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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 gastric band [...]

  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 [...]

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, [...]

“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 [...]

Autumn is a time when, having come back from holiday, we start to think about our fitness. Getting back into an exercise routine, healthy eating habit and losing those extra “I’m on [...]