{"id":10093,"date":"2021-07-23T16:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primesurgicare.com\/staging\/8680\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2021-07-27T02:33:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T02:33:05","slug":"bariatric-weight-regain-is-a-bariatric-revision-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primesurgicare.com\/staging\/8680\/bariatric-weight-regain-is-a-bariatric-revision-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Regain: Is a Bariatric Revision Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr. Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS, FASMBS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After more than a year of living inside, we’re finally opening the door and getting back to living life fully again.<\/div>\n
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But the unrelenting stress of Covid-19 caused some people to gain weight due to:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fear and chronic stress
\n\u2022 Indefinitely delayed life plans like weddings, school, vacations
\n\u2022 Financial pressures or job loss
\n\u2022 Worry about family and friends
\n\u2022 Limited access to fitness activities due to lock-down
\n\u2022 Battling Covid or caring for diagnosed loved ones<\/p>\n

People who had bariatric surgery also faced these stressors; others delayed the removal or replacement of gastric lap-bands that no longer supported their weight loss.<\/p>\n

If your weight gain is less than 25% of your maximum weight loss after weight loss surgery, call us to schedule a Back-on-Track<\/em> appointment to discuss non-surgical options to take off the extra weight. Your solution may be as simple as scheduling nutrition visits with Lori Skurbe, our staff bariatric dietitian<\/a><\/span>, and reviving a steady exercise routine.<\/p>\n

But if your weight gain is more significant (30 pounds or more) or steadily increased even before Covid-19, a bariatric revision<\/a><\/span> can jumpstart weight loss again.<\/p>\n

First and foremost–Don’t beat yourself up about weight gain–it’s been an immeasurably difficult year for everyone.<\/p>\n

The important thing is not to resign yourself to where you are right now but to take action and resume control of your health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Prime Surgicare is a Judgement-Free Zone<\/h2>\n

This is not the time to be embarrassed or feel that you have failed. Obesity is a disease that can affect every aspect of your health and your life. It is a chronic medical condition that can literally determine your lifespan.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t judge, especially after bearing the brunt of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Your Prime Surgicare team is here to help you–especially when times are challenging and you need extra support.<\/p>\n

Since April, we’ve seen a steady stream of patients and new patients who are ready to battle back and lose the added weight. For people who have regained more than 30 pounds after a bariatric operation, revision bariatric surgery<\/a> <\/span>can be an ideal opportunity to reignite weight loss to get the scale moving downward again toward a normal BMI.<\/p>\n

What is a Bariatric Revision?<\/h2>\n

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Revision bariatric surgery alters or repairs a previous operation. Most of the revisions we perform at Prime Surgicare are for patients who:<\/p>\n