Lap Band vs Gastric Sleeve
The Lap-Band and gastric sleeve are bariatric surgery procedures that can help you lose excess weight. While both procedures are safe and effective, it helps to know the differences and benefits of each so you...
Dr. Sebastian Eid Named to 2022 Bergen County Top Doctors List
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates is proud to announce that Dr. Sebastian Eid was chosen by his peers as part of the 2022 Bergen County Top Doctors list! The Bergen County Top Doctors’ list was created by Bergen...
What is Diverticulitis?
Diverticulitis and diverticulosis are two conditions that occur in your colon (large intestine). Together they are known as diverticular disease, and both effect the pockets or bulges that form in the wall of your colon...
Robotics: The Future of Bariatric Surgery
If obesity is taking its toll on your well-being and traditional weight loss methods like diet and exercise aren’t helping, it may be time to consider bariatric surgery. Luckily, technology has advanced to make minimally...
The Importance of Weight Loss Support Groups
Weight loss surgery can bring a lot of healthy changes into your life. As you adjust your lifestyle to fit your post-bariatric guidelines, the way you think about food, how you eat and your activity...
Am I A Candidate for RNY Surgery?
When traditional weight loss techniques have run their course and the weight still isn’t coming off, weight loss surgery, or bariatric surgery, can be an effective long-term solution for weight loss. It can even help...
Tips for Sticking to Your Weight Loss Goals
As the new year begins, many of us think about making changes to our lives to be healthier, which often includes weight loss goals. Have you been more active? Are you eating better and moving...
When to Consider Bariatric Revision Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a tool that can help people lose weight and improve their quality of life, but it is not a magic cure for obesity, which is a chronic disease and not easily treated....
Why Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but have you ever wondered why? Breakfast provides energy for your body to start your day. Skipping breakfast can lead to weight...
What Bariatric Patients Can Expect From Nutritional Counseling
Bariatric dieticians work primarily in tandem with bariatric programs that offer weight loss surgery to patients with morbid obesity. Since a significant component of weight loss surgery is a change in diet and lifestyle before...