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Weight Loss Surgery – Highly Effective for Obese Patients Who Have Type 2 Diabetes

Weight loss surgery is a cost-effective method for controlling Type 2 diabetes in patients who are moderately or severely obese, according to recent findings. Bariatric surgery, initially developed for the treatment of people who were morbidly obese, can normalize blood glucose levels, and reduce or eliminate the need for diabetes medication, which ultimately lowers the risk of a diabetes-caused deaths. The support for weight loss surgery is strong; it can reduce disease, improve quality of life, and extend life expectancy.

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New Bariatric Surgery Risk Calculator

In treating obesity and addressing associated morbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnea, bariatric surgical procedures have been proven successful. People who are morbidly obese are already at greater risk of serious health issues and weight loss surgery can be a life-saving option.

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Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss

As major weight loss is a huge accomplishment. If you’ve had weight loss surgery, such as lap band surgery, you may have lost 100 pounds, or even more! However, such major weight loss can also lead to new body frustrations. While you’ve lost the weight, you may have excess or heavy folds of skin, which keep you from looking on the outside like the person you feel on the inside. Plastic surgery after weight loss allows you to remove these loose, heavy folds of skin, and reshape the tissue in places such as your arms, thighs, abdomen and face.

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Obesity’s Effects on Joint Health

Surgery to replace knees and hips, worn and painful from arthritis, generally was reserved for the elderly. Today, doctors are seeing a growing trend of younger patients requiring replacement surgeries, as their joints suffer from the effects of obesity.

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How Much Does Lap Band Surgery Cost?

For those considering weight loss surgery, the costs of the procedure are an important consideration. While cost should not be the only consideration when discussing weight loss surgery, it is something that you need to be prepared for. There are a number of factors that can affect how much you will spend on lap band surgery. The cost of the surgery can be higher or lower depending on your state of health. The surgery’s cost can also vary depending on the facility where your surgery is performed. These are all things to discuss with your doctor during consultations about the procedure. Make sure that you know all of the associated costs before the date of your surgery.

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Lap Band Surgery Follow-Up Care

Weight loss surgery is a major surgery and change to your body, therefore careful attention must be paid to your after-care. After your lap band surgery, you and your doctor will need to establish a schedule for follow up care.

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How Ready Are You to Change?

The success of any weight loss program, including weight loss surgery, depends upon your acceptance and readiness to change. If you jump into Lap Band surgery or any weight loss endeavor before you’re ready, you risk long term failure. Before deciding on a weight loss procedure, ask yourself some critical questions.
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Reduced BMI Requirement for Lap-Band?

According to an FDA Advisory Committee, the Lap-Band device by Allergen, which is used in weight loss surgery, is safe enough for individuals with a BMI as low as 30. Currently, Allegan’s Lap-Band device is FDA approved for weight loss in patients with a BMI of 40 or more, a BMI of 35 or more with other serious health factors (such as heart disease) or are 100 pounds or more overweight. Allergen is hoping to get FDA approval for their Lap-Band device for weight loss surgery for individuals with BMI’s of 35 and 30 (for people with serious health conditions). With the recent FDA Advisory Committee vote, Allergen may soon get their wish.
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Panniculectomy after Weight Surgery

Panniculectomy (pronounced pah-nik″u-lek´tә-me) is a plastic surgery procedure to remove superficial excess fat and skin on the abdomen. Its name is derived from the Latin word pannus, which means a piece of cloth. In essence, the procedure involves removing the hanging “apron” of skin on people who have lost a substantial amount of weight — usually 50 pounds or more. A panniculectomy is different than a tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty. In a tummy tuck procedure, excess fat and skin is removed and muscles are tightened, whereas a panniculectomy only removes excess skin and fat. Panniculectomy is also different than liposuction because liposuction only removes excess fat, but not excess skin. [Read more]

Is bariatric surgery a cost-effective weight loss choice

Bariatric surgery, while effective in helping obese people lose weight, can also be expensive. There are also non-surgical medical weight loss options available to help people lose weight. Are the benefits of bariatric surgery worth the financial costs and health risks associated with surgery, compared to non-surgical weight loss treatments? Find out more about which [...]

Bariatric surgeon, Wilfred Aguila MD., performs LAP-BAND weight loss surgery in Tampa, Lakeland, St. Petersburg and Florida West Coast.