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Friday, November 28, 2008

 Is this new surgery an exciting option for severely overweight patients who do not respond to diet, exercise and drug therapy? Will the TOGA procedure help patients to lose weight and improve their health? Is it relatively painless and can patients get up off the surgery table and take a Tylenol?

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Is this a shift in the way the surgical treatment of obesity is approached? Does this technique provide results close to those achieved with more traditional surgery? Is the TOGA procedure an option for people who need to lose a great deal of weight but don’t want to have surgery?

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