Natalie’s testimonial: gastric sleeve surgery is the best thing I’ve ever done for myself
I had always been small and petite throughout my life and even competed in pageants like Miss Alabama. Then,...
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Understanding Morbid Obesity BMI: The Risks and the Importance of Taking Action Now
Obesity is a growing health problem that affects millions of people across the U.S. As the number of overweight...
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Establishing a Work Out Routine After Weight Loss Surgery
Establishing a workout routine after weight loss surgery is a major factor that affects the long-term success of your...
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Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions With CoolSculpting
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get fit and healthy in 2019? Don’t get discouraged if you...
Read More3 Things that Surprise Patients the Most After Gastric Sleeve Surgery
While it’s no surprise that many aspects of your life change after having gastric sleeve surgery, there are many “good...
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery and Diabetes: What You Need to Know About Gastric Bypass
When determining which weight loss surgery is going to be right for you, there’s most definitely a lot to learn...
Read MoreHow Bariatric Surgery Patients Can Use These Top 4 New Year’s Resolutions To Stay Healthy in the New Year
During the holidays, sometimes even despite our best efforts, many of us find ourselves getting off track with our healthy...
Read MoreHow the LAP-BAND System Offers Bariatric Surgery Patients Fewer Risks and Side Effects
Gastric band flat icons concept. Vector illustration. Element template for design. Choosing the right weight loss surgery isn’t always easy....
Read MoreThe Differences in the Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass, and the LAP-BAND and Which One Is Right for You
By Caitlin Hastings, Physician AssistantPatients often come to Birmingham Minimally Invasive Surgery wanting the least invasive surgery possible, and while...
Read MoreElizabeth’s Testimonial: How Gastric Sleeve Was Exactly What I Needed
Over the years, my weight had just kind of gone up and down. I’d tried Weight Watchers, Medifast, and nothing...
Read MoreEating After Weight Loss Surgery: 3 Simple Rules to Help You Avoid Dumping Syndrome and Overeating
By Caitlin Hastings, Physician AssistantAfter being on a liquid diet two weeks prior to weight loss surgery, and then again,...
Read MoreConsidering Weight Loss Surgery? Here Are 5 Reasons the LAP-BAND System Might Be Right for You
With Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, better known as the Lap-Band System, being one of the more popular surgical weight loss...
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