http://arturorodriguezmd.com Lapband, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve,Type 2 Diabetes, Weight loss Surgery, Obesity, Life after Lapband, Lapband Prices Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:44:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/plastic-surgery-after-bariatric-surgery-lap-band-gastric-sleeve-or-gastric-bypass?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastic-surgery-after-bariatric-surgery-lap-band-gastric-sleeve-or-gastric-bypass http://arturorodriguezmd.com/plastic-surgery-after-bariatric-surgery-lap-band-gastric-sleeve-or-gastric-bypass#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:44:48 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=147 Plastic Surgery after Bariatric Surgery (Lap Band, Gastric sleeve or Gastric Bypass) I know many individuals that are attracted by the idea of starting over.  It’s important for an individual to discover what they did wrong, and how we can change.  There is a need to lose weight or to keep the weight off successfully, [...]

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/plastic-surgery-after-bariatric-surgery-lap-band-gastric-sleeve-or-gastric-bypass/feed 6 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:12:24 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=112 The Answers to Gastric Sleeve Failures The Gastric Sleeve is an open procedure, and is known as part of the Duodenal Switch since 1988.  The Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve on high risk patients started in 2004 as the first stage of the Duodenal Switch (DS) and soon after that date, several teams started Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve [...]

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures/feed 4 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/cheap-lap-band-or-gastric-sleeve-prices-what-all-does-it-mean?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-lap-band-or-gastric-sleeve-prices-what-all-does-it-mean http://arturorodriguezmd.com/cheap-lap-band-or-gastric-sleeve-prices-what-all-does-it-mean#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:40:26 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=121 CHEAP Lap Band or Gastric Sleeve Costs – What Does it All Mean? July 6 (Health Day News) — Soaring U.S. medical costs are causing many Americans to take to the skies on “medical tourism” junkets, looking for high-quality yet low-priced health care at foreign clinics but experts also warn that the booming industry does [...]

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]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/lap-band-slippage-causes-and-prevention/feed 357 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/why-my-weight-loss-procedure-can-fail?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-my-weight-loss-procedure-can-fail http://arturorodriguezmd.com/why-my-weight-loss-procedure-can-fail#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:42:45 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=26 Why My Weight Loss Procedure Can Fail? The first and most important step to minimize the chances of failure from a Bariatric procedure and to increase your success rate is to be well informed about each one of the surgeries before you choose any of them. What should you know about Weight Loss Surgery? How does [...]

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/why-my-weight-loss-procedure-can-fail/feed 2 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-laparoscopic-journey-past-and-future?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-laparoscopic-journey-past-and-future http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-laparoscopic-journey-past-and-future#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:22:22 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=15 www.thebariatric.com Our History - The knowledge that we have today about laparoscopy has developed through the patience, hard-work and ...

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-laparoscopic-journey-past-and-future/feed 3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/de-banding-the-%e2%80%9clap-band%e2%80%9d-can-be-complicated?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=de-banding-the-%25e2%2580%259clap-band%25e2%2580%259d-can-be-complicated http://arturorodriguezmd.com/de-banding-the-%e2%80%9clap-band%e2%80%9d-can-be-complicated#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:23:45 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=9 De-Banding the Lap Band Can be Complicated Today I want to share some concepts that frequently are misunderstood by Doctors starting a bariatric program, and by Banded Patients.  There are several reasons for De-Banding a Lap-Band patient. Today I would like to focus on EROSION.  The incidence of Stomach Erosion ranges from 2 to 15% of [...]

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/de-banding-the-%e2%80%9clap-band%e2%80%9d-can-be-complicated/feed 2 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/what-if-my-bariatric-procedure-fails?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-if-my-bariatric-procedure-fails http://arturorodriguezmd.com/what-if-my-bariatric-procedure-fails#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:29:48 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=32 www.thebariatric.com - Patients can have minor or large complications after a Lap Band, Gastric sleeve or Gastric Bypass procedure. Many patients may need another surgery to correct the complications, which can cost them more money. However, medical complications are not always a result of a bariatric procedure failure...

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/what-if-my-bariatric-procedure-fails/feed 2 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/what-is-the-best-surgical-weight-loss-procedure-for-me?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-best-surgical-weight-loss-procedure-for-me http://arturorodriguezmd.com/what-is-the-best-surgical-weight-loss-procedure-for-me#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:14:29 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=21 What is the Best Surgical Weight Loss Procedure for Me? I hear this question all the time and there is no single answer for every person. You have to find your own answer by asking some questions...

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