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Category: Bariatric Surgery Cost and Insurance

Are You a Candidate for Bariatric Surgery?

Thursday, 20 August 2015 by
Bariatric surgery can be an excellent a tool to help you lose weight and reduce obesity-related comorbidities. If you’ve considered surgery in the past but waited because you weren’t sure if you qualified, you may be surprised to learn that patients have a wide variety of conditions and specific needs. There is no magic wand
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Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Heart Risk More Than Medication

Tuesday, 23 October 2012 by
Information recently published in the U.K. journal Heart, announced that over the course of 73 studies, researchers have found that surgical weight loss procedures reduce the warning signs of heart disease more drastically than drug treatments.
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Focus Is On Sleeve Gastrectomy, Part II – Patient Benefits

Thursday, 30 June 2011 by
There are many benefits of the Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure, which include fewer surgical incisions, a quicker procedure time, and more immediate results. Additionally, other health conditions improve such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes.
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