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Meet the Upper GI Surgery Surgeons

Meet the Upper GI Surgery Surgeons

At Upper GI Surgery we have a multidisciplinary team dedicated to our patients ensuring they are provided with the best standard of care possible, whether that be for bariatric surgery, reflux, hernia or any of our other treatment options. Each member of our team is...

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Meet the Upper GI Surgery Doctors

Meet the Upper GI Surgery Doctors

At Upper GI Surgery we have a multidisciplinary team dedicated to our patients ensuring they are provided with the best standard of care possible, whether that be for bariatric surgery, reflux, hernia or any of our other treatment options. Each member of our team is...

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Gastric Balloon – what you need to know

Gastric Balloon – what you need to know

If you’re considering bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) you will have already discovered that there are many different types of surgery available, all using very different techniques, resulting in very different outcomes. Today we are going to look into one of...

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Waiting for bariatric surgery

Waiting for bariatric surgery

Deciding to proceed with any bariatric surgical procedure is a big decision; with a lot to consider such as time off for a hospital stay, recovery from surgery, costs, lifestyle changes such as diet and new supplements/vitamins to take daily, to name a few. So we...

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What can cause overweight or obesity?

What can cause overweight or obesity?

It is a common misconception by society that obesity is a simple combination of eating too much and not being physically active, and that if an individual is overweight or obese that they only have themselves to blame. This has, unfortunately, lead to a nasty stigma...

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General Surgery Elective and Emergency Referrals

General Surgery Elective and Emergency Referrals

While the situation with Covid 19 is changing on a daily basis, we can assume that our usual way of doing medicine is about to change for a while. In particular, non-essential Hospital and Clinic appointments are going to need to be cut back to maintain social...

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