Mom after a sleeve: “The operation gave me the greatest gift: my daughter”
In May 2023, Gwendoline confided to Fait Docteur that she had performed a sleeve 6 months earlier in the hope ...
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Bariatric surgery: “Lifestyle modification is not at all enough to cure”
Dr De Courville, digestive and bariatric surgeon at Foch hospital (Suresnes) treats people with severe obesity. Expert on obesity, which ...
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Obesity: understand everything about bariatric surgery in 4 questions
Dr. Michel Vix explains to us what bariatric surgery consists of. THE ESSENTIAL A founding member of IRCAD, Dr. Michel ...
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Obesity: bariatric surgery improves cognitive abilities
Bariatric surgery improves the cognitive abilities of people suffering from obesity. THE ESSENTIAL In France, severe obesity has practically doubled ...
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Obesity: HAS recommends bariatric surgery “as a last resort”
HAS points out that bariatric surgery is not indicated in all situations of obesity. THE ESSENTIAL In France, 4% of ...
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Bariatric surgery: AI helps doctors predict weight loss
French researchers have developed a tool based on artificial intelligence to predict the expected weight loss in a patient after ...
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Why bariatric surgery can prevent cancer
In women, bariatric surgery reduces the risk of cancer, whether or not it is linked to obesity. THE ESSENTIAL Obesity ...
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Bariatric surgery: excess skin is not without consequences
After this operation, some people have excess skin, which is associated with psychological, physical and functional difficulties. THE ESSENTIAL Excess ...
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Bariatric surgery: weight loss would improve brain capacity
After the installation of a gastric band, used to facilitate weight loss, obese patients obtained better results on cognitive tests. ...
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Weight loss: “Getting a sleeve is not the easy way out”
The sleeve consists of removing part of the stomach in the hope of achieving weight loss. For Gwendoline, who performed ...
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Cancers: bariatric surgery reduces the risk in obese people
Only 4% of operated patients developed cancer associated with obesity. THE ESSENTIAL Bariatric surgery, modifying the anatomy of the digestive ...
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Bariatric surgery: a risk of bone loss in teenagers?
The "sleeve", a bariatric surgery technique, causes a loss of bone mass when performed in adolescents. THE ESSENTIAL Bariatric surgery ...
Read moreObese: a tap to empty the stomach
It's the story of a container and a tap. When the first is full, the second allows part of its ...
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Obesity surgery: patient follow-up needs to be reviewed
Faced with the epidemic of obesity that is rampant throughout the world, the use of bariatric surgery is booming. In ...
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Losing a lot of weight would rejuvenate the brain
Significant weight loss after undergoing bariatric surgery is beneficial for brain health. THE ESSENTIAL Bariatric surgery is recommended in cases ...
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Losing weight through bariatric surgery may also lower cancer risk
Effective for weight loss, bariatric surgery also has the advantage of reducing the risk of obesity-related cancers. THE ESSENTIAL Bariatric ...
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Bariatric surgery: it is recommended to wait two years before having a child
Women who have had bariatric surgery should wait two years before having a child to avoid complications. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Obesity surgery: greater vigilance and better patient follow-up are needed
Surgeries to treat obesity performed too early or without sufficient post-operative follow-up can lead to serious complications on the mental ...
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Obesity: hormone injections to help patients lose weight without side effects
Researchers have developed a mixture of hormones whose injection would allow obese people to lose weight without suffering the possible ...
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Bariatric surgery is effective in reducing the risk of breast cancer associated with obesity
Obesity surgery allows you to lose weight in a sustainable way, when you adopt a healthy lifestyle, but also to ...
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Bariatric surgery: the risk of death is much higher in men
A new study of more than 19,000 patients who underwent obesity surgery shows that men are five times more likely ...
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Bariatric surgery: how are the patients doing ten years later?
Nearly twenty people confided in their state of health and their psychological state ten years after having undergone bariatric surgery. ...
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Bariatric surgery could cure type 2 diabetes
With metabolic surgery, it is possible to maintain non-diabetic blood sugar levels without the need for diabetes medication. These some ...
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NASH: “Five years after bariatric surgery, 85% of patients are cured”
On the occasion of a congress on NASH (or fatty liver disease), experts take stock of the various treatments available ...
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Diabetes and obesity: bariatric surgery reduces the risk of pancreatic cancer
In people with diabetes and obesity, bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. THE ESSENTIAL Bariatric surgery ...
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Diabetes and obesity: even limited weight loss reduces cardiovascular risks
A weight loss of only 5 to 10% would increase the life expectancy of people suffering from obesity and diabetes. ...
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Obesity: watch out for nutritional deficiencies
Iron, vitamins, calcium… Nutritional deficiencies are frequent and significant in obese people. THE ESSENTIAL Nutritional deficiencies in iron, calcium and ...
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Bariatric surgery: losing weight before the operation improves the prognosis
Weight loss, even moderate, before bariatric surgery is associated with lower mortality at 30 days, underlines an observational study. THE ...
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Obesity: how to fight misconceptions
Obesity is a real disease that would affect more than 8 million people in France. Its treatment cannot be limited ...
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Bariatric surgery is recommended for young people with severe obesity
As obesity affects more and more children and adolescents across the Atlantic, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that they ...
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