Considering weight loss surgery? Whether you're about to have gastric sleeve, gastric bypass or gastric band or balloon, take time to learn the skills that will help you be a bariatric success story.

One of the first questions many of my female patients ask me when contemplating gastric bypass, gastric sleeve or LAP-BAND® surgery is how the procedures will affect their ability to get pregnant. Many have tried to conceive in the past and have been unsuccessful. While weight loss surgery won’t be able to overcome all fertility […]

You joined a gym! That’s great news. For Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve and LAP-BAND patients, joining a gym gives you an added edge. Studies have found that weight loss surgery patients who regularly exercise lose more weight than those who exercise infrequently. So now that you’ve gotten over the hurdle of joining a gym, keep […]

Chewable, liquid, gummies and all those brands! Are all vitamins created equal?  Weight Loss surgery patients (Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve and LAP-BAND) often ask which vitamin supplements are best. The answer may very well depend on your own personal tastes and how many pills you want to take. For most people, taking a traditional multi-vitamin […]

When you decide to have weight loss surgery – whether it’s Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band (LAP-BAND® or REALIZE®) or Gastric Sleeve – you will not be going on your journey alone. Your bariatric surgeon will take the trip right along with you. When it comes to choosing the right surgeon, it is important to choose […]

For patients who have just had Gastric Band surgery (LAP-BAND® or REALIZE® band), one of the first questions they want to know is how will they know when they need to adjust their Gastric Band. But before you’ll know when it’s time to adjust your gastric band, you need to understand how gastric band surgery […]

Low-carb diets are practically everywhere these days from grocery store shelves to magazine covers. Many restaurants even have entire sections of their menus devoted to this way of eating. For people who have had or are considering weight loss surgeries like LAP-BAND, Gastric Sleeve or Gastric Bypass, high-protein/low-carb becomes a way of life. To prevent […]

With two new weight loss drugs just approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the first time in 13 years, hopeful patients have been coming to me asking whether these revolutionary drugs could be an alternative to weight loss surgery. Let’s take a look at these two new weight loss drugs – Qsymia and […]