Posted by tlcsurgery.com on May 9, 2013
Dr. Yu and Dr. Scarborough, in Collaboration With Park Plaza Hospital, Offer a Comprehensive, Bundled Bariatric Benefit Package for Employers to Expand Their Employee Healthcare Benefits HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – May 9, 2013) – The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has designated Texas Laparoscopic Consultants as a Center of Excellence(R). TLC, a Houston bariatric
Posted by admin on March 21, 2013
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – Jan 24, 2013) – At Texas Laparoscopic Consultants, a Houston weight loss surgery practice, Drs. Sherman Yu and Terry Scarborough understand that many patients are self-conscious about their weight and have trouble slimming down through traditional weight loss methods. The doctors provide patients with a number of weight loss surgery treatments to
Posted by admin on March 21, 2013
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – Sep 18, 2012) – According to recent studies from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), weight loss procedures such as the LAP-BAND® System and gastric sleeve can improve life expectancy by as much as 89% as compared to those who do not have surgery. While the ASMBS reports the
Posted by admin on March 21, 2013
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – Sep 12, 2012) – At their Houston weight loss surgery practice, Dr. Sherman Yu and Dr. Terry Scarborough say band revision procedures have risen in demand amongst patients who are looking for further results in their weight loss journey or seeking to address complications that may have occurred during a previous procedure.
Posted by tlcsurgery.com on February 6, 2013
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – Feb 6, 2013) – Dr. Sherman Yu and Dr. Terry Scarborough, bariatric surgeons in Houston at the Texas Laparoscopic Consultants, say that thanks to a recent update on the position statement released by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric sleeve, procedure has now
Posted by tlcsurgery.com on December 6, 2012
BEAUMONT – By Justin Hinton, KFDM News Professional caterer, Rich Courville, lost 200 pounds after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery. He decided to seriously consider surgery after losing the ability to breathe during a battle with pneumonia. “My daughter drove me to the hospital and I kept thinking you know, I’m not gonna be around for
Posted by
admin on
October 6, 2012 in
Categories:
Television.
Posted by tlcsurgery.com on August 8, 2012
HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Do you ever race to your medicine cabinet after eating a meal? Millions of people do it every day for heartburn or indigestion. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is one of the most common problems. Luckily, it’s more easily called GERD or acid reflux. Symptoms range from a burning sensation in the chest
Posted by tlcsurgery.com on November 16, 2011
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), announced the launch of the ECHELON FLEX™ Powered ENDOPATH® Stapler—the industry’s first powered endocutter with enhanced system-wide compression and stability. Developed in collaboration with surgeons worldwide, the Powered ECHELON FLEX™ Stapler allows greater instrument stability with at least 63 percent reduction in tip movement during tissue cutting and stapling compared to
Posted by tlcsurgery.com on November 16, 2011
At the 2011 annual American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) meeting, findings were released from a Kansas-based study measuring triglyceride levels of 229 liposuction patients before and after fat-reduction plastic surgery. Patients with high triglyceride levels before surgery averaged a 43% decrease of the harmful fats in their blood three months post-surgery along with a