeve weight loss
Semaglutide causes impressive weight loss. But is it better than weight loss surgery?
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study on February 10, 2021 showing that an existing diabetes drug called semaglutide (brand name Ozempic—everybody has seen the TV commercials), is effective for causing weight loss when combined with diet and exercise. This study got a lot of press coverage after it was published – see…
Read MoreGastric Sleeve Surgery for Patients with Low Initial BMI (BMI 30-34.9)
Post updated February 2021. Recently, I updated my post Weight Loss Surgery for Low BMI Patients (BMI 30-34.9) based on updated guidelines from several leading organizations. These guidelines answer the question, “Is weight loss surgery an appropriate treatment for people with mild obesity (BMI less than 35)?” When I first wrote that post in 2012, the answer…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Gastric Sleeve Surgeon
Once you’ve decided you want to get gastric sleeve surgery, the next step is to choose a gastric sleeve surgeon and program. But how do you go about choosing a gastric sleeve surgeon? What do you look for? The first step is to decide what your #1 most important goal is. What is it you are…
Read MoreGastric Sleeve Operations Are Not All the Same
Most operations are fairly standardized, meaning that all surgeons (given adequate training and experience) do pretty much the same thing when they perform the operations. Some operations – think cosmetic operations, for example – are not standardized, and therefore different surgeons do different things when they do the operations. The importance of surgeon technique variation…
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