Weight loss surgeon’s blog
Here we provide regular content on health, nutrition and fitness, as well as the latest guidance on weight-loss treatments and surgery.
Nutrition and Obesity
I recently met my good colleague, Dr. Taher Mahmud, Consultant Rheumatologist who is a very keen advocate of healthy...
The Power of Two: Weight Loss Surgery and Injectable Medications Explained
Introduction Injectable weight loss medications have recently arrived on the scene and changed the dynamic of weight...
Why is ESG becoming popular
Key take away message: My insight as an experienced bariatric surgeon is that ESG will eventually replace a band...
What to expect before weight loss surgery
Most people who come to see me for their initial consultation are anxious. They have usually been thinking about...
Which Weight Loss Procedure Is Suitable For You?
If you’ve tried almost everything and you still can’t manage to lose weight, you might want to consider undergoing...
Weight loss surgery versus “skinny jab”
The Controversy of "Skinny Jab" There are many weight loss options nowadays including diet, exercise, medications and...
Balloon that you can swallow?
Elipse Balloon This bio-degradable balloon is an exciting new development in the field of weight loss surgery....
4 Things you get wrong about weight loss surgery
Choosing whether to get weight loss surgery can be a tricky and nerve-wracking decision, particularly as newspapers...
Risks of obesity
Obesity can be seen to cause a number of health issues, from just making daily life more difficult to serious and...
Kent towns 3.5% above the national obesity levels
Obesity in Kent has reached an all time high. Nearly 770,000 people in Kent are estimated to be either overweight or...
Gastric Band Fills: Pitfalls and Benfits
Gastric Band Adjustment I get quite a few requests every month to fill bands that have been inserted elsewhere....
Which Weight loss Surgery Should I Choose?
When it comes to weight loss surgery, there are quite a few choices. You may have heard of gastric band and bypass...
To Balloon or not to Balloon
Gastric balloons may be making a comeback.They are temporary space occupying bags of liquid inserted into the stomach...
Why Can’t I Get a Bypass at a BMI of 26
I was recently asked the intriguing question above by a patient. As follows the dilemma in the individual's own words:...
Resolutions and all that
Is losing weight number one on your new year's Resolution list? If you were watching the fireworks this evening and...
Bariathletes: Truly Inspiring
Could you run a triathlon after weight loss surgery? Inspiring story about a lady who following weight loss surgery...
Sleeve Increasing Popularity
Although a relative newcomer to the field of weight loss surgery, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is rapidly...
Revision Weight Loss Surgery on the Rise
"Revisional bariatric surgery through laparoscopic approach in patients with inadequate weight loss following gastric...
Weight Loss Surgery Before Cosmetic Surgery
I was recently approached by someone who had a "tummy tuck" operation and had started regaining weight 6 months later....
Post-Holiday Fitness Drive
Autumn is a time when, having come back from holiday, we start to think about our fitness. Getting back into an...