Texas Center for Bariatrics & Advanced Surgery Blog

In a recent viral Instagram video, model and body positivity advocate Remi Bader opened up about her decision to undergo weight loss…

Obesity is a complex, chronic metabolic disease—not a simple matter of willpower. People living with obesity experience measurable changes in metabolism that cause…

Tired of hearing that bariatric surgery is "cheating" or "the easy way out"? Learn why these harmful myths are wrong and how weight loss surgery…

Reactive hypoglycemia is a hallmark symptom of dumping syndrome. 

We see many patients wondering about the role of the new GLP-1-agonist (GLP-1a) medications after their bariatric surgery. 

These medications all target the metabolic hormone, GLP-1.…

The current ASMBS guidelines on bariatric surgery explicitly state that “there is no upper patient age limit” to metabolic/bariatric surgery.

Ever wonder how bariatric surgery can impact your emotional and psychological well-being? Let’s consider a patient’s mental health after a gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy.

Bariatric revision surgery, often called weight loss surgery revision, is a medical procedure to modify, improve, or correct a previous bariatric surgery. It becomes necessary…

Every bariatric surgery patient knows that protein is important after surgery.  But why are we so focused on protein after surgery and where do the…

Did you know that NSAIDs are allowed after certain bariatric surgeries?

There is a lot of misconception regarding NSAID use and bariatric surgery.  NSADIs, or Non-steroidal…