Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy
To follow on from the previous post on fertility and contraception, this post will cover the effects of bariatric surgery on the outcomes of mothers and babies. Considering first the effect of bariatric surgery on women and their pregnancies, it is important to realise that many women after bariatric surgery will still have a body mass index of greater than 25 kg/m2. This is important as comparing pregnancy outcomes of women after bariatric surgery to all pregnant women, or to women with an elevated BMI will lead to different conclusions....
read moreBariatric Surgery, Fertility and Contraception
I had the privilege last week on being asked to talk at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology conference in Queenstown. The subject was pregnancy and fertility after bariatric surgery; which is very topical given the numbers of women who undergo bariatric surgery, and the questions they have on their ability to have children. I will summarise the important parts of the talk below, and in the next blog post. So what effect does weight loss surgery have on women’s fertility? Firstly, we know that...
read moreWaimumu Southern Field Days
Wanting to know more about weight loss surgery? If there are questions you have always wanted to ask, or you are interested in finding out more about weight loss surgery visit the Southern Cross stand at the Waimumu Southern Field Days. The staff at Southern Cross Hospital, Invercargill, will be giving out information on their services, including gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgery.
read moreNew operating theatre at Southern Cross Hospital, Invercargill
On Friday I had the pleasure of attending the formal opening of the new operating theatre (theatre 3) at Southern Cross Hospital, Invercargill. This is a state of the art facility and includes a military grade, high definition, Black Diamond video system, the first of its kind in New Zealand. This new operating theatre underscores Southern Cross Hospital’s commitment to advanced laparoscopic surgery including weight loss surgery. Advanced laparoscopic surgery is very dependant on having technology which is of very high quality as well...
read moreFree public information seminars
We are please to announce that we will shortly be offering free public information seminars about bariatric surgery. These will discuss eligibilty for surgery, the most common surgical options, and the process involved. It will also be an opportunity for people to meet Dr Smith and to ask questions. Seminars will initially be held in the evenings at Southern Cross Hospital, Invercargill; with dates in Dunedin and Queenstown to follow soon. If you are interested in pursuing bariatric surgery in the future, or simply want to find out more...
read moreBariatric surgery information added
I have just added a lot of new information to the web site about bariatric surgery options. To learn more about gastric bypass, gastric sleeve or gastric bands please click on the links.
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