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Bariatric surgery, weight-loss medication, or both? Navigating your options

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.

Benjamin Schneider, M.D. / Tonia Vinton, M.D.

September 5, 2024

How to treat ‘Ozempic face’ and other effects of significant weight loss

Discover expert treatments to combat “Ozempic face” and manage other effects of significant weight loss with precision plastic surgery at UT Southwestern.

Al Aly, M.D.

June 26, 2023

Tackling the dual challenges of AFib and weight wellness

A 10% weight loss can reverse atrial fibrillation. UT Southwestern's program helps patient manage their weight and their AFib.

Jaime Almandoz, M.D. / Jose Joglar, M.D.

July 6, 2022

The art and science of tackling obesity

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.

Hilary Trevino, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BC

November 2, 2021

Bariatric endoscopy offers nonsurgical option for prime weight loss

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.

Anna Tavakkoli, M.D.

September 30, 2021

Tailoring the dress or suit: The benefits of skin removal surgery after major weight loss

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.

Al Aly, M.D.

April 21, 2021

Obesity and high blood pressure: How a supplement might break the link

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.

December 26, 2019