by Mr Ahmed Hamouda | Aug 23, 2016 | Weight Loss
Sleeve gastrectomy was originally a procedure that was performed as the first part of a more complex weight loss operation, or would sometimes be performed if a bypass was difficult to do due to a large overhanging liver. However, evidence collected over the past...
by Mr Ahmed Hamouda | Aug 23, 2016 | Weight Loss
Advances are being made on the technical front with regards to keyhole surgery. Single incision keyhole surgery started a few years ago and was based on the principle of using one large incision through the belly button to accommodate a three channelled port. The...
by Mr Ahmed Hamouda | Aug 23, 2016 | Weight Loss
Someone came to see me last year for weight loss surgery and was found on further investigation to have a severe form of deposition of fat within the liver otherwise known as NASH (non-alcoholic steato-hepatosis). Fat deposition within the liver is very common,...
by Mr Ahmed Hamouda | Aug 23, 2016 | Weight Loss
Debate regarding weight loss surgery as a primary treatment for patients who are not overtly obese but diabetes has become topical. The rationale for this arises from the success that weight loss surgery has had in leading to remission of diabetes in obese patients....
by Mr Ahmed Hamouda | Aug 23, 2016 | Weight Loss
There is no doubt that the cost of bands, sleeves and bypass operations on the Continent and overseas is generally lower than the UK. There are many reasons why this is possible, however the important ones need to be mentioned. When looking at a service, please read...
