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When to Revise a Weight Loss Surgery: The Complete Decision Guide

When To Revise a Weight Loss Surgery

Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective tools we have in the battle against obesity. When combined with changes to habits, diet, and exercise, it can help even those with morbid obesity reach a healthy BMI and reduce the effect of or fully eliminate certain co-morbidities. With that said, there are cases where bariatric […]

How Does Gastric Sleeve Surgery Affect Ghrelin?

How Does Gastric Sleeve Surgery Affect Ghrelin?

When reading about the benefits of gastric sleeve surgery, there are always two benefits that get discussed more than others: the reduced size of the stomach and the lessened production of ghrelin. But if you aren’t an amino acid afficionado, you might not even know what ghrelin is or how it affects you. So, to […]