Get a Complimentary 'Surgical Weight-Loss Guide'

The Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute offers an easy-to-read guide to understanding bariatric surgery, deciding if it's right for you and what to expect during recovery.

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) September 15, 2006 -- For anyone considering a dramatic solution for weight loss, bariatric surgery could provide a welcome answer. The Cleveland Clinic’s “Weight Loss Surgery Guide” will help you understand the process of gastric bypass surgery and help decide if it’s right for you.

While the health benefits of weight loss are countless, the guide explains how bariatric surgery can eliminate non-insulin diabetes for 80 percent of patients, reduce acid reflux and heartburn, and improve shortness of breath, circulation and mobility.

Weight-loss surgery is not a miracle cure and patients should have realistic expectations about their surgery. Patients can experience many physical and emotional benefits following their procedures.

The “Weight-Loss Surgery Guide” lists frequently asked questions, offering information about insurance coverage, weight gain after surgery and the potential to reverse the procedure.

Cleveland Clinic offers an ideal setting for bariatric surgery. Ranked among the nation’s top hospitals for the last 16 years by U.S. News & World Report, the Clinic offers the assurance to patients that the medical care they receive will be the best available anywhere.

The “Weight-Loss Surgery Guide” is a publication available at no cost and with no obligation. To get a copy, go to:

http://cms.clevelandclinic.org/bariatricsurgery/body.cfm?id=175.

About Cleveland Clinic:

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, there were 2.9 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were nearly 54,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic in 2005.

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