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New Surgery Weight Loss Guide Answers Key Bariatric Surgery Questions
A new consumer guide, Top 10 Questions About Bariatric Surgery, offers potential patients and their families critical weight loss surgery information, including risks, benefits and factors to weigh to determine if someone is a surgery candidate.
The free guide was authored by John Meilahn, MD, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Temple University Hospital.
Please click here to download the information-packed guide today!
Questions include:
- Am I a candidate?
- What is gastric banding?
- What is gastric bypass?
- What are the benefits of bariatric surgery?
- What happens after surgery?
Temple University Hospital has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery by Independence Blue Cross, and an Institute of Quality for Bariatric Surgery by Aetna.
For more information about the Temple Bariatric Surgery Program, visit bariatric.templehealth.org or call 1-800-Temple-Med (1-800-836-7536).
Date Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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