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Before & after gastric sleeve surgery in Mexico

The Journey of Dr. Alvarez's Mom

Dr. Alvarez sleeved his mom and she is happy to share her results with everyone willing to listen.

Dr. Alvarez’s Mom 1 Week Post-Op Gastric Sleeve

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Dr. Alvarez’s Mom 1 Month Post-Op Gastric Sleeve

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Dr. Alvarez’s Mom 3 Month Post-Op Gastric Sleeve

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Dr. Alvarez’s Mom Journey

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Dr. Alvarez’s Mom 10 Month Post-Op Gastric Sleeve

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27 September

Dumping Syndrome: Why Gastric Sleeve Patients Don’t Need to Worry

If you check out message boards populated by bariatric surgery patients, you will inevitably come across a thread of patients complaining about dumping syndrome. Dumping syndrome describes when a person eats unhealthy foods that pass from the stomach to the bowels super quickly, creating nausea and discomfort shortly after eating....

20 September

Babies and Gastric Sleeve: Is Pregnancy Possible After VSG surgery?

I perform gastric sleeve on patients from teens to seniors, and their questions run the gamut from how soon they can return to football practice to whether Medicare covers the procedure. But among women of childbearing years, questions about pregnancy are standard. The good news-bad news situation: Pregnancy is not...

13 September

The Best Advice from Gastric Sleeve Veterans

Every week, I offer prospective and current gastric sleeve patients guidance, tips, and information through these blogs. But this week, I’m going straight to the real expects: experienced sleevers who’ve “been there, done that” and have the advice to prove it. On life after surgery “The sleeve is still just...

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