If you've been doing your best—taking the medication, making lifestyle changes—and still not seeing results, you're not alone. Whether you’ve had little success or found the weight creeping back, it’s okay to feel frustrated or discouraged.
Last week Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam trialled new technology from Optimed Technologies. The glasses allow surgeons or other health professionals to live stream a video of operation and take pictures which then can be communicate directly to a “remote expert” and/or other participants who are able to see through the eyes of the surgeon from anywhere in the world. Dr Thiruchelvam is the first surgeon in Australia to use the technology on laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures! Dr Thiruchelvam continues to trial new technologies for the best healthcare possible. A special thank you to Optimed Technologies and our patients.
Newcastle Weight Loss Surgery proudly presented at the Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute (HPMI) conference on 6th and 7th August 2022. Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam discussed the benefits of weight loss surgery and other methods of weight loss for patients to over 100 GP’s and allied health.
Bariatric surgery is often a last resort for type 2 diabetics who have "tried everything" but experts say its effects on insulin levels tend to be immediate and sustained
Why this life saving surgery is on the rise.
Dr. Dhan Thiruchelvam said he has seen a 10 per cent growth in the number of weight loss surgeries he is performing.
Of late there has been a lot of media hype around Adele’s amazing weight loss.
We however would like to share some success stories, that are not only close to home (physically), they also show everyday real people.
Go over and check out the information from THE SCIENCE OF OBESITY
If you would like some insight in what it is like to be in theatre please review my recent interview with Dr Florence Leong, Post-doctoral Research Associate from Morph Lab Dyson School and Design Engineering, Imperial Collage London, in relation to the use of Robots in Theatre.
We are all aware that increased weight, especially obesity, heightens the likelihood of developing health issues, such as heart disease or diabetes. ‘There's some evidence that obesity it self can increase the likelihood of serious complications from a coronavirus infection. One study of more than 5200 infected people included 35 percent who were obese. ’
The study below in the link www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.22819 shows the importance of maintaining normal weight for neurological health and also suggest that the detrimental effects of overweight/obesity may extend beyond the duration of overweight/obesity itself.
What leads to weight regain post bariatric surgery ?
King et al published the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study online April 4 2019 in Annals of Surgery.
This study is the largest long-term investigation to look at behaviors related to weight regain after bariatric surgery which is currently the most effective treatment for severe obesity
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