No staple cure
Bariatric surgery or stomach-stapling is a complex procedure that's being peddled as a cure for Type 2 diabetes. Clients and surgeons help sift fact …
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No staple cure
Bariatric surgery or stomach-stapling is a complex procedure that's being peddled as a cure for Type 2 diabetes. Clients and surgeons help sift fact …
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Eliminates Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms, Suggests New Studies
Dr. Feiz has helped his bariatric surgery patients achieve incredible weight loss, including remission of some of the worst comorbidities associated …
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Mercy makes change in bariatric program
While all bariatric programs require attendance of a seminar, in the past, people interested in having Hahn perform weight loss surgery attended the …
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Doctor sued over claims woman died after weight loss surgery
The lawsuit says after failing to locate the gastric band, Dr. Schrapps stapled Peltier's stomach without written consent, which caused a gastric leak …
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St. Rita's to open Weight Management Center
Dunkle-Blatter will perform the three surgical procedures including laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, or the lap band, laparoscopic sleeve …
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Weight loss surgery can be life-changing
Bariatric surgery has become more prevalent in the United States and around the world. The evidence is clear that bariatric surgery is the most …
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Getting Beyond the Chocolate Bunnies and Brisket with Weight Loss Surgery
Dr. Michael Feiz, a master of such delicate bariatric procedures as lap band to sleeve revision, would like to remind us that springtime holidays are …
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Silver Cross Weight Loss Surgery Program Honored for Excellence
Dr. Christopher Joyce, medical director of Silver Cross Hospital's bariatric surgery program, performed the first traditional and laparoscopic gastric …
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Loses 100 Pounds in One Year Thanks to Lap Band Surgery
New Hyde Park, NY. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has lost 100 pounds in just over a year since he underwent lap band surgery, another …
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Paul Mason, of Ipswich, used to weigh 70 stone (440kg) but is now 22 stone (140kg) after gastric band surgery. A New York surgeon offered to remove …
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