As the AtlantiCare Surgical Weight Loss and Wellness Center team marks a milestone 20 years, they reflect on how far the concept and capabilities have come.
Surgeon Samir Patel, M.D. notes positive health changes have been achieved for thousands of patients in that time – 6,360, to be exact.
“Back then, as now, one of our most important messages – one with which I begin every conversation on the topic – is that surgical weight loss is much more than a procedure to help a person ‘shed pounds and look great,’” he said.
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