Obesity Causes, Health Risks, and When It Becomes a Medical Condition
Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease, not a lifestyle choice or cosmetic concern. Excess body fat, particularly around the abdomen,…
Ozempic for Weight Loss: What Patients Should Know About GLP-1 Drugs
Ozempic became a cultural phenomenon before most people understood what it actually was. The name spread through celebrity interviews, social…
Gastric Band Removal: When It Is Needed and What Happens Next
For many patients who underwent gastric banding, removal eventually becomes necessary. This is not as an elective decision, but as…
Endoscopic Gastric Sleeve vs Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Both endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and gastric sleeve surgery (VSG or vertical sleeve gastrectomy) reduce stomach volume but the similarity largely…
Endoscopic Gastric Sleeve (ESG): Surgery, Mechanism, and Alternatives
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) has gained visibility as a non-surgical approach to weight loss. It can be appealing to patients…
SADI-S Surgery: Procedure, Weight Loss Results, Risks, and How It Differs from Duodenal Switch
Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve (commonly referred to as SADI-S) represents one of the more significant advances in modern…
Duodenal Switch vs SADI-S: Key Differences and Long-Term Outcomes
Duodenal Switch and Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve (SADI-S) belong to the same family of bariatric surgery. Both combine…
Gastric Band (Adjustable Gastric Banding): Surgery, Removal, and Alternatives
Gastric band surgery was once among the most widely performed bariatric procedures globally. Marketed as a reversible, minimally invasive alternative…
Gastric Sleeve Complications: Early and Late Risks
Sleeve gastrectomy is a major surgical procedure. It permanently removes a large portion of the stomach, and like any operation…