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ISBN: 0-7570-0145-9
Length: 304 Pages
Size: 6 X
9-inch
Format: Quality Paperback
Category: Health / Weight Loss Surgery
Price: $17.95
US / $26.95
Availability:
In Print
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For the thousands of people affected by severe
obesity, the decision to undergo weight loss surgery can be a matter
of life and death. But it is not a simple procedure, and once done,
it produces life-altering changes. That's why, for many, the decision
does not come easily. To help you make the best possible choice,
a dynamic team of experts have come together to share their experience,
knowledge, and findings about these procedures. Merle Cantor Goldberg
is one of this country's leading psychotherapists specializing in
eating disorders; Drs. Cowan and Marcus have not only helped develop
and refine many of the techniques used in bariatric surgery, but
have also taught these procedures to hundreds of other surgeons.
Weight Loss Surgery provides everything
the prospective and post-op patient must know. Written in easy-to-understand
language, the book begins by asking important questions that must
be considered before any decision is made. It then presents a comprehensive
overview of the pre-op visits, the various weight loss surgeries
available, and the post-op recovery period. Examining both the psychological
and the physical impacts of surgery, the authors offer up-to-date
information that should be the basis of any informed choice.
Weight loss surgery is not a minor procedure.
It is not an extreme makeover. Yet, when appropriate, it can save
lives. This thoughtful book offers the information you need to make
the decision that's right for you.
Merle
Cantor Goldberg, LCSW, received a diplomate in clinical
social work from the University of Maryland, and has specialized
in treating eating disorders for over thirty-five years. Over this
period, she has served as a training leader for the International
Association of Eating Disorders. Currently the Executive Director
of Associates in Psychotherapy, she has appeared on many radio and
television shows and is a highly sought-after lecturer. Ms. Goldberg's
articles have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines,
and she is the co-author of My Thin Excuse and The Human
Circle.
George
Cowan, Jr., MD, is a Professor of Surgery at the University
of Tennessee Medical School. He has been President of the American
College of Nutrition, and Director for the Masters' Course of the
American Society for Bariatric Surgery.
William
Y. Marcus, MD, is a retired Clinical Assistant Professor
of Surgery at George Washington University Medical School. Dr. Marcus
has over four decades of surgical experience, including twenty years
specializing in bariatric surgery. He is founder and leader of a
large, self-help obesity surgery-support group, serving hundreds
of pre-op and post-op patients throughout the greater Washington,
DC area.
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