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      • The Duodenal Switch (DS)
        04/19/07
        The duodenal switch (DS) is a variation of the biliopancreatic diversion and also works primarily by malabsorption.

        The operation can be performed as an open operation through a midline incision from the base of the breastbone, or laparoscopically. Technically it is a complex operation wh

      • Vertical Gastrectomy (VG) Weight Loss Surgery
        04/19/07


        A Safe and Effective Surgical Weight-Loss Procedure for Highest-Risk Patients:
        A relatively new procedure, the Vertical Gastrectomy/Gastroplasty was developed to minimize postoperative complications for our highest-risk patients. It is ideal for older patients (>50 years old)

      • Why we turn to Plastic Surgery
        04/19/07
        In recent times outside beauty and staying forever young are the newest trend among today’s society. Women are the highest percentage of this trend because women have been conditioned at young age to believe outer beauty is unsurpassed. Plastic or cosmetic surgery in the past has been kept hushed,

      • Learn a little about Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
        04/19/07
        In the late 1960’s and 70’s, Dr. Edward Mason began use of a procedure called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), also a malabsorptive procedure. This has since become the surgery of choice. Over 75 percent of surgeons prefer using this procedure because risks are minimal and can be treated.
      • Adjustable Gastric Band (aka the Lap-Band®)
        04/19/07
        History of the Lap-Band System:

        The Lap-Band was first brought about in the 1980’s by a doctor by the name of Lubomyr Kuzmak. The Bioenterics Company took over the original design and attempted to perfect it. Inamed Company purchased Bioenterics and continued work on the Lap-Band. Final

      • Bariatric Surgery, Desriptions, history, procedures
        04/17/07
        Weight loss (bariatric) surgery is a unique, in that with one operation, a person can be potentially cured of numerous medical diseases including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, chronic headaches, venous stasis disease, urinary incontinence, liver disease, and arthritis. Baria