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FDA APPROVES USE OF LAP-BAND IN INDIVIDUALS WITH LOWER BMI
The FDA has just approved a broader use of the Lap-Band for treating the morbidly obese. According to U.S. News & World Report, the treatment may now be used for individuals who have a BMI between 30 and 40. Previously, the FDA required patients to have a BMI of 35 or higher in order to qualify.
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SURGERY SPOTLIGHT
 Sleeve gastrectomy is the newest available weight loss surgery, usually performed on highly obese or at-risk patients. During the procedure, more than half of the stomach is removed laparoscopically, leaving the remaining portion in the shape of a sleeve. Sleeve gastrectomy restricts food intake, provides weight loss and allows for a second surgery, a gastric bypass or duodenal switch, to be performed later.
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ASK THE SURGEON
If I have weight loss surgery, will my diabetes go away?
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Recent studies have shown diabetes is resolved in over 80% of patients with type II diabetes after surgery, and even more patients experience significant improvement. In many cases, the improvement in diabetes parallels the weight loss following surgery. However, it appears that in some cases, the diabetes can resolve even before significant weight loss happens, which has been shown in studies of patients who underwent gastric bypass.
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Bariatric surgery may "re-shape" the heart
According to a recent study from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, bariatric surgery may have the potential to change the shape of the heart. As people become morbidly obese, their hearts often change shape - gaining excess heart muscle mass in the left ventricle and undergoing enlargement of the right ventricular cavity. With the weight loss that comes after bariatric surgery, researchers found a reversal in these initial changes.
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WHY CHOOSE ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL?
The most recognized program in the state
 The surgeons operating at St. Francis have performed thousands of successful weight loss surgeries, more than any other hospital in the state. Offering the full range of surgical options, the program at St. Francis Hospital is recognized by one of the country's top surgical organizations, the American Society for Bariatric Surgeons.
If you or someone you know is struggling with weight, we can help. The Center for Weight Management at St. Francis Hospital provides surgical and non-surgical solutions to help people live better, longer lives.
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Total weight loss: 160 pounds
"I'm so much more physically active and positive now."
Before surgery, Jeanne suffered from diabetes and depression. Then one day, she was out gardening and realized she couldn't stand up without help from her husband. It was then that she decided to act.
Since surgery, she has become much more physically active and positive about her life. Jeanne is careful to point out, though, that mindset plays a pivotal role in surgery success. As she notes, "You have to make better choices than you used to, and concentrate on the outcome, rather than worry about what foods you can't eat. You have to stay focused on the fact that you want to be healthy."
Ki H. Oh, MD, F.A.C.S.
St. Francis Weight Loss Surgery Clinic
200 S. 333rd St., Suite 150
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-275-6030
Thomas J. Hirai, MD
St. Francis Weight Loss Surgery Clinic
200 S. 333rd St., Suite 150
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-275-6030
St. Francis Center for Weight Management St. Francis Hospital Medical
Office Building, Suite 310
34509 Ninth Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003
800-823-6525
nww8mgt@fhshealth.org
www.stfrancisweightforlife.org
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