Dear SWLC Friends:

Greetings! We hope you are doing well on your journey to health and wellness! We would like to invite you to register for the Surgical Weight Loss Centre Symposium which will take place on Saturday, April 12^th at the Waterside Inn in Mississauga. The purpose of the Symposium is to provide an educational and inspirational day for our patients, their guests and prospective patients.

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Hello Everyone:

I am copying a blog post from Dr. Arya Sharma in Edmonton. He is one of Canada’s leading experts in the medical treatment of obesity. He posted an excellent blog article that is worth copying in it’s entirety. I thank Dr. Sharma and give him full credit for his insight and understanding of the problem of obesity in Canada.

Dr. Chris Cobourn

Obesity Surgery is not Just About Surgery

Posted: 02 Feb 2008 11:32 AM CST

With the “sensational” results of obesity surgery being publicized in the media, it is not surprising that expansion of bariatric surgery is receiving increasing support. In every province, health plans are carefully looking at expanding access for their populations.

In light of these development it may be time for a word of caution.

Obesity surgery is not just about surgery. In fact, even the most enterprising bariatric surgeons will readily agree that the actual surgery is just a small (but important) technical piece in the overall treatment plan.

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