The LAP-BAND Solution: A Partnership for Weight Loss - Couverture souple

O'Brien, Paul

 
9780522854121: The LAP-BAND Solution: A Partnership for Weight Loss
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ISBN 10 : 0522854125 ISBN 13 : 9780522854121
Editeur : Melbourne University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Obesity has become a major problem in our society and is the major health challenge of the 21st century.We need a solution. Diets, exercise programs, tablets and behavioural changes have not stopped the rise in weight in spite of huge spending, Older surgical treatments, such as stomach stapling or bypass, are not acceptable to most obese people because of their risks and complexities.The LAP-BAND[trademark] is a potential solution for the community. The LAP-BAND[trademark] is an adjustable band that is placed around the very top of the stomach by keyhole surgery. It is very safe. It requires minimal change to the body. It can be done as day surgery. Most importantly, the LAP-BAND[trademark] takes away hunger, the seeking of food, the focus on food, so that you do lose weight.This book tells you about the LAP-BAND[trademark] solution. It tells you about: obesity and problems this creates; the benefits of weight loss; the options you have; and, the LAP-BAND[trademark] procedure and the aftercare.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul O'Brien MD is the world leader in the LAP_BAND[trademark] with extensive experience in treating people with weight problems, conducting research into obesity and teaching health professionals about the band. He pioneered its clinical use in the early 1990s. In Melbourne, Australia, he is the Director of the Centre for Obesity Research and Education at Monash University and heads the Centre for Bariatric Surgery. In Dallas, Texas, he is National Medical Director fro the American Institute of Gastric Banding, a leader in using the LAP-BAND[trademark] as a safe day procedure.

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Éditeur
Melbourne University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0522854125
ISBN 13 
9780522854121
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0522858856 ISBN 13 :  9780522858853
Editeur : Melbourne University Press, 2011
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