A full-body lift involves making multiple incisions around different target areas of the body. These incisions can be minor or severe and differ for each patient, depending on the amount and location of fat on their body. This makes the full-body lift an extremely personalized cosmetic surgery.Targeting a particular area, the surgeon makes an incision, exposing the underlying tissue and muscles. The extra fat, skin, and tissue are removed, followed by tightening of the muscles. The remaining skin is repositioned... +More

Non-surgical gastric sleeve alternatives, like Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), are gaining popularity . ESG is a minimally invasive procedure where a doctor uses an endoscope to place sutures in the stomach, reducing its size without surgery. This procedure has a quicker recovery time and fewer risks compared to traditional surgery, making it an attractive option for those unable to undergo more invasive procedures.

Foods to Avoid After Bariatric Surgery TurkeyRed meat that's tough or dry.Greasy, high fat foods.Heavily seasoned or spicy foods.Sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, glycerol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol.Foods reheated in the microwave.  In addition, avoid the ancillary foods that can be even worse than the fast-food entrée itself. Sodas, french fries, other fried sides and even salad dressings can all contain tons of fat, sugar and ultimately calories Since salads are typically made of raw fruits and... +More

Bariatric Surgery patients are able to incorporate bananas and other fruits back into their diet at five to six weeks after surgery, as the stomach needs to slowly regain the strength to digest fibrous foods.

those complexities in mind, a common definition of failure is loss of less than half of a person’s excess weight (%EWL is excess weight carried above a Body Mass Index of 25kg/m2).  Most of my patients express disappointment if they’ve only had 50% excess weight loss, but the reality is that even surgery has limited power to assist a person to manage their weight.Additionally, all surgeries are most effective in the first five years, and less effective after that.  And obtaining reliable data... +More