I am worried that my old surgical scar will be in the way where they have to laproscopic do the gastric sleeve the cut is about an inch above and an inch below my belly botton I weigh 350 and I I know I can really benifit from the gastric sleeve thanks
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Yes, your BMI is more than 35 and you already have at least 2 co-morbidity. I also believe losing a lot of weight through weight loss surgery will help your Chiari Malformations. A lot of over weight individuals suffer from migraine head aches. These head aches are due to what...
I am guessing you are asking if obesity surgery affects diverticulosis. The answer is no, but losing weight does. Losing weight whether through diet and exercise or surgery will improve symptoms from diverticulosis.
Hair loss after a surgery is call telogen effluvium. There is a misconception that this type of hair loss after bariatric surgery is associated to malnourishment, but no, this is more associated with the stress on the body from the surgery perse than because of the type of procedure itself, in...
