by Guillermo Alvarez (Author)
With each passing year, bariatric surgeries are becoming more and more common place. After years of frustrating weight loss and regains, patients are looking for permanent answers to their obesity problems. New procedures, new techniques and new surgeons enter the field of bariatrics each year. Many patients are electing to pay out of pocket and have surgery in Mexico. This book tells their stories of Gastric Sleeve surgery with a Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence: Dr. Guillermo Alvarez. Why they chose him and what life is like after the surgery.
Author Biography
Dr. Alvarez specializes in laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (commonly called the Vertical Sleeve). It is the only surgery he performs and has international recognition as one of only 11 bariatric surgeons world-wide with the designation of "Surgeon of Excellence" by the Surgical Review Corporation (an independent review board). Having performed over 10,000 gastric sleeve surgeries, he was written up in Newsweek as a "leader in health care", featured on ABC News, and has over 2 million views of his YouTube videos on the Gastric Sleeve.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: September 22, 2014
