The controversy about the use and marketing of the Lap-Band device for weight loss underscores the need for those considering surgical options to carefully understand the potential risks as well as benefits before deciding on surgery. “Gastric surgery patients can often have a great outcome, but the operation is not something to be taken lightly,” [...]
Tag Archives: bariatric surgery
Patients must learn risks, benefits before choosing weight loss surgery
February 10, 2012 – 10:33 am
UC Irvine’s Dr. Ninh Nguyen discusses trends in bariatric surgery
August 25, 2011 – 3:32 pm
IN THE NEWS: National Public Radio in Boston interviewed Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen about his study Trends in Bariatric Surgery, 2003−2008. Nguyen is the chief of the division of gastrointestinal surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center. The story questions why, if Americans continue to gain weight in this obesity epidemic, the number of people getting [...]
Weight-loss surgery gains more practitioners, improved results
August 12, 2011 – 9:49 am
IN THE NEWS: More doctors are performing weight-loss surgery today, and hospitals are touting better survival rates, a new study finds. “We’ve identified a national trend in the use of bariatric surgery that is tied to the rapid expansion of the laparoscopic approach to bariatric surgery and the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding operation,” said Dr. [...]
The top six risk factors for weight-loss surgery
June 15, 2011 – 8:37 am
IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times reports that weight-loss surgery is safe and effective for most people, but complications do occur, according to a study presented by Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. The presentation cited the top six risk factors leading to [...]
Instant weight loss? No such thing
February 3, 2011 – 11:10 am
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Ninh Nguyen discussed gastric banding surgery outcomes and expectations with the Orange County Register. “The biggest misconception is thinking that once you have the band, that’s it. Everything is going to be easy,” says Nguyen, who heads UC Irvine’s bariatric surgery service. Read more >>