Bariatric Surgery Research with a Heart, Customizable for YOU
From research on obesity to reaching your bariatric surgery goals, we’ll be with you every step of the way... your complete guide to a new you.
We understand the day-to-day challenges that obesity has caused. And we know how difficult it can be to choose a surgery, figure out how to pay for it, find the right doctor and adjust to your new post-surgery life.
Regardless of where you are in the process, here you will find the latest research and most up-to-date surgeon-approved information and recommendations.1
All information is presented to you in an easy-to-understand way that can be applied to your specific situation, and we have designed the site to help you find your answers quickly. Popular topics include...
YOUR Weight Loss Journey
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- What are the causes of obesity and how can you prevent or treat them?
- Is bariatric treatment right for you?
- How do you plan on
financing bariatric surgery? - Compare all types of bariatric surgery, then dig into detailed research on the ones that may be a fit, such as…
- Analysis and Cost of Gastric Lap Band Surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Duodenal Switch
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
- How do you choose the right bariatric doctors and bariatric weight loss center?
- What are the differences between living with obesity and life after weight loss surgery?
- How will your new bariatric diet be different from what you’re used to?
- Which bariatric surgery complications are you at risk for and how can you avoid them?
- Where can you find effective weight loss surgery support?
In addition to the over 500 studies, medical journals and research papers already reviewed and often referenced throughout the site, our team of researchers is working diligently to round out your guide.
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- Research on obesity that you really need to know.
- If surgery is not the answer, what healthy diet plan is right for you?
- Which exercise program is best depending on your weight, lifestyle and whether or not you go through with the surgery?
Not sure where to begin?
One of the following pages will get you started, depending on how far you’ve progressed towards developing the new you…
Cause and Effect of Obesity
Before tackling obesity with surgery or less invasive means, it is important to understand what you're up against. Does fast food cause obesity? Is there such a thing as an obesity virus? Are obesity and genetics related? This section covers everything you need to know about why people are obese along with obesity's emotional and physical consequences.
Bariatric
Treatment
From learning how
to calculate BMI
and what it means to determining whether surgery is right for you to
figuring out your next steps, this page is a great place to
start.
Types of
Bariatric Surgery
Start here if you are already certain that you fit the profile for
surgery (we recommend starting on the bariatric
treatment page
if you’ve just recently started looking into weight loss surgery). The
top procedures to focus on (in no particular order) include…
- Gastric Lap Band Surgery (Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band or LAGB)
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy)
- Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery (MGBP or Loop Gastric Bypass)
- Duodenal Switch (Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch or BPD/DS)
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG or "Stomach Stapling")
Life after weight loss surgery
This
page will guide you towards a better understanding of your post-surgery
life and how to reach and maintain your weight loss surgery goals,
including recovering from surgery, health implications, relationships, pregnancy after weight loss surgery, plastic surgery, weight gain after bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery support groups, online weight loss support and real-life patient experiences.
Cost of
Bariatric Surgery
Learn what each surgery costs both in the United States and around the
world.
Financing Bariatric Surgery &
Weight Loss Surgery
Insurance
If you’ve already chosen your procedure or if you’re trying to figure
out whether you can afford weight loss surgery and treatment, start here. We’ve covered it all,
including tax implications, your unique financing options, ways to keep
the overall price down, Medicare
bariatric surgery and bariatric
surgery insurance ( including VBG, DS, gastric bypass and lap band
insurance ).
Bariatric
Surgery Complications
& Bariatric
Surgery Risks
Worried about whether or not surgery is safe? Review and
compare the
complete list of possible complications, their treatments, ways to
avoid them and which apply to each type of surgery.
Bariatric Diet
Regardless of which type of weight loss surgery you choose, your diet
will change significantly forever. This section will help you
understand those changes. Topics include what your new diet
will
look like, how to stick to it, which bariatric
vitamins you’ll need,
bariatric recipes recommended by doctors and patients and the right
bariatric
eating techniques to avoid problems.
Analysis
& Cost of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
We’ve devoted an entire section of our site to the most popular weight
loss surgery procedure. You’ll find everything you need, including
gastric bypass video demonstrations, information about the cost
of
gastric bypass surgery, diet for gastric bypass and diet
after gastric
bypass surgery, complications
of gastric bypass surgery and finding the right
gastric bypass surgeon.
Analysis & Cost
of Lap Band Surgery
The second most common type of weight loss surgery also has its own
section with similar information, including the gastric
lap band procedure,
lap
band surgery results, the lap band diet and how to avoid lap
band
surgery failure, lap
band problems and lap band complications.
For additional research, search for your topic of interest...
References
- Recommendations throughout this site are not necessarily based on the opinions of a single bariatric surgeon. Rather, they are based on research and studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals and/or clinical research databases or based on general industry consensus as verified through non-profit organizations dedicated to furthering the effectiveness of bariatric surgery and/or to reducing the negative consequences of obesity.
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