Dec 11, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery
Christmas Party Season Can Be Hazardous For people who struggle with their weight, the holidays can be a major challenge. You want to make healthy choices, but the choices available at your Christmas parties are likely to overburden your reserves of self-control....
Dec 1, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery
Hard to Be Thankful? Thanksgiving is a holiday that provokes overweight people. Because so much of our celebration revolved around the food, it offers an opportunity for many Americans to confront unhealthy attitudes about eating. It is a day that exposes the...
Nov 20, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery
Balance: Important in Surfing and in Life Dr. Diego Velarde of Advanced Surgical and Weight Loss Institute is featured in the cover story of the Fall, 2015 issue of Viera MD Magazine. The feature story makes much of the connection between Dr. Velarde’s surfing hobby...
Nov 10, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery
Lap Band Surgery is a type of bariatric surgery used to promote weight loss. The Lap-Band is an adjustable silicone band that is implanted near the top part of the stomach during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. Such surgery is designed to be minimally invasive. The...
Oct 30, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery
What is Robotic Surgery? Robotic surgery is actually robot-assisted surgery. The human surgeon is assisted precision equipment using robotic technology. The delicate instrumentation allows the surgery to be done with greater sophistication and increased range of...
Jun 2, 2015 | Bariatric Surgery
Images of so-called “perfection” are constant in this age of instant access. It seems as though everywhere you turn someone is posting pictures of their perfect body or the media is highlighting a female celebrity who loses her baby weight by the time she...
