Tag: weight regain
How Do Postoperative Bariatric Patients Stay on Task with Nutrition Goals and Physical Activity to Prevent Weight Regain?
by Anthony L. Heard, EdD, RRT Dr. Heard is a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the contents of this article. Bariatric Times. 2023;20(7–12):16–21. Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research […]
Patient Presentation for Inadequate Weight Loss or Weight Recurrence and Anti-obesity Medications
by Marina Kurian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, DABS Dr. Kurian is Director, New York Minimally Invasive Surgery, PLLC, and Clinical Professor of Surgery, NYU Langone Health in New York, New York. Funding: This supplement was sponsored by Medtronic. Disclosures: Dr. Kurian is a speaker for Vivus. Bariatric Times. 2023;20(5–6 Suppl):S10–S11. Key Points Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) […]
Novel Behavioral Approaches to Postoperative Weight Regain: Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatments
by Lauren E. Bradley, PhD Dr. Bradley is with the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: A substantial subset of patients with obesity experience weight regain […]
The Ultimate Revisional Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Technique
by Felipe Chaux, MD; Mauricio Franco, MD; and J. Esteban Varela, MD, FACS, FASMBS Felipe Chaux, MD, Mauricio Franco, MD, and J. Esteban Varela, MD, FACS, FASMBS, are with the Diabetes Surgery Institute and Centro de Cirugia para la Obesidad in Bogota D.C., Colombia. Dr. Varela is also Chairman of Surgery at HCA and Professor of […]
Clinical Pearls for Weight Maintenance Following Bariatric Surgery
This CE is currently expired. Course Overview: Long-term weight maintenance and management following bariatric surgery remains a very difficult challenge both for the patient and the multidisciplinary team members working in bariatrics. This article will focus on weight maintenance as the multidisciplinary authors share their expertise to help patients achieving long-term weight maintenance. Course Description: […]
Obesity Medicine and a Call to Action: Weight Recidivism Post Weight Loss Surgery and the Argument for Mandatory Medical Weight Management as a Postoperative Standard within Bariatric Surgery Practices
by Stephanie Therrien, BSc, and Juliana Simonetti, MD, ABOM Diplomate Ms. Therrien is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simonetti is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Bariatric Medical Program, Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes/ Department of Surgery, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. FUNDING: No funding was […]
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