Surgery
Lapband Surgery
Lapband is a safe procedure that can help the severely obese lose weight effectively. It is like a diet permanently enforced by a surgically restricted stomach. Lapband is a laparoscopic operation in which a hollow silicon band is clipped around the upper part of the stomach. The band is removable, adjustable and does not permanently alter the anatomy. More significantly, it is one of the least invasive obesity operations because neither the stomach nor the intestine is cut. It is also a long-term weight loss option with over 90 per cent effectiveness.
Body sculptor
Some obese people are that way because they overeat. However, there are others who are obese despite eating less than an average person. Their bodies simply send calories straight to the fat cells to be stored.
Bariatric Surgery: Debunked
Bariatric surgeries were first started in 1965 by the father of obesity surgery, Dr Edward Mason. 50 years on, we speak to Dr HG Baladas, Specialist in General Surgery & Consultant, Raffles Surgery Centre to understand the myths behind the science and art of bariatric surgeries.
Singapore Doctors Treat Turban Tumour from China
For 25-year-old Ms Wu Xiao Fen, from the Yi minority from Yunnan, China, the pain on her head is not just a figure of speech….