Sustainable Weight Loss: How Surgery Transforms Lives in the Hunter

Source: Surgery Central

Weight loss surgery is more than a procedure — it’s a life-changing journey with long term benefits for health and wellbeing.

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For individuals struggling with obesity and its associated conditions, bariatric surgery offers a proven pathway to sustained weight loss, improved mobility, and a reduction or cure of diabetes, heart disease and sleep apnoea.

Many factors contribute to obesity, and each individual’s journey to better health is unique. Fortunately, we live in an age where the stigma associated with obesity is slowly lifting, our understanding of the genetic, metabolic and environmental contributors is improving, and our treatment options are evolving.

Diet and lifestyle modification remain the first step to better health. Medications are an additional treatment option, but surgery remains the gold standard for achieving durable, safe, and long-lasting weight loss. Long-term research studies have found that, on average, patients who undergo a gastric bypass experience a total body weight loss of 25% 20 years later.

The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures were introduced to the Hunter region by surgeons at the NOW clinic in the late 2000s. They have the region's longest experience in supporting patients through their weight loss journey. Weight loss management is a lifelong commitment, and the surgeons at the NOW clinic have the highest follow-up rate in Australia.

What sets their program apart is an outstanding dedication to long-term follow-up. Weight loss surgery is just the beginning — real success lies in ongoing support and commitment. Dr Karihaloo and Dr Di Sano are committed to personalised, compassionate care and lead one of the region’s highest follow-up engagement rates, providing structured aftercare that includes body composition scans, nutritional guidance, psychological support, and regular reviews to maximise outcomes and minimise complications.

Their practice also offers the latest in robotic-assisted surgery, a cutting-edge option that provides increased precision, reduced recovery time, and often fewer complications. This modern approach, combined with an old-fashioned dedication to patient care, gives patients the best of both worlds: advanced medicine delivered with heart.

For many, weight loss surgery represents the turning point toward a healthier, more active, and fulfilling life. With trusted specialists like Dr Karihaloo and Dr Di Sano by their side, patients can embark on this transformative journey with confidence, knowing they are receiving the highest standard of surgical care and follow-up support available.

For more information, visit www.nowclinic.com.au