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Five
tips when considering weight-loss surgery
Washington:
Considering weight loss surgery? Well, then following are
some suggestions that could assist you through the process.
Below are five tips from Stephen Hamn , medical director of
the weight loss surgery program at Baylor Medical Center at
Frisco, an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
(ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. Take your time
choosing a program - A good-quality program will tell you up
front about the different options for weight loss surgery and
the post-operative work - exercise and changes in diet - required
for each option. Be flexible - Consult with a surgeon or surgeons
who perform more than one type of weight loss surgery. As a
consumer, you can select gastric bypass, adjustable gastric
banding or the gastric sleeve procedure. "One procedure may
be more effective for you than another for your individual needs,
so do your research on all options," Hamn said. Numbers do matter
- Many studies have shown that complication rates from weight
loss surgery are highly dependent on the surgeon's prior experience.
Because previous experience is tantamount to success, ask your
surgeon how many of each proposed operations he or she has performed.
Chemistry matters - In many general surgical cases, you have
limited interaction with your surgeon. Not so with weight loss
surgery. You may see your surgeon at least four or five times
in the first year. Be sure that the surgeon and support staff
is genuinely interested in you and your success. Support matters,
too - To succeed, weight loss surgery requires hard work from
you. What support can you expect post-surgery? Does the program
offer support groups, psychological support, exercise or physical
therapy? Are dieticians involved to help you develop better
eating habits and food plans? "I frequently tell our patients
that 90 percent of their long-term success is in their hands,
not mine," Hamn said.
-August
23, 2009
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