I have mentioned in a previous article that the most dangerous part about weight loss surgery isn’t the actual surgical procedure, but the suicide rate that follows in the post-op stages. This begs the question, “If a person has lost a bunch of weight, then what is there to be depressed about? If they got […]
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Not all weight loss surgeries are created equal. Heck, a single gastric bypass procedure from a few years ago can be vastly different from a gastric bypass surgery done today, thanks to technological improvement and new-found understandings by medical professionals. Some procedures have a higher success rate than others. Others, have a higher rate of side
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Not all weight loss surgeries are created equal. Heck, a single gastric bypass procedure from a few years ago can be vastly different from a gastric bypass surgery done today, thanks to technological improvement and new-found understandings by medical professionals. Some procedures have a higher success rate than others. Others, have a higher rate of
Foreword Dear reader, if you have clicked the link related to this article, then chances are that you or a loved one are going through a struggle regarding weight gain. It’s not easy for anyone to have to look in the mirror and face certain facts about themselves, especially if there is already a societal
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Mythbusting Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery Myths Part 3 You’ve told your friends and family that you are actively trying to lose excessive weight. Everyone is happy for you, and helps however they can and offers support. You’ve genuinely tried dieting and exercising repeatedly, and nothing happens. Maybe you’ve lost 10 to 20 lbs of
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Myth: Weight Loss Surgery is a Death Sentence This is one I hear quite often through both ‘reality’ television and word of mouth. When someone off handedly mentions any cosmetic or weight loss surgical procedure, one of the knee jerk reactions is for someone to talk about how life threatening it could be. First, all
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Mythbusting Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery Myths Part 1 You’ve told your friends and family that you are actively trying to lose excessive weight. Everyone is happy for you, and helps however they can and offers support. You’ve genuinely tried dieting and exercising repeatedly, and nothing happens. Maybe you’ve lost 10 to 20 lbs of
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