Gastric Sleeve Surgery Seminar | Blossom Bariatrics | Las Vegas | Everything You Need to Know

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Seminar | Blossom Bariatrics | Las Vegas 0:00 Welcome, everybody. [...] I'm Dr. Umbach and we're going to spending about 40 minutes talking here and learning everything you need to know about weight loss surgery. We do love questions, the harder the better, the more the better. 0:33 I'm Dr. Umbach. I've been doing bariatric surgery for now fifteen years. It's my passion. I started out doing a fellowship at USC, where I discovered how powerful these operations can be and really have specialized in it since. 0:53 We're a little different. We try to be a little different here at Blossom Bariatrics. 1:13 We offer the most comprehensive of both preop program as well as postop program in the valley and we try to be a relaxed office, although we are quite busy. You're actually going to get to know people. 2:06 Insurance companies have made [getting bariatric surgery] overly confusing and it doesn't need to be that way. 2:11 There's basically three hurdles to get to surgery. 2:14 The first hurdle is date. This is elective surgery. As a patient [...] are you able to have elective surgery? 2:25 The [second[ hurdle is do I qualify for weight loss surgery? Does it make sense to do it? 2:46 The last and the biggest hurdle of all is the insurance. 4:33 What surgery does it is gives us a tool, a tool that if you use it correctly it works very well. So you can expect to lose about two-thirds of your extra weight. 9:52 How well do you know your surgeon? There are certain things you can learn about your surgeon and know whether or not they're doing this full time and doing it well. 14:41 Believe it or not, within an hour after surgery the best thing you can do for yourself is to get up and start moving around--and because we do these laparoscopically, nowadays, you'll be up walking, talking, and drinking within an hour. 20:16 This is a Rube Goldberg cartoon. I don't know if people are familiar with Rube Goldberg, but he was a cartoonist, who was famous for drawing these incredibly complex machines. In this case, this machine is sharpening a pencil. That's all it does. Okay? We have like, what, eight steps or something with a kite and bees and a lever, and an iron and a rabbit and a basket, to sharpen the pencil. So if the rabbit's not there that day, the pencil doesn't get sharpened. It doesn't happen. I hate to say it, but this is how our health insurance works. 25:05 The process to get the surgery, the most important thing is come in, come in, come in, get that consult first. Get moving. Get a plan in action. 30:16 There's no increased risk of activating old cancers and there's no increased risk of causing new ones with stomach surgery. 36:20 The question is for kids, really, for bariatric surgery for kids, [...] it can be done. 42:10 With pills nowadays and vitamins, is there any difference in how the stomach processes those? The short answer is no. The digestion still works the same. 44:33 The only food that we're hard core on is starches. That's the only one we ask patients to be very vigilant on is starches and not to eat starches, breads, pasta, rice, potatoes, chips, crackers, you know, 80 percent of the grocery store, because we find that's what causes weight not to lose or regain, it's the starches. 46:20 Thanks for watching this evening and if you have any more questions or want more information, please visit our website at Blossombariatrics.com. There's lots of good information there that will answer your questions. Thank you. Blossom Bariatrics is a weight loss surgery center located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Award winning surgeon, Dr. Thomas Umbach, is dedicated to helping individuals improve their health, and live more fulfilling lives by losing their excess weight. Over the years, Dr. Tom has helped hundreds of patients lose thousands of pounds through the gastric bypass, gastric lap band and gastric sleeve procedures. His patients have truly Blossomed as they have gone on to enjoy the simple pleasures of life again; such as playing with their children or grandchildren, riding a roller coaster for the first time, or starting to date and travel. Dr. Tom Umbach is a nationally recognized, fellowship-trained Las Vegas bariatric surgery specialist. His gastric bypass practice specializes in both advanced and traditional laparoscopic (minimally invasive) procedures. The bariatric practice delivers outcomes that exceed national averages of weight-management success due to Dr. Umbach's surgical expertise, compassionate care, and exemplary pre- and post-surgery services. If you are looking for the premier weight loss surgery center located in Las Vegas, Nevada contact Blossom Bariatrics today at 702-904-8011 or visit www.BlossomBariatrics.com Blossom Bariatrics 3235 East Warm Springs Rd. Suite 100 Building 24 Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-463-3300 Gastric Sleeve Surgery Seminar | Blossom Bariatrics | Las Vegas