Gastric Bypass vs Gastric Sleeve Surgery

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Many ways exist to determine candidates eligible for bariatric surgery. However, most patients find it difficult to choose the right procedure given the wide variety of weight-loss surgery options. Gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery are two common types of weight loss procedures for an…

Is Gastric Bypass Good For You?

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Gastric bypass is one of the most common weight loss surgeries that you can have. The procedure is meant to make surgical changes to your stomach and the entire digestive system to help you consume as little food as possible. With little food consumption, you…

What is Dumping Syndrome?

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Dumping syndrome is also referred to as rapid gastric emptying and occurs when food is passed directly from your stomach pouch to the first part of the small intestine without undergoing digestion. Dumping syndrome can be classified into two phases which are early dumping syndrome…

Is Weight Loss Surgery Worth the Risk?

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Obesity has reached its peak in recent times. This prevalence has been immense since more than a third of American adults have been hit hard by this modern world condition. This has simultaneously resulted to an increment in the number of varying weight loss surgeries…

CoolSculpting Treatment Event

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Lattes & Love Handles Cool Night Event The CoolSculpting treatment freezes and kills treated fat cells, eliminating them for good! Join us in a chance to win a FREE cycle in a RAFFLE! ( $750 value) Enjoy lattes and hors d’ oeuvres with a live…

(VIDEO) Obesity in Cancer

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Hello, this is Dr. Saniea Majid, I’m a bariatric surgeon as well as obesity medicine board certified specialist my passion is the management and treatment of obesity. I do believe that obesity is a disease that deserves attention and like any other disease should be…

Reasons Why Weight Loss Surgeries Do Not Work

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Life after a weight loss surgery can be full of surprises as it can either give you positive or negative results. Different people have different reasons for undergoing bariatric surgery ranging from health risks associated with obesity to the desire of improving one’s self-esteem. Although…

(VIDEO) Drinking Empty Calories

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Hi guys, this is Dr. Majid. I’m a bariatric surgeon as well as obesity medicine board certified specialist. I wanted to talk to you guys about drinking your calories. What that means is, if you take liquids that have empty calories especially high in sugar,…