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During the past few years, there have been a number of articles and reports focused on the risk of complications associated with surgical procedures performed for the treatment of morbid obesity. This flurry of negative publicity for weight loss surgery followed a deluge of positive publicity in newspapers, magazines, blogs and television programs, touting the… Continue »
Bariatric surgery passed its Golden Anniversary in 2004. During the past five decades, numerous procedures, beginning with jejunoileal bypass, have come and gone. The concept of “stomach stapling,” which produces substantial restriction of food intake, evolved considerably over time. In the 1970′s, measurements of the pouch volume capacity and stoma size were reduced to dimensions… Continue »
From the insurance perspective, weight loss surgery has always been considered “medically necessary.” This means that weight loss surgery is not considered cosmetic, but rather is performed to decrease the health risks associated with severe obesity. Recently there have been several important articles in medical journals suggesting that weight loss surgery can actually increase a… Continue »
During the past decade, the number of bariatric operations increased more than ten-fold. The advent of laparoscopy has drawn many new surgeons to the field. The increased interest in bariatric surgery on the part of surgeons has lead to the development of a number of new bariatric surgical programs nationwide. Ten years ago, I was… Continue »
There are a number of publications in the medical literature that show that experience is directly and positively correlated with good outcomes following bariatric operations. But what is a sufficient experience? At what point does the bariatric surgeon’s experience no longer play a role in outcomes? The minimum number of bariatric operations required for a… Continue »
Morbid obesity is common in the United States, affecting more than 7% of women and at least 5% of men. The long term failure rate of many nonsurgical treatments for morbid obesity approaches 100%. Much of the content on our website attempts to answer common questions about surgery for morbid obesity. Morbid Obesity Defined Morbid… Continue »
When I was 39 years young, I was in desperate need of new knees. I had arthritis in both of them and the 350 pounds of body weight I carried just... More »
New Jersey Bariatrics has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the first such center in New Jersey.