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Author Sewell, Robert W.

Title Weight-loss surgery with the adjustable gastric band : everything you need to know before and after surgery to lose weight successfully / Robert W. Sewell, Linda Rohrbough.

Publication Info. Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo Lifelong/Perseus Books Group, 2008.
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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  617.43 SEWELL    Check Shelf
Edition First Da Capo Press edition.
Description xx, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Obesity in our culture. Obesity-- the great American health problem -- Why dieting and exercise don't work -- Causes and treatments of obesity. How the digestive system functions -- Bariatric surgery-- past and present -- The adjustable gastric band (AGB) is not gastric bypass. How the AGB functions -- Who is a candidates for the AGB? -- What does a comprehensive AGB program look like? -- Medical management of the AGB. What to expect before surgery -- What to expect after surgery -- Adjustments (fills) and eating strategies -- The health benefits of the AGB and weight loss -- Managing potential complications -- Living with the AGB. The emotional and social time line -- The lifestyle change -- Skin care following weight-loss surgery -- Plastic surgery following weight loss -- Living with someone who has an AGB.
Subject Gastric bypass -- Popular works.
Obesity -- Surgery -- Popular works.
Added Author Rohrbough, Linda.
Added Title Weight loss surgery with the adjustable gastric band
ISBN 9781600940026
1600940021
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