Benefits and Risks of “Minimally Invasive” Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
What is Laparoscopic Surgery? Laparoscopic surgery is a “minimally invasive” alternative to traditional “open” surgery options. It [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-04-07T18:21:57+00:00September 29th, 2017|Categories: Weight Loss Surgery Procedures|Tags: bariatric surgery, endoscopic, is gastric sleeve safe, is weight loss surgery safe, lap band, risks, safety, types of bariatric surgery, vsg|0 Comments
What is Laparoscopic Surgery? Laparoscopic surgery is a “minimally invasive” alternative to traditional “open” surgery options. It [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-04-05T18:45:18+00:00May 5th, 2016|Categories: Bariatric Surgery Revision|Tags: bariatric surgery revision, lap band, lap band fills, lap band removal, lap band revision, revision|0 Comments
Are you considering the possibility of transitioning from lap band to gastric bypass or gastric sleeve in Tijuana, Mexico to [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2020-06-14T05:41:23+00:00April 22nd, 2016|Categories: Weight Loss Surgery Procedures|Tags: candidate, gastric band, lap band, lap band fills, qualification requirements, qualifications, requirements|0 Comments
Gastric banding is a weight loss procedure that has important candidacy requirements that patients need to qualify for surgery. The [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-04-05T15:44:08+00:00May 13th, 2015|Categories: Bariatric Surgery Blog, News, Weight Loss Surgery Procedures|Tags: Cost, insurance, lap band, lap band fills, low cost, medical, mexico, surgeons, Tijuana, tourism, travel|0 Comments
Also known as Lap-Band, gastric banding surgery places a silicon band in the upper part of the stomach. On [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2020-06-14T05:41:58+00:00February 23rd, 2015|Categories: Bariatric Surgery Revision|Tags: bariatric surgery revision, gastric band, lap band, lap band fills, revision, weight loss diet|0 Comments
Lap band surgery failure is more prevalent than ever before. While there are ways to reduce a patient’s [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-04-04T21:17:11+00:00May 13th, 2014|Categories: Weight Loss Surgery Procedures|Tags: gastric band, lap band, lap band fills|0 Comments
The weight loss surgical procedure has been used for countless years to control diabetes in severe diabetes. However, a new [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2020-03-27T05:08:03+00:00January 8th, 2014|Categories: Case Studies|Tags: bariatric surgery revision, benefits, insurance, lap band, medical, revision, statistical data, statistics|0 Comments
It’s no secret that bariatric surgery can result in significant amounts of excessive weight loss and can help many obesity-related [...]