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Severe obesity damages the body by its mechanical, metabolic and physiological adverse effects on normal bodily function. These “co-morbidities” affect nearly every organ in the body in some way, and produce serious secondary illnesses, which may also be life-threatening. The cumulative effect of these co-morbidities can interfere with a normal and productive life, cause endless frustration and can seriously shorten life, as...

Medical tourism facilitators are professionals who match consumers and patients with the best medical providers available –  and do the case management necessary to insure the best possible customer experience.  This is the experience you will have when choosing to organize your medical procedures through International Patient Facilitators in Cancun and Tijuana, Mexico. Medical tourism facilitators should add to the value chain of a...

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POST OP GASTRIC PATIENTS FIRST 3 WEEKS: First week (Day 1-7) at least 7 days oOnly clear liquids oFruit juices (no fruit nectars, please!) diluted with water, half and half Apple juice oGatorade or Pedyalite (any flavor) oSpecial K protein water  oVitamin water  o       Water  o       Tea (herbal)  oClear broth o Popsicles Second and third week (Day 7-21) Day 7-8: Begin with nonfat drinkable...

Basic Guidelines to follow for your pre.op diet before VSG surgery Your physician and facilitator will set forth a few recommendations before gastric sleeve surgery. You will begin your diet generally two weeks before your surgery. Start by consuming between 1,000 and 1,200 calories per day. You should avoid solid foods, supplementing your diet with protein shakes and other nutritional supplements instead. Because this type of diet can...

If you are one of the millions of clinically obese individuals facing the prospect of weight loss surgery (some estimates put the number of morbidly obese Americans at 15 million) then the mini gastric bypass probably sounds like the ideal solution. A short, simple and relatively inexpensive form of minimally invasive weight loss surgery typically involving less than 45 minutes in surgery and no more than a two night overnight stay in...

If you have already undergone the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band and experienced mild to moderate weight loss, but have not realized your goals, you may be a candidate for the addition of a plication procedure. This plication will be performed on the outer curvature of your stomach below your band. The stomach wall is folded and sewn shut so that the opening of the stomach below the Lap Band is greatly reduced. This will allow weight...