Posts Tagged ‘gastric bypass’

Friday,December 18th, 2009

by Denise

Bariatric surgery is a catchall phrase for several different types of weight loss procedures and surgeries. Here are the basics:

 

Lap banding — Laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB) is a process through which a silicone band, much like a rubber band, is placed around the entrance to the stomach.

 

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty — This procedure is commonly known as stomach stapling or VBG. Surgical staples are used to section off a small portion of the upper part of the stomach. The other side of this pouch is fitted with a band that slows the amount of time it takes for food to leave this pouch, which results in feelings of fullness after eating small amounts of food.

 

Sleeve Gastrectomy This type of procedure is generally performed on patients who have a body mass index over 50. It involves removing a portion of the stomach to create more of a sleeve rather than the pouch shape that the stomach has.

 

Gastric Bypass is a procedure results in dividing the stomach to create a small pouch that is directly attached to the small intestine. This pouch can only hold 1 ounce of food, though it may stretch in time to allow a person to eat about a cup of food at a time. 

 

Obesity and weight loss surgical procedures in the U.S. are extremely expensive, but individuals traveling to foreign destinations can save thousands of dollars in excellent, certified facilities such as the Antiobesity Center in Cancun (yes!) Mexico to CTG Healthcare Group in Izmir, Turkey. Help is out there if you know where to look for reliable resources and information, such as PlacidWay, a quickly growing medical tourism and resource data center located in Denver, Colorado.

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Tuesday,December 15th, 2009

by Denise

Laparoscopic surgical procedures are the cutting edge of medical technology in the 21st century.  Less invasive surgical techniques and procedures utilizing laparoscopic surgery enable patients to heal faster, reduce the risk of infection, and cause less tissue damage and resulting complications. Laparoscopic surgery is also known as keyhole surgery or minimally invasive surgery (MIS).  The technique enables surgeons to view, access and remove sections or entire organs through very small incisions.

For example, laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive technique that has been perfected in the past two decades that enables surgeons to surgically repair or remove organs in the body through small incisions that result in fewer complications, surrounding tissue damage and faster healing times.  A gallbladder removal procedure is called a cholecystectomy. Other popular laparoscopic procedures include:

  • Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)
  • Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Bariatric gastric bypass surgeries
  • Cancer treatment
  • Fibroids

Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgical procedures may enjoy savings of tens of thousands of dollars in hospital care costs due to shortened hospital stay time. In the United States for example, the cost of laparoscopic gallbladder removal averages about $3,000 to $8,000 but lab costs and anesthesiology and hospital stay may leave patients with a bill of  approximately $25,000 to $50,000 depending on geographical location.

Medical tourists traveling to destinations such as Makewell Meditour in India or Laparoscopic Solutions in Coahuila, Mexico, as well as facilities in Thailand and  Turkey may save up to 50-70% on the costs of laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery and hospital stays in the United States. In various locations in Mexico and Costa Rica, international travelers may purchase packages for laparoscopic surgery that average between $4,500 to $6,000, including hospital stay, transportation and lab work.

 

 

 

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Monday,December 14th, 2009

by Denise

Obesity leads to a multitude of serious medical conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease. The number of Americans alone diagnosed with diabetes is steadily rising, with millions now on medication for what may be considered a preventable disease.

 

Bariatric surgery is typically recommended for severely obese individuals who have been unable to lose weight through normal dieting and exercise programs. Bariatric surgery is often a last ditch effort and requires serious consideration. Surgical procedures and techniques require extreme effort on the part of the patient to change eating and lifestyle habits for optimal results.

 

In the United States, bariatric procedures may range from $20,000-$25,000 and higher. In some cases, health insurance companies will cover the costs of such procedures, but many do not. As a result, individuals seeking life changing surgery often venture abroad for bariatric surgical procedures. According to the Consumer Guide to Bariatric Surgery, numbers of individuals seeking gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, adjustable gastric band or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgical procedures is expected to double in 2010.

 

New bariatric surgical procedures, including incision free bariatric surgery, known as Transoral gastroplasty (TOGA) procedures are on the rise. Phase III studies of this procedure are currently underway, with results expected in early 2010.

 

Excellent and certified obesity and weight loss facilities and specialists around the world offer affordable, effective and lifesaving gastric bypass procedures, such as Mexicali Obesity Solutions, located in Mexicali, Mexico, or the world renowned 365 mc’s Obesity Clinic and their Bariatric Surgery Center, located in Seoul, South Korea.

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Thursday,September 24th, 2009

by Denise

When it comes to medical tourism, it’s nice to have answers. One of the first thing that crosses the mind of someone who’s interested in obtaining health care abroad is the training, education, and experience of those who will be providing such care.

Medical tourism is not just about dental procedures, but may range from orthopedic fields to cardiac care, cosmetic and plastic surgery, obesity and weight loss surgery to adult stem cell research and therapy. Medical tourists have ventured to the Middle East, Asia, and South America for heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery, and coronary artery bypass surgeries. They have flocked to South America for affordable cosmetic dentistry, bridge work, dental implant surgeries, and affordable dentures.

