21st Aug, 2018
Among the patients who had type two diabetes before surgery, the vast majority experienced complete remission at year 1, and then as the years passed, diabetes gradually returned in a minority of the patients. But even 10 years after surgery, there was still a persistent 55% reduction in the number of people who were considered to have diabetes, compared to before surgery. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy… Read more »
10th Apr, 2017
weight-loss surgery. Today the laparoscopic sleeve procedure takes about 45 minutes and is very safe and effective. Kent C. Sasse, M.D., MPH, FACS, FASCRS, FASMBS Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine]]> Read more »
4th Apr, 2017
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting on March 14 in San Diego. Bariatric surgery performed prior to total hip or knee replacement reduced in-hospital and 90-day postoperative complications and improved patient health. In this study involving over 3,600 patients utilizing a study design to eliminate selection bias, obese patients who had bariatric surgery first were 75% less likely to have in-hospital complications from a… Read more »
4th Aug, 2014
gastric sleeve procedure is today performed with pretty tiny incisions already, and the scars and healing time are minimal compared to the old days of conventional open surgery. The weight loss and the health improvements achieved are astonishing. Nonetheless, nearly all of us would prefer to have no incisions at all if the option were available. Today, the option of no incisions at all, truly… Read more »