An article published recently in Reuters discusses findings that bariatric procedures such as Lap-Band surgery may cure diabetes through modes other than weight loss. It may also be a diabetes treatment for patients that are not severely obese. Previously, bariatric surgery has only been considered appropriate for the treatment of obesity and diabetes in patients… Continue Reading »
Category: Bariatric Surgery
A recent study published in the Annals of Surgery showed that the Lap-Band procedure was the safest bariatric surgery of the three surgeries used in the study. The study results were reported in Medscape News. The main focus of the research was to determine which bariatric surgeries were the most effective in treating diabetes. As… Continue Reading »
Bariatric surgeries such as Lap-Band procedures have been found to reduce cardiovascular (CV) events by as much as 30%, according to a recent Medscape report. These procedures also decreased the chance of dying from cardiovascular causes by 50%. This study, known as the Swedish Obese Subjects study, was performed in Gothenburg, Sweden. It followed over… Continue Reading »
Before all else — your health comes first. Before you can use the LAP-BAND® System to help you lose weight and live healthier, you need to qualify medically. This means being currently healthy enough for the minimally invasive procedure. While only a physician or surgeon can give you a complete medical evaluation, the criteria listed… Continue Reading »
A recently released Medscape article in Medscape Pharmacists shows that a recent change in the definition of diabetes remission will impact the stated effectiveness of various bariatric surgeries. This leads medical experts to conclude that bariatric surgeries such as gastric bypass and Lap-Band may be best viewed as management tools rather than diabetes cures. The… Continue Reading »
A new Medscape article from Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology states that there is an imbalance in the US between the high number of patients suffering from obesity and the low but growing number of patients choosing to have bariatric sugery. According to the report, advances in the procedure will make it more accessible to patients,… Continue Reading »
A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that bariatric surgical procedures such as lap-band and gastric bypass outperformed traditional medical therapy in a recent pair of clinical studies. These randomized studies were performed in Ohio and Italy by leading medical doctors in the field. Both studies focused on the treatment of… Continue Reading »
A recent interview posted on Medscape details a number of weight-related factors that should be considered in the treatment of diabetes, including the surprising information that bariatric surgery may be used to treat diabetic patients of normal weight. The interview featured doctors Henry R. Black and Louis J. Aronne, both of whom are prominent members… Continue Reading »
University of Southern California Dr. Anne Peters recently released a special report on Medscape entitled, “Bariatric Surgery a ‘Magic Bullet’ for Diabetes?” In her report she concludes that bariatric surgeries such as the Lap Band procedure are “something we need to recommend for our patients.” As an endocrinologist, Dr. Peters has seen first-hand a large… Continue Reading »
As reported in a recent NFL.com story, Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach Rob Ryan will be undergoing Lap Band surgery during this offseason, following in the footsteps of his brother, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who had the procedure in 2010. The two brothers are twins, and have both had long-term struggles with their… Continue Reading »
