Bariatric surgery is still the gold standard for morbid obesity treatment, yet patients and medical professionals will likely seek less invasive weight loss drugs before considering bariatric surgery.
Engaging with patients in the early stages of their bariatric journey allows providers to ultimately understand and support their patient's unique motivational, emotional, and intellectual drivers. Providers can use these drivers to help empower positive health outcomes.
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Bariatric surgery is not a magical cure-all for poor self-esteem. Bariatric patients might find themselves struggling even more with their self-confidence after their surgery than before. Helping them understand the emotional impact it can have on their life can mentally prepare them for their transformation.
Fractyl Laboratories has raised a $44 million Series D financing round to build upon a chance discovery that bariatric surgery can resolve Type 2 diabetes in a subset of patients — independent of any weight loss.
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, of the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico, is enthusiastic about the implications of the ALLie camera for purposes of education, mentorship and communication with colleagues.
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ReShape Medical's alternative to bariatric surgery with a procedure that inserts two balloons into an obese person's stomach has raised $38 million to commercialize the technology.
This post is part of ongoing coverage of Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit: Finding Balance through Innovation. Obesity, Diabetes & the Metabolic Crisis. Bariatric surgery has been a hot topic, offering a spectrum of benefits, especially for patients with diabetes. In addition to hearing about weight loss surgeries, Medical Innovation Summit attendees watched a […]