Gastric sleeve Explained
What is a gastric sleeve A sleeve gastrectomy is an operation where the surgeon staples off about 80-90% of the stomach, which is removed from [...]
Traveling with your Sleeve
Traveling with your Sleeve You are feeling like the world is your oyster, you’ve had the operation, dropped the weight and are ready [...]
Healthy Relationships
Healthy Relationships An abundance of research has shown that the human life span has increased substantially in the past century, the product of [...]
Umbilical Hernia
Umbilical Hernia Why does my belly button get sore? Many people have a hernia in their umbilicus. These are often called an umbilical [...]
Professor Hamdorf Awarded Order of Australia
Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf awarded Membership in the General Division of the Order of Australia Western Surgical Health would like to congratulate Professor Jeffrey [...]
Changing Attitudes to Obesity
Changing Attitudes to Obesity Much needed dialogue about obesity I felt compelled to write a response to an opinion column recently in “The [...]
Women’s Health, Pregnancy and Bariatric Surgery: Your Questions Answered
Women’s Health, Pregnancy and Bariatric Surgery: Your Questions Answered Is weight management a women’s issue? It shouldn’t be – but it is. Australian [...]
The Importance of Psychological Resilience for Bariatric Patients
The Importance of Psychological Resilience for Bariatric Patients Psychological resilience has been found to be a crucial factor in facilitating long-term, optimal outcomes [...]
Bariatric Surgery: Which patients should have it?
Bariatric Surgery: Which patients should have it? Our very own Charlene Grosse, advanced accredited practising dietitian, recently published an article in “Good Practice” outlining [...]
How to Stop Overeating
How to Stop Overeating The Kindness Cure Our Psychologist, Melanie Greenfeld has been focussing on a new approach to help her [...]