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Personalized Approaches to Weight Loss: Tailoring Bariatric Surgery to Individual Needs

April 30, 2024 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Personalized Approaches to Weight Loss: Tailoring Bariatric Surgery to Individual Needs
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Texas Tech Health Check
Personalized Approaches to Weight Loss: Tailoring Bariatric Surgery to Individual Needs
Apr 30, 2024
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

It’s been 70 years since the first bariatric surgery, and weight loss continues to dominate headlines. As you’ve heard our experts stress before, effective weight loss strategies emphasize changes in habits for long-term weight loss and overall health. Sima Shahbandar, M.D., an internal medicine doctor with Texas Tech Physicians at the TTP Multispecialty Clinic in the UMC Health and Wellness Hospital, talks to us about bariatric surgery and how small, consistent changes can lead to significant weight loss and improved overall health.

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It’s been 70 years since the first bariatric surgery, and weight loss continues to dominate headlines. As you’ve heard our experts stress before, effective weight loss strategies emphasize changes in habits for long-term weight loss and overall health. Sima Shahbandar, M.D., an internal medicine doctor with Texas Tech Physicians at the TTP Multispecialty Clinic in the UMC Health and Wellness Hospital, talks to us about bariatric surgery and how small, consistent changes can lead to significant weight loss and improved overall health.