Category Archives: surgery

Recovery from hernia repair surgery varies with every patient. Your top-rated bariatric surgery specialist in El Paso will discuss with you what to expect during the recovery period after hernia surgery. Each year, hundreds of thousands of hernia surgeries are performed in the … Continue reading →

Do you have concerns about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Then you can benefit from reflux surgery. People live with acid reflux and associated issues for years. You should not do that. Reflux surgery is an effective treatment for GERD and … Continue reading →

People with severe obesity may be good candidates for gastric bypass. In fact, bariatric surgery is considered the most effective treatment for severe obesity. Without the medical intervention that bariatric surgery provides, many patients with severe obesity are not successful … Continue reading →

Maintaining a healthy weight is critical to overall health. Gastric sleeve surgery has become one of the most popular ways to lose weight. This weight loss surgery is similar to the gastric bypass procedure, but with key differences. You can … Continue reading →

Can I Live Without The Gallbladder? The responsibility of the gallbladder is to concentrate bile from the liver. Without a gallbladder, there’s nowhere for bile to be collected, and as a result, your liver discharges bile straight into the small … Continue reading →

When you have been diagnosed with a hernia, the tissue in your body pushes through a weakened area supposed to hold it. This issue can cause a variety of symptoms, including pain, a noticeable bulge, and nausea. At our practice, … Continue reading →

Gastric Bypass Gastric bypass is performed to limit the amount of food your stomach can hold. The surgeon creates a pouch at the top end of your stomach, to which the small intestine is cut and connected. Food thus flows … Continue reading →

Gastric Sleeve, which is also called sleeve gastrectomy, became very popular between 2010 and 2015. It became one of the fastest-growing bariatric surgery procedures at the time for many good reasons. The first and most important reason was that it … Continue reading →

Is Reflux Surgery Right for You? During your consultation, your reflux surgeon will determine the severity of your condition. Your doctor will explain that acid reflux occurs when the stomach acid flows backward in the esophagus causing heartburn and other … Continue reading →

What to Expect Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) is done to get rid of gallbladder and gallstones through a lot of little incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon in charge of this operation enlarges your abdomen with carbon dioxide or air … Continue reading →