Chapter 1. The Outpatient Revolution
Trends in Surgical Weight-Loss Procedures
Are You a Candidate for Weight-Loss Surgery?
Surgery Compared to Medical Weight Loss
Nonsurgical Weight-Loss Alternatives
Chapter 2. Weighing Your Options
Can You Really Have an Effective Weight-Loss Operation and be Home in Time for Tea?
Is a Surgical Outpatient Weight-Loss Procedure Right for You?
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (LAGB) Procedure
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) Procedure
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedure
Chapter 3. Risk and Reward
Risks of Outpatient Surgical Weight-Loss Procedures
Types of Procedures, Types of Risks
Risks of not Undergoing Surgical Weight Loss
Choosing a Bariatric Surgeon
Choosing an Outpatient Surgery Center
Adolescents and Outpatient Weight-Loss Surgery
Aging Individuals and Outpatient Weight-Loss Procedures
Unfortunate Financial Realities
Paying Cash for Weight-Loss Procedures: Concerns and Considerations
What to Tell (or Not to Tell) Your Boss and Friends
Benefits of Remaining Open About Your Choice
Advantages to Keeping Your Decision Private
Weight-Loss Surgery and Mexico
Appendix A. Western Bariatric Institute Graphs And Statistics
Appendix B. Recipes for Success
Appendix C. Which Band is Right for You?
What is the Future of the Bands?
Should You Choose One Band Over the Other?
Appendix D. The Top Misadventures with Outpatient Weight-Loss Surgery and How to Avoid Them
2. Vomiting and Dehydration
3. Heart, Lung, Kidney and Other Organ Problems
4. You Think Something is Wrong, but You Can't Get Any Answers
7. Conversion to an Open Operation
8. Stomach Ulcer Formation
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