Morbid obesity is a severely growing problem in the United States. It is defined as having 100 pounds in excess over your regular body weight. While non-surgical treatments of weight loss require extensive diet and exercise regime, many estimates state that most of the patients undergoing non-surgical treatments regain their weight after just 2-4 years […]

There are different ways of losing weight – diet plans and exercise regimes. However, in some cases, surgery might be the only resort to reduce weight. If you are one of those considering weight loss surgery, you must be well aware of the gastric sleeve procedure which is also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy which […]

There’s no secret that not getting enough sleep can impact your weight loss goals. There are a few scientific and biological mechanisms that explain why the less sleep you get, the more weight you gain. Hunger Hormones for Weight Loss? Hunger is controlled by two hormones leptin and ghrelin. These two hormones are known to […]

According to Dr. Davtyan and The Weight Loss Surgery Center of Los Angeles, a recent study reviewed 86,953 surgical cases of Sleeve Gastrectomy, commonly referred to as Gastric Sleeve, performed either laparoscopically or by robotic surgery for weight loss. The study showed that gastric sleeve surgeries performed by laparoscopy had better outcomes and were safer […]

If you’ve been considering weight loss surgery in the Los Angeles area, you may not be sure where to start. After all, with all the surgical centers in the area that claim to have expertise with weight loss surgery, it can be difficult to tell the best weight loss surgeon from the less skilled or […]