Weight Loss Surgery

About the Book

Weight Loss Surgery: A Lighter Look at a Heavy Subject: With the recent publicity surrounding weightloss surgery Dr. Simpson's guide will answer all your questions.

This hot topic is thoroughly explained with a bit of humor in this comprehensive guide. Patients and their families as well as physicians and supporting medical personnel can follow the journey from pre-operative insurance approval, through surgery, and well into a thinner, healthier, happier lifestyle with tips for long term success and menu plans. All available surgical options are explored and explained with diagrams and suggestions of how and what to eat after surgery. Primary Care Physicians and patients will find the tips and follow up care recommendations very informative for promoting a healthier lie after surgery.

About the Author

Dr. Terry Simpson, a general surgeon specializing in bariatric surgery since 1991 is well known in the weight loss community for his humor and relentless dedication to his patients. He wanted to provide his patients a guide, "but once I started writing I couldn't stop, kind of like when I talk" and so this indepth look into weight loss surgery came to be. Dr. Simpson offers conisderable time volunteering in weekly on-line chats and keeps in contact with patients through emails and his message board at www.doctorsimpson.com