Individuals seeking the best in obesity and weight loss surgical procedures have traveled to locations in South America and Central Europe for the best in bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, lap band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy procedures.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers reliable, up-to-date information regarding popular medical tourism destinations, treatments, procedures, facilities, and the doctors and surgeons who staff them. Pramod Goel, founder and CEO, knows the type of questions people one answered when it comes to their health care, and is dedicated to providing that information.

After all, we should all have a choice in how, when, and where we receive our medical care. It’s all about choices. Medical tourism is bringing accredited, certified, and affordable world-class medical techniques and procedures into the common Health Care Industry and is the wave of the future, from teeth whitening to stem cell technologies.

 

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Wednesday,September 9th, 2009

by Denise

Obesity is one of the most prevalent causes of multiple diseases and conditions that afflict people in the United States today. Some people who are more than 100 pounds overweight may find it difficult to lose weight through traditional methods and look to weight-loss treatments and surgeries to provide the answer for long-term weight loss.

 

Weight-loss surgeries and procedures are designed to reduce illness and death caused by obesity. For many, weight loss improves multiple conditions including high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and coronary artery disease. In addition, other body systems, including a digestive, endocrine, and immune system benefit.

 

However, such obesity treatments and procedures and protocols require dedication and determination for those who undergo such procedures to maintain permanent lifestyle changes. After surgery, patients who follow instructions may enjoy as much as a 60% weight loss, improving health problems as an added benefit.

 

Weight-loss surgical procedures are very expensive in the United States, and may range anywhere from $17,000-$30,000 per procedure. However, individuals traveling to one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico (Cancun) may be surprised to find a leading and world-class obesity center located there as well.

 

The Antiobesity Center offers gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and adjustable gastric band surgeries, among others. With educational dietary and nutrition support, exercise training, and lifestyle changes counseling, the Antiobesity Center offers the best in state-of-the-art techniques and technologies. What better place to pursue health and wellness than Cancun, Mexico, the ultimate playground? Check it out at PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal that offers consumers in-depth information regarding medical treatments and procedures and accredited, certified and affordable medical facilities around the world.

 

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Saturday,September 5th, 2009

by Denise

Times are tough, and they’re not going to get better any time soon. Unfortunately, many individuals, and most especially senior citizens, are neglecting their health because of cost considerations. Individuals who were hoping to have surgery such as cosmetic dentistry crown implants, dental implants, teeth whitening, gastric or bariatric surgery, reconstructive breast surgery, liposuction, hair restoration, breast lift or breast augmentation, facelifts, and other procedures that are considered elective, have put their wishes and desires on the back burner.

Individuals hoping to improve self-esteem or appearance through body lift cosmetic surgery, chemical peels, chin implants, or even those wishing to take advantage of stem cell research and treatments have been forced to put their dreams on hold.

Medical costs in the United States, Canada and Britain are rising, and Americans are waiting with bated breath to see what happens with Health Care Reform plans underway. Rising prescription medication costs, longer wait times and a reduction of treatments and procedures offered by American physicians and facilities have left many discouraged, disappointed, and suffering.

PlacidWay, a US-based medical tourism portal, addresses those concerns by offering certified, accredited, and well researched medical facilities, physicians and surgeons in other countries.  Some are as close as Mexico, while others are located in Central Europe, Russia, South Korea, South Africa, and South America. Whether an individual needs cosmetic dentistry or cosmetic surgery, bariatric or gastric bypass, lap band surgery, rhinoplasty or even cardiac procedures such as heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery or coronary artery bypass surgery, they can find world-class and state of the art facilities for these procedures at savings of tens of thousands of dollars over the same procedures offered in the United States.

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Thursday,August 27th, 2009

by Denise

The state of healthcare reform in the United States has caused immense insecurity in questions regarding health care benefits, costs, availability, and most importantly of all, choices for Americans when it comes to their health and wellbeing. Because of this, the benefits of medical tourism or global healthcare has been pushed to the forefront. Individuals aware that healthcare benefits, insurance premiums, treatments and procedures may undergo changes in the coming years has prompted millions of Americans to consider their options.

One of those options is traveling across borders for healthcare. Whether an individual needs cosmetic dentistry, weight loss or bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, cosmetic surgery, or coronary artery bypass surgery, the options for receiving world class, high-tech and state-of-the-art treatments, procedures and expertise from trained and accredited physicians and surgeons is available in locations from Mexico to Central Europe to Asia.

From stem cell therapies to hip resurfacing, facilities around the world offer Americans as well as international travelers the best orthopedic, cardiac, obesity, and cosmetic or plastic surgical procedures and treatments. From cosmetic surgery at Ageless Wonders Panama to EmCell Clinic stem cell therapy in Ukraine, individuals have a choice.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism and global healthcare resource portal, is dedicated to providing consumers with information regarding the best medical care at the most affordable prices from certified and accredited facilities around the world. Americans want choices, and the health and wellness industry across borders presents such opportunities and choices to all.

