Meet Lap Band Surgeon, Keith McEwen MD, Medical Director of Community Surgery Center Outpatients Bariatrics Indiana

Anderson Weight Loss Workshop August 8 -LapBandIndiana

Anderson Weight Loss work shop- presented by Keith McEwen MD. Learn about Weight Loss August 8 at 6pm Anderson Educational Community Hospital Anderson Cross Room 1923 Madison Avenue Anderson IN 46060 email: bingram@ecommunity.com

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER POUND LOST

CHECK OUT INDIANA OBESITY CENTER AND LAP BAND INDIANA.  WE HAVE OFFICIALLY BECAME INDIANA’S FIRST TOTAL CARE PROGRAM DESIGNATED BY ALLERGAN MAKER OF THE LAP BAND SYSTEM. REMEMBER NOT ALL BANDS ARE CREATED EQUAL AND NEITHER ARE SURGEONS, TEAMS, AND PROGRAMS.  WE ALL TREAT OBESITY AND BARIATRICS DIFFERENTLY SO MAKE SURE YOUR SURGICAL LAP BAND…… Continue reading ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER POUND LOST

EMOTIONAL READINESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Knowing you qualify medically for the LAP-BAND® System can be very exciting. However, it may also make you a little anxious. After all, dramatic weight loss means changing both how you look and how you live. Emotional preparation is critical to your success with the LAP-BAND® System. In fact, your surgeon’s team may want to…… Continue reading EMOTIONAL READINESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

FDA approves Allergan Weight-Loss Lap-Band for more patients

The FDA approved lower BMI requirements for the LapBand System.FDA broadened the indication on Allergan’s Lap-Band to include obese adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 to 40 and at least one obesity-related comorbid condition, such as diabetes, heart disease and gallstones. The expanded indication brings an estimated 37 million Americans into eligibility…… Continue reading FDA approves Allergan Weight-Loss Lap-Band for more patients

Obesity Crisis GET help fast

Obesity Fact Sheet “Obesity itself has become a life-long disease, not a cosmetic issue, nor a moral judgment — and it is becoming a dangerous epidemic.” Robert H. Eckel, M.D., vice chairman of the American Heart Association’s Nutrition Committee Definition Obesity is now recognized by leading government health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease…… Continue reading Obesity Crisis GET help fast

Single Incision Surgery for Lap Band System

Weight-Loss Surgery Done With Just A Tiny Scar
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Using the SILS technique, Dr. Snyder operated through just one small cut near the belly button.
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A bariatric surgeon in Denver is now performing weight loss surgery through just one small incision near the belly button. The technique is called SILS or single incision laparoscopic surgery. It’s an innovative way of doing adjustable gastric band surgery — it leaves just a tiny scar.