Weight Loss Surgery Lightens Life
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“At the park, I was on the sidelines watching my husband play with our children. I wasn’t part of what was going on in my family,” says CJ, a mother of three in California, of her life before weight loss surgery. |
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“At the park, I was on the sidelines watching my husband play with our children. I wasn’t part of what was going on in my family,” says CJ, a mother of three in California, of her life before weight loss surgery. |
“At the park, I was on the sidelines watching my husband play with our children. I wasn’t part of what was going on in my family,” says CJ, a mother of three in California, of her life before weight loss surgery.
Weight Loss Surgery Gave CJ a New Birthday
In January 2003, at 36 years old and 280 pounds, CJ Triplett had gastric bypass surgery. She calls it her birthday because it’s the day she took control of her life-threatening weight condition. Today CJ weighs a much healthier 175 pounds and enjoys an active life. She eats right, plays golf and keeps up with teenage sons. She even coached them in football.
Family played a big role in CJ’s motivation for weight loss surgery and the strength she needed to make permanent changes to her life. “My mother was always dealing with health issues, high blood pressure, diabetes,” says CJ. “When I visited her in the hospital after her fourth angioplasty, I couldn’t imagine my children seeing me that way.” She adds, “Having had weight loss surgery, and by being healthy, I hope I can make it different.”
Fighting Excess Weight Fights Related Conditions
Health risks rise sharply for people who are 100 pounds or more over their ideal body weight. Scientists have looked at information about patients in this condition who have had weight loss surgery and lost significant weight over the long term. They found those who keep the weight off are less likely to die from heart disease, diabetes and cancer than those who did not have an operation. Laparoscopic gastric banding and laparoscopic gastric bypass today are the two most common weight loss procedures. They are performed using small incisions. This typically results in less pain, less scarring, a shorter hospital stay, and a quicker recovery from surgery compared to conventional, open surgery.
A Complete Range of Surgical Weight Loss Solutions
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. is a worldwide leader in devices for surgical weight loss procedures. Ethicon Endo-Surgery recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market the REALIZE™ Adjustable Gastric Band, a surgical implant for weight reduction and improvement in obesity-related health conditions, in morbidly obese patients. The REALIZE™ Band has been available outside the U.S. since 1996 and has been used by more than 100,000 patients worldwide to help manage their weight. Outside the U.S. it is known as the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB). "We’re committed to providing solutions that can help people worldwide realize their health goals and live longer and healthier lives regardless of which surgical option may be right for them,” says Kevin Lobo, president, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, U.S.
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