If you are trying to lose weight, two options usually rise to the top. Gastric sleeve surgery and GLP 1 medications like Ozempic or Wegovy. Both can help people lose a significant amount of weight, but they work in very different ways. The key question most patients search for is simple. Which one works better? ...
Continue reading
The gastric sleeve is one of the most effective weight loss surgeries available today. Most patients lose a significant amount of weight during the first year, especially in the first six months. Still, some people reach a moment when they worry something is wrong. Maybe the scale has stopped moving. Maybe hunger has returned. Maybe ...
Continue reading
Thinking about gastric sleeve surgery? It’s one of the most effective tools for long-term weight loss, but only if you avoid the common mistakes that derail results. As a bariatric center that’s helped over 20,000 patients, we’ve seen firsthand what works... and what doesn’t. Let’s walk through the 7 deadly mistakes patients make after surgery, ...
Continue reading
For most people, making the decision to undergo gastric sleeve surgery is both exciting ad nerve-wracking. Exciting because it’s the first step to a healthier, fitter, more rewarding life. Nerve-wracking because, well, they’ve probably never done anything like it before! The best way to ease any nervousness is to understand what to expect right before ...
Continue reading
Choosing to undergo gastric sleeve surgery (or any bariatric surgery) is a huge decision. If you’re struggling to make a definitive commitment to the procedure, rest assured that you’re in good company. And while we encourage everyone to take all the time they need in making the decision, it’s important to understand that, often, those ...
Continue reading
By now, maybe you’ve learned a bit about gastric sleeve surgery—like how and why it works. But gastric sleeve is a life-changing procedure, and many of those changes aren’t listed in the medical literature. So here are a few things no one tells you about sleeve surgery. “I was right” The vast majority of people ...
Continue reading
Making the decision to get gastric sleeve surgery is a double-edged sword: exciting because it can radically improve your entire life and nerve-racking because, well, it’s surgery. Before you make any decisions, you deserve honest answers from prospective surgeons. Question #1: Is it safe? Gastric sleeve is an overwhelmingly safe procedure. There are virtually no ...
Continue reading
Undergoing gastric sleeve surgery is a transformative step toward a healthier life, but progress isn’t always linear. Patients follow a carefully structured recovery plan, but missing a milestone — whether it’s a weight loss goal, dietary transition, or fitness benchmark— can be discouraging. Fortunately, setbacks don’t mean failure. With the right approach, I know that ...
Continue reading
For many years, bariatric surgery has been a proven solution for adults struggling with severe obesity, but new research confirms that it can also have lasting benefits for teenagers. As a gastric sleeve surgeon, I'm pleased to see that a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and highlighted by the National ...
Continue reading
Our state-of-the-art facility is
just 8 blocks away from the
U.S. border
