Texas Lap Band Surgeons Talk With You

D’You Wanna Know How a Weight Loss Surgeon Stays Thin?

Let me start by clearing up a common mis-conception held by many of my patients right away: I am not a naturally thin person.  I come from a long line of short, birthing hipped women with relatively slow-normal metabolisms.  I am not one of these supermodels who can eat cheeseburgers and fries and still keep [...]

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Loose Skin After Lap Band Surgery and Weight Loss

One of the most frequent questions we hear at our informational seminars is, “will I have loose skin after I loose a lot of weight?”  That’s a tough question to answer because it’s different for every person.  Increasing age decreases the elastic stretch of the skin, so older patients are less likely to have their [...]

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Weight Loss Science Lesson

I figured it’s summer, so it’s time for some remedial education.  I wanted to go over weight loss basic science to make sure that all of our patients understand why we ask them to eat what we do (in addition to the fact that we’re just mean people). Fat is your body’s way of storing [...]

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Hair Loss after Weight Loss Surgery

We often hear from our patients that they are experiencing hair loss and are obviously concerned.  There are two different kinds of hair-loss after weight loss surgery, one that usually occurs about 3-4 months after the operation and one that can happen at any time.  The first is related to the operation itself, the second [...]

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