Bariatric surgery and medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are powerful tools that can be used separately or together. Learn how they’re helping more people lose weight and get healthy.
“Eat less, move more” is not a long-term weight management solution. But anti-obesity medications like GLP-1 agonists can change a patient’s relationship with food so they can focus on creating healthy, sustainable habits.
Discover expert treatments to combat “Ozempic face” and manage other effects of significant weight loss with precision plastic surgery at UT Southwestern.
Bariatric surgery is one of the safest and most effective tools for weight loss. It significantly reduces the risks of chronic health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Treating obesity effectively takes a team approach. Lanese Ogunkua, M.S.N., APRN, is an advanced practice provider at UT Southwestern's Weight Wellness Program and she knows firsthand the art and science required to help patients reverse the effects of obesity.
UT Southwestern’s Endobariatric Program offers a minimally invasive alternative to bariatric surgery for major weight loss. Anna Tavakkoli, M.D., discusses how ESG, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, helps patients lose significant weight when traditional lifestyle interventions, like diet and exercise, are ineffective.
Living with loose, excess skin after bariatric surgery or massive weight loss interferes with self-confidence and quality of life. Dr. Al Aly is one of the pioneers in plastic surgery procedures that have given patients the body shape and look that reflects their new, healthier lifestyle.
Obesity is one of the main causes of high blood pressure, although the connection has not been well understood. But Philip Shaul, M.D., and colleagues recently discovered that changes in our sugar molecules might be the missing link – and a supplement might help break the link. Learn more.
Weight-loss surgery has evolved dramatically in the last 20 years, and now the newest weapon in the fight against obesity is available at UT Southwestern: Robotic bariatric surgery. Learn about the advantages of the new technology from bariatric surgeon and division chief Benjamin Schneider, M.D., in this week’s MedBlog.
