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The reputation of weight loss surgery has been debated since the first modern gastric bypass was performed in 1954 by Kremen. Public opinion is often divided, and this is sometimes due to misconceptions about obesity as a condition and misinterpretation of existing data. Over the past 20 years, ...
"I was an obese child, adolescent and adult. In August 2004, after trying everything possible to lose weight and failing, I underwent weight loss surgery and have since gone on to lose over 14 stone. Having lived the 'journey' I worked for weight loss surgery providers in the marketplace and ...
Private healthcare for cancer treatment provides patients with a greater choice over their available options. From choosing where they would like to receive treatment and who they would like treatment from, to advising a preference for receiving a certain treatment. There are many benefits to ...
The London General Practice offers a medically led Coronavirus Testing Advisory Service. The service includes offering PCR Swab testing for the virus.The service includes a video consultation with one of their doctors beforehand to discuss the suitability of the tests and a post-test call to ...
The tradition in medicine was always to take a ‘history’ from the patient. The doctor would ask some simple ‘open’ questions and listen to the responses. (S)he would then ask a few highly directed ‘closed’ questions to elicit some important details and would then, as if by magic, ...
The Fitzroy is a luxury private hospital owned by The Private Clinic located in central London in Fitzroy Square.
Breast augmentation surgery is also known as breast enlargement surgery or breast implant surgery. It is a cosmetic surgery procedure that involves placing a breast implant into the breast in order to increase the size and volume of the breast.
It is reported that 3 in 10 people experience varicose veins in their lifetime with many more experiencing smaller thread or spider veins too. The amount of patients that get them checked or treated however, is significantly less. Many people do not think to get them checked as it often just ...
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