Archive for September 2011

Gastric Sleeve Cost Abroad

Gastric sleeve costs may be prohibitive for people in the First-World countries as prices aren’t exactly cheap. Unfortunately, affordable weight loss surgery is often not available in the developed nations. And that is the very reason why medical tourism is sometimes the only answer for some to be able to undergo vertical gastric sleeve surgery. […]

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Self-Pay Gastric Bypass

Self-pay gastric bypass isn’t so uncommon these days. Of course, it helps to know where to get affordable weight loss surgery, so that it’ll be easier on your bank account.  If you go by figures provided by the National Institute of Health’s Weight-Control Information Network, the cost of gastric bypass, also known as Roux-en-Y gastric […]

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Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication

Laparoscopic greater curvature plication is a relatively new restrictive weight loss surgery gaining popularity among patients suffering from morbid obesity. The operation is comparable to existing bariatric surgeries in terms of weight loss results at a lower cost and with lesser post-operative complications. Gastric plication reduces stomach volume and thus assists in weight loss by […]

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