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Sunday,August 23rd, 2009

by Denise

Millions of Japanese, Korean and Chinese expatriates are flocking back to their native country, most specifically South Korea in order to enjoy the benefits of affordable obesity surgery.  PlacidWay, and medical tourism portal based in Colorado, has been watching a growing trend in Asian Americans opting for healthcare in Asia, taking advantage of lower costs, state of the art and high-tech equipment, facilities and training without the long waits and astronomical cost of the same surgeries and procedures as found in the United States.

One such facility, South Korea’s 365mc’s Obesity Clinic offers a wealth of weight loss programs and procedures and is considered the best obesity clinic in Korea.  From body shaping to liposuction to dietetic therapy, aesthetic surgeries and body contouring, 365mc’s Obesity Clinic was the first to offer treatments, education and procedures for a multitude of weight loss and obesity surgical needs.

South Korea’s 365mc’s Obesity Clinic also offers a Bariatric Surgery Center, offering gastric sleeve procedures, gastric bypass, morbid obesity operations, adjustable gastric band, Roux-en-Y, and weight loss surgical procedures that cater to the needs of individual clients.

International patients seeking a lower gastroplasty cost, gastroplasty procedure or gastroplasty reversal come to South Korea’s 365 mc’s Bariatric Surgery Center, which offers the best in bariatric surgery financing, lower bariatric surgery risks, and a multitude of choices when it comes to weight loss and obesity surgical procedures.

Where the you need a sleeve gastrectomy procedure, laparoscopic band surgery, endoscopic gastroplasty, or gastric bypass to support, South Korea’s 365 mc’s Obesity Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Center cater to individualized needs with up to date surgical procedures designed for efficiency and effectiveness.

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Thursday,August 20th, 2009

by Denise

Many of us are perfectly aware, when we wake up every morning and look in the mirror, that we may not quite appear the way we perceive ourselves. Many of us are battling the bulge, whether we’re teenagers, twenty-somethings, or pushing middle age or older.  As we age, our metabolism changes and we naturally tend to gain weight. Many of us don’t like to diet, and some of us don’t like to exercise. Unfortunately, when left to our own devices and our poor high calorie, high fat and high sugar food diets and habits, many of us inevitably deal with more than a bulge and may be considered overweight or even obese.

Morbid obesity causes a multitude of health issues, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease and generally places more stress on various organs within our body than most people realize. Many of us succeed in losing weight through exercise, nutrition and diet, while others need a little extra help. Unfortunately, the cost of bariatric or obesity surgeries in the United States is very expensive. Low-cost bariatric surgery, gastric bypass centers, gastroplasty procedure, laparoscopic band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy procedures found in other countries offer superior results utilizing state of the art and high-tech equipment from Mexico to the tip of South America to South Korea and India.

International medical travelers find cost savings of between 30 and 70% when seeking bariatric surgery or gastroplasty surgical procedures in foreign destinations. Gastroplasty costs in India saves thousands of dollars while offering travelers the benefit of an exotic vacation. Facilities such as 365mc’s Obesity Clinic in Seoul, South Korea, Ageless Wonders Panama, Mexicali Obesity Solutions in Mexico, or Artemis Health Institute in India offer individuals the best in weight loss and obesity procedures, techniques and treatments as those found in the United States, at big savings.

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Tuesday,August 18th, 2009

by Denise

 

Weight loss management involves treatment of obesity counseling, weight loss therapies and treatment, exercise, nutrition and diet education and counseling, and support. Discussions and counseling from a bariatric surgeon or weight loss physicians is vital.

 

Many individuals who undergo bariatric surgery, gastric bypass surgery, banded gastroplasty or lap band surgery believe that all it takes is a relatively simple surgical procedure that reduces the size of the stomach in order to achieve drastic and long-term weight loss.  The truth is, where the you go in for a lap sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic band surgery, a gastroplasty procedure, a gastric bypass operation, or any other form of bariatric surgery procedure, the individual undergoing the procedure must also make certain changes in his or her lifestyle, diet, and habits.

 

Successful and long-term weight loss and weight loss management also involves short and long-term support during the weight loss process. Counseling, group support, and understanding of diet and nutrition as well as the importance of exercise is vital in any successful gastric bypass surgery for obesity, any type of laparoscopic band surgery, and for long-term sleeve gastrectomy recovery and other bariatric surgeries. PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal, offers obesity and weight loss facilities, centers and surgical centers for consumers for use in determining weight loss surgeries, techniques, procedures and programs abroad.

 

Facilities like the Antiobesity Center in Cancun, Mexico or 365 mc’s Bariatric Surgery Center in Seoul, South Korea offer professional bariatric surgery clinic, experienced leadership, structured exercise, group or individual meetings, prepackaged meals with dietary supplements and weight loss therapies that take behavioral and therapy components into consideration, helping individuals achieve a safe and healthy weight, with the tools necessary for maintaining such weight loss in the future.

 

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