Support Groups

Our last support group meeting featured guest speaker Dr Amira Sanki who is a Sydney based plastic surgeon at Southern Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The reason we had Dr Sanki speak at our support group is because when a person loses a significant amount of weight...

Bariatric surgery is a life changing event and can have a massive impact on not only your weight but your long-term health. However it isn’t a ‘quick and easy solution’; it requires a lifelong commitment to a change of diet and lifestyle. That’s why we encourage all...

In February we held our first Support Group Meeting of 2018 for our weight loss surgery patients. Bariatric surgery is just the beginning of a lifelong commitment to change that our patients need to make in order to return to and maintain a healthy weight. Attending...

At Upper GI Surgery we encourage all our weight loss surgery patients to attend our quarterly support group meetings as part of their post-surgery aftercare. Those who attend the support groups find them to be an important part of their lifestyle change. At each...

At Upper GI Surgery we encourage all our weight loss surgery patients to attend our quarterly support group meetings as part of their post-surgery aftercare. Those who attend the support groups find them to be an important part of their lifestyle change. At each...

We held our first support group meeting of 2017 in February, hosted by our resident psychologist Fiona Tzouramanis. The topic up for discussion was “maintaining motivation after surgery and beyond”, something vital for our patient’s success long-term for weight loss...