Top 10 Bariatric Surgery Tips From RealSelf Community Members
The RealSelf bariatrics community is somewhat new. However, we have a growing number of community members who are supporting each other through the weight loss journey.
Support from others going through the same thing is very important. There is also a lot of other information that you need to know when having bariatric surgery.
Below you will find tips from 10 of our community members, provided in their gastric bypass reviews. These members have all had their surgery and are at differing post-op stages.
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Sculptra Under the Eyes - a Very Bad Idea?
Sculptra is a popular cosmetic injectable that is FDA approved for use in patients with facial hollowness due to treatment for HIV infection. It is commonly used off label for adding volume to many areas of the face, such as in the cheeks. Some patients love the results, and see long-lasting improvement. Others encounter side effects that could possibly have been avoided.
Sculptra must be administered by a highly trained physician who understands facial anatomy and expression AND knows how much material to inject with the proper dilution and preparation. Certain areas of the face such as the eyelids, lips, and forehead can be tricky and excellent results without problems can be elusive.
Lumps, bumps, raised areas
Sculptra administered inappropriately can lead to lumps and bumps
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Pink High Heels to Fight Cancer or Boost Sales?
This just arrived to our press mailbox. Pink heels by Yves Saint Laurent for $995 ($100 goes to cancer research). And YSL wants you to know that "to be sure every customer is a happy customer, there are 3 inch heels available, and for the more daring, 4 inch heels."
This begs the question, does this example of buying pink represent a true sign of care and a humanitarian spirit, or is this another example of what's called "pink washing" (exploiting the breast cancer fundraising movement)?
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Vote for me and I’ll buy you a D [cup], says politician
When you think raffle prize, what comes to mind – an island vacation, a big-screen TV, a shopping spree?
How about a boob job?
That’s exactly what Venezuelan politician Gustavo Rojas is offering as top prize in a raffle he’s holding to raise campaign funds.
Rojas seems to know his voter base well: breast surgery is the country’s most popular procedure, with about 30,000 surgeries yearly, according to the Venezuelan Plastic Surgery Society. It’s also home to a controversial trend: parents who “give” their daughters breast implants for their “coming-of-age” 15th birthday.
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8 Myths About Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass, Lap Band or sleeve gastrectomy is becoming ever more popular as a larger number of the population fit into the obese category. This type of surgery is often an individual's last chance at regaining control of their bodies and eating habits after years of weight gain and yo-yo dieting. However, so many people go into weight loss surgery with little knowledge, or they have the misconception that surgery alone will fix everything.
Here is a list of myths about weight loss surgery:
1) Weight loss surgery is a "cure."
Having weight loss surgery is a tool in a long journey to a healthier, fitter and thinner you. Even before you have the surgery, the hard work begins with exercise regimes, losing some pre-surgery weight and changing your diet. All this must continue post-surgery; however, you then have to add more diet requirements and restrictions, more exercise and changing your eating/buying/cooking habits...
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21 Medical Experts Added to RealSelf Doctor Community
Lately we've been welcoming new doctors to our community each week, 15 doctors here and another dozen doctors here.
This past week was a busy one with 21 doctors joining the 1,000+ active doctors on RealSelf. Many are from outside the US, which is a great trend (our audience spans the entire globe)!
Welcome to RealSelf...
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Cancer Risks, Tickle Lipo, Injectable Facelift: Must-see Q&A
As a moderator of Doctor Q&A, I read hundreds of questions every week from the RealSelf Community. In the past week, here are the 9 questions that really got noticed:
1) Breast Implant Risks with Family History of Breast Cancer
3) How Effective is "Tickle Lipo"?
4) Suture-Free Injectable Facelift?
5) Can Botox Cause Incontinence?
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Tummy Tuck Sticks to Tighten the Belly ~ Claim Check
Claim: Drink the Rodial Tummy Tuck Stick - helps flatten the tummy and waist through slimming, natural ingredients
Background: UK-based Rodial is aggressive in marketing products that use cosmetic surgery terms, implying
similar results without surgery. For instance, they offer "Boob Job" which promises "Always dreamed of a fuller bust but dreaded the thought of going under the knife? Rodial introduces a revolutionary formula in boob job". They also market "Bum Lift", that "When massaged gently into buttocks and thighs, the effect is instant, wheat protein immediately lifts, firms, smoothes and tones, but there are numerous long term effects too."
The tummy tuck stick is the latest Rodial product, which is a dietary supplement containing green clay, fennel seeds, pineapple, and papaya. Tummy Tuck Sticks currently sell for £48 ($75) for a pack of 14 sticks.
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Excess skin after gastric bypass? Excise it!
Inspired by Roseanne, Sharon Osborne, Star Jones – or simply the desire to wear a bikini on the beach again – you make the decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. You change your eating and exercise habits, gain the support of friends and family – and achieve your goal, after much effort. Congratulations! You feel amazing and are proud of yourself – as well you should be.
And let’s face it – now you’re ready to flaunt that hard-earned new body.
Gastric bypass surgery is often both liberating and life-altering for those who’ve struggled with obesity.
In fact, currently 96% of those who’ve had the procedure done say it was Worth It.
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15 Doctors Expand their Social Media Presence
Joining the 1,000+ active doctors on RealSelf this week include doctors from outside the U.S., which is great given the fact cosmetic surgery is a global phenomenon.
Also we've seen a bump up in interest from bariatric surgeons, which is great for our blossoming lap band and gastric bypass community
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