Reading Time: 2 minutes We get asked this question by a lot of people before they decide to go ahead with weight loss surgery. We always remind people that excess skin is a small issue when compared to the health risks and life limiting implications of obesity. It’s certainly the lesser of two evils but it’s understandable that people don’t want to trade one problem for another. The truth
Reading Time: 2 minutes I read at the weekend about some new drug trials that are taking place at Imperial College and that show potential to ‘cure’ the obesity
Reading Time: 1 minute There have been two encouraging studies this month for the ESG (non-surgical sleeve). The first was a small French study (from the IRCAD Centre in
Reading Time: 1 minute We often hear about complex problems on the news and in everyday life, a lot seem to relate to Brexit at the moment. One tremendous
Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of Mini Bypass procedures being done it the UK, and around the world, is on the increase. It’s certainly an option that anyone with
Reading Time: 1 minute YES! The purpose of this blog is not to lecture. Like any responsible healthcare organisation, we encourage patients to stop smoking. We know that’s unrealistic
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a question I hear a lot from people who are thinking about a gastric band or gastric sleeve surgery. The gastric sleeve is usually
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gastric sleeve surgery is now the dominant bariatric surgery procedure in the NHS and across the world. It’s grown very popular over the last few
Reading Time: 3 minutes We look into the success and failures of the gastric band and tackle the big question that gets asked regularly in the UK. Why does
Reading Time: 1 minute First I was alarmed and then I was annoyed. These were my reactions today when reading an article in the Mail Online talking about a