Most people that visit our surgery to learn more about bariatric surgery options have already at some point in their lives tried to lose weight on their own, whether this be through a diet, exercise program or meal replacements. Unfortunately after reaching an... Read more
Although Medicare as a public health system is effective, like any other system in the world it also has drawbacks. Unfortunately bariatric surgery is currently one of those areas that Medicare appears to be falling behind in when it comes down to the current demand... Read more
At Upper GI Surgery we are pioneers of weight loss surgery here in Australia. One aspect that differentiates our surgery from others is our comprehensive post-operative care of patients. Weight loss surgery is part of a much larger process involving a complete change... Read