August 21, 2013, HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) –
According to a new Department of Health report, 1 in 4 adults in Hawaii is now obese.
The State spends an estimated 470-million dollars on obesity-related medical costs. That’s a big incentive to encourage people to get healthy.
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AND NOW, FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS….
Yahoo News.com just released a story about the newest extreme method for weight loss surgery, Tongue Patch Surgery. Plastic mesh is sewn into the tongue, making it extremely painful to eat solid food. The patch is left on the tongue for about one month to aid in weight loss. Patients typically lose about 18-20 pounds after the surgery, which costs $2,000 and takes about 10 minutes. This procedure is not approved by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery because of lack of sufficient data and is very controversial among the medical community.
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A.L.O.H.A. Not only does this word signify a traditional greeting and farewell, it embodies the surgical practice, Advance Laparoscopy Of HAwaii.
Dr. Fowler’s specializes in Laparoscopic Surgery, a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through very small incisions. This type of surgery is performed with the assistance of a video camera and several thin instruments.
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A good quality bariatric multivitamin meets or exceeds prenatal vitamin recommendations.
In general, women considering pregnancy and also during pregnancy are encouraged to take a prenatal vitamin in addition to consuming a balanced healthy diet. A bariatric patient who is taking good quality multivitamins made for bariatric surgery patients should be adequately covered.
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Most people think that Castle Medical Center is a just a slow moving mom and pop community hospital. Well it is a smaller hospital, but thanks to Dr. Steven Fowler it’s not slow moving! Dr. Fowler has done over 1,000 bariatric surgery cases since 2006, and has the same innovative operating room technology as the other big hospitals on the island.
July 10, 2013 Dr. Fowler did the first Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) at Castle Medical Center. Dr. Fowler performed this surgery on a patient who had had a prior SILS Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Fowler wanted to also do his cholecystectomy through the belly button, so the patient had no new scars.
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