Obesity Surgeon
Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California, San Francisco on July 8, 2005.
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Obesity Surgery Eligibility: BMI Over 40, Comorbid Health Conditions,...
The option of surgery to treat obesity has gained in popularity over the past several years. As the techniques and knowledge regarding the... Read more »
Doctors Often Fail to Recommend Bariatric Surgery as Treatment for...
Things are getting better with regard to attitudes about gastric bypass surgery, but there are still a number of concerns.Twenty years ago... Read more »
Internal Medicine News – Obesity Headlines
Internal Medicine News, the leading monthly newspaper for internists recently featured some new obesity news. Here's the... Read more »
My Bariatric Life: My Decision to Have Weight-Loss Surgery (aka...
Why? I looked into weight-loss surgery options because my life had become out of control. I had ballooned to morbid obesity and I recently... Read more »
The Debate Around Teen Obesity Treatments
My next series of blogs will address a number of stories in the media that revolve around....fat. Fat director doesn't get seated on a... Read more »
From Our Sources
Surgeons at Mayo Clinic Compare Methods of Total Hip Replaceme...
Source: eOrthopod
It makes sense that less invasive surgery for total hip replacement (THR) means less pain and faster recovery. But it doesn't always work out that... Read more »
What Every Surgeon Should Know About Knee Injuries
Source: eOrthopod
Knee dislocations are known to cause severe ligament damage with knee joint instability. If the blood vessels and local nerves in the area are... Read more »
Doctors avoid joint replacements for the very obese
According to a new study, orthopedic surgeons are less likely to recommend joint replacement surgery for patients who are morbidly obese, and... Read more »
Review of Total Hip Replacements for Obese and Geriatric Adult...
Source: eOrthopod
Is it safe to have a total hip replacement (THR) if you are obese or older than 75 years of age? This review shows that the answer is yes for each... Read more »
Obesity
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Morbid obesity; Fat - obese Treatment Regular exercise and a healthy diet are crucial when it comes to controlling your weight. Although... Read more »
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