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I get quite a few requests every month to fill bands that have been inserted elsewhere. Usually a provider will offer a one or two year package which will include unlimited fills and defills. [...]

When it comes to weight loss surgery, there are quite a few choices. You may have heard of gastric band and bypass procedures. However there are many others such as sleeve which is fast becoming [...]

Gastric balloons may be making a comeback. They are temporary space occupying bags of liquid inserted into the stomach and left there for 6 months to 1 year to reduce calorie intake. For the [...]

I was recently asked the intriguing question above by a visitor to our homepage on Whatclinic.com. As follows the dilemma in the individual’s own words: I am looking for advice, I am a [...]

If you were watching the fireworks this evening and thinking to yourself this is the year I will finally take the plunge and radically change my life, you were not alone! You probably need to act [...]

Inspiring story about a lady who following weight loss surgery started competing in her first triathlon. Apart from being able to finish it which she could never even dream of doing prior to [...]

Although a relative newcomer to the field of weight loss surgery, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is rapidly becoming a popular choice. Combining the positives of both a band and bypass, it has [...]

“Revisional bariatric surgery through laparoscopic approach in patients with inadequate weight loss following gastric banding is safe and effective” There is no doubt that redo or [...]

I was recently approached by someone who had a “tummy tuck” operation and had started regaining weight 6 months later. They asked if they could have weight loss surgery. Whilst the [...]

The second report of weight loss surgery in the UK has been recently published. 161 surgeons working in 137 hospitals in the UK have recorded 32,073 weight loss procedures. The breadth of cover [...]