Dallas Bariatric Surgeon Offers Unique Weight Loss Procedure for Morbid Obesity
Dr. David Kim Provides Patients Who Are at Least 150 Pounds Overweight With What He Regards as the Most Effective Weight Loss Surgery Available for Morbid Obesity -- Biliary Pancreatic Diversion Surgery With Duodenal Switch
(firmenpresse) - COLLEYVILLE, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 03/19/13 -- Dr. David Kim, a , has devoted his surgical career to helping patients fight obesity. The founder of Kim Bariatric Institute, .
According to Dr. Kim, . Patients with a BMI greater than 50 -- meaning, for most people, being 150 pounds or more over their ideal body weight -- are eligible for the advanced operation.
. Dr. Kim notes that historically, patients who opt for the procedure lose more weight than with any other surgical options including LAP-BAND®, gastric sleeve, or gastric bypass. He says BPD with duodenal switch also has the highest cure rate (99%) for type-2 diabetes.
Dr. Kim often suggests this operation for his patients. He says he sees many patients who have had LAP-BAND® procedures performed outside of his practice who are still experiencing complications, remaining obese, and are frustrated with the feeling that they have wasted their time and money. These patients who started with a BMI of 50 or greater needed a more powerful operation, says Dr. Kim. He adds that these patients are often open to the concept of an operation that allows for the greatest amount of weight loss.
At his practice, Dr. Kim says . In addition, he notes that the procedure can rid patients of obesity-related issues and diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and back and knee pain.
The operation is technically demanding, which is why Dr. Kim says so few surgeons and surgical facilities in the United States offer the procedure. BPD surgery with duodenal switch involves creating a gastric sleeve and a long-limb intestinal bypass. According to the Dallas bariatric surgeon,
At the Kim Bariatric Institute, Dr. Kim says he is proud to offer this rewarding surgery to his morbidly obese patients. In regard to the results from BPD surgery with duodenal switch, he remarks, "."
, who has been named a "Surgeon of Excellence" by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, earned his medical degree at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine. In addition to being the first bariatric surgeon in Fort Worth to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass, Dr. Kim pioneered the laparoscopic gastric sleeve operation and is one of the few bariatric surgeons in the United States to offer biliary pancreatic diversion surgery with duodenal switch.
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