Huntsville, AL – Most people know about chronic conditions that come with obesity. For example, most people associate the risk of heart disease and diabetes to chronic obesity, because those are so common. Heck, it’s the one thing that health organizations tells us repeatedly. But when you address bariatric surgery, and how it can relate […]

When we hear the term medical tourism today, we often picture someone taking vacation time off to get weight loss surgery in Mexico, before recovering on the shores of Cancun. This is because a combination of price, expertise, and time management is creating a current demand for the above scenario. However, that is only a […]

Should you Worry about Disease with Global Medical Tourism? Medical tourism can come in all shapes. Some people want to get a decent price, so they are willing to find a country with a cheaper price range. Others believe that some countries are much better trained in certain procedures than others, so they travel there. […]

When we talk about bariatric surgery, we often focus on the stomach. This is because most of weight loss surgery relies on the manipulation or removal of the stomach. However, much like the rest of our body, the digestive system is just one part of a whole.  The small intestine is part of the stomach. […]

Thanks to our current economic system, as well as other factors of supply and demand, getting time off to take care of your health can feel nigh impossible. When you combine the amount of money you lose from not working to the amount of money you have to pay for getting an important procedure done, […]

It is not easy to go through adolescence. Your body changes rapidly, you feel constantly awkward in one way or another and are still trying to navigate a combination of social structures with adulthood aspirations.  When you add weight issues along with bariatric surgery into the mix, there is an extra level of complication. Weight […]

  Huntsville, AL -We often warn patients before or after they go through weight loss surgery about any symptoms or side effects to look out for. These are usually side effects that are short term after surgery, or that happen a month or two afterward. But what happens years down the road? What are the […]

Huntsville, AL – There are many after-effects of bariatric surgery. Some that are more immediate than others. Low alcohol tolerance, nutrition malabsorption, hormonal shifts, and digestive issues.   However, there are a lot of them that don’t fall under anything related to the digestive system. This includes things like temperature sensitivity. I have met people who […]

Weight Loss Surgery and Television: The Good and Bad Portrayals Huntsville, AL – When it comes to weight loss surgery in Huntsville, AL, or anywhere else in the world, it seems to be either a taboo or underrepresented subject matter. This probably comes from the understood social rule of “never talk about a person’s weight.” […]

Ask a Bariatric Surgeon – Caffeine and Bariatric Surgery DECATUR, AL – There are some things that would be a no brainer when it comes to things you can and can’t do after bariatric surgery. For example, you can’t gorge on alcohol, high amounts of sugar, or smoke a ton of cigarettes. We know that […]