Scott Viera has joined the office of Dr Keith McEwen as Bariatric Team Coordinator.  Scott will be assisting patients through their weight loss journey.  Scott has a vast knowledge of insurance and will be an assett to those bariatric patients who are pursuing insurance payment for their weight loss surgery.  Indiana Obesity Center has also…… Continue reading Indiana Obesity Center welcomes new employees and resources for Weight Loss Success

Is 2009 going to be the magic year, when you finally committo weight loss?  If so, please consider Dr Keith McEwen for your safer surgical weight loss options.  Lap Band Indiana has performed more laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Indiana than any other surgeon.  At Indiana Obesity Center, you are a patient, a team player,…… Continue reading NEW YEARS WEIGHT LOSS RESOLUTIONS

St. Vincent Bariatric Center, which performed 1,362 surgeries in 2007, is on track this year to do the most bariatric procedures it has ever done, said Ted Eads, the center’s director. St. Francis Weight Loss Center’s number of surgeries increased by 40 percent in 2007 and, so far this year, information requests have jumped 100…… Continue reading Quality and Quantity with Lap Band Surgery

Do you remember that feeling you had when you first had your band placed>  For a while, everything was great.  You didn’t experience hunger, you felt satisfied with a small portion of good food, you had more energy, and you were thrilled with your initial weight loss progress.  If you are like most people, your…… Continue reading Think you need a Lap Band Adjustment, Think Again?!