Thinking about weight loss surgery?
A gastric band can be helpful in reducing the amount of food someone eats, thereby contributing significantly to weight loss. The procedure is normally carried out using keyhole surgery, with a …

A HEAVYWEIGHT bride who ate 18 bags of crisps a day lost six stone with a gastric band – to fit into a wedding dress.
Faye Wells, 33, was a size 24 and weighed 15st when …

Living large is what Keith Kunzig is all about. Keith and Debbie Kunzig, also known as ‘Big Nasty’ and ‘Mrs. Nasty,’ have shed a combined 277 pounds in the past three years.
As a kid playing …

THE first couple to have his-and-hers gastric bands fitted on the NHS have jointly lost 14 STONE.
Retired fireman Roy Glencross, 61, and wife Kate, 60, had their £24,000 keyhole ops last June.
Before that he would …

A Glasgow surgeon has said that gastric surgery can play a bigger part in the fight against obesity.
Dr Dave Galloway, a consultant surgeon at Gartnavel Hospital, is to tell a conference on obesity that procedures …

Hubby Phil’s recipe to lose weight
She famously had a gastric band fitted round her stomach but Fern Britton’s husband has revealed his wife had another secret up her sleeve.
Tv chef Phil Vickery admitted last night …

ALISON Polzin’s goal of walking the Grand Canyon is now more achieveable after having lap-band surgery in February.
Mrs Polzin, from Kingsthorpe, was the first person to have the surgery at a Toowoomba hospital.
Until this …

How much weight will I lose after weight loss surgery?
Bariatric surgery for people with morbid obesity is associated with significant weight loss that is maintained for at least 8 years, whereas there is little sustained …

What are the Benefits of Bariatric Surgery?
Whilst there are medical treatments/weight reduction programmes widely available such as diets and weight loss drugs, there is plenty of evidence to establish that these rarely produce sustained major …

WHEN Rebecca Golden walked three miles across her home town of Toledo to hear Barack Obama speak, his words filled her with hope.
Not only did the 36-year-old American journalism graduate long to see him win, …

A woman from Northampton, who doctors gave no chance of having a baby, is celebrating after her gastric band operation helped her get pregnant for a second time.
Charlene Cooper, aged 24, was diagnosed with polycystic …

One of the most common questions that patients have when considering weight loss surgery is how long will they need to stay in hospital for. The length of time that you will spend in hospital …