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Weight Loss Surgery - Treatment of Obesity

Weight loss surgery is very beneficial for people suffering from high level of obesity. Please contact us at 1300 045 047 if you also feel the need.

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Weight Loss Surgery - Treatment of Obesity

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  1. Weight Loss Surgery

  2. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach or by respecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch. • Surgery should be considered as a treatment option for patients with a BMI of 40 kg/m2 or greater who instituted but failed an adequate exercise and diet program (with or without adjunctive drug therapy) and who present with obesity-related co morbid conditions, such as hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obstructive sleep apnea. Getting Ready For Weight Loss Surgery

  3. Patients should be referred to high-volume centers with surgeons experienced in bariatric surgery. • The surgery is contraindicated in patients who have end stage disease and also in patients not committed to make lifestyle changes considered ideal for the surgery.

  4. The argument in favor of the most effective Weight loss surgery procedures, the gastric sleeve and gastric bypass, is that on average, they help people lose about 30 percent of their original bodyweight and keep most of it off a far better outcome than a regimen of diet and exercise. Doctors now consider Weight loss surgery to be the most effective and durable treatment for obesity

  5. Are you about to embark on the weight loss surgery journey and can feel the nerves setting in? • Does the thought of the pre surgery diet make you feel sick, before you have even started? • Do you wonder what is really reasonable to expect after weight loss surgery? How much weight should you lose? Please contact us or visit TLC if you are feeling same:

  6. Are you wondering how you will cope and what the heck you are actually going to eat on a fluid and puree diet? • Have you heard you will need to take vitamins after surgery, but have no idea where to start? • Are you feeling bombarded online by all the ‘advice’ on the free online groups and support pages? You can also reach us via social media : Facebook, LinkedIn!

  7. https://tlc.com.au/ WEBSITE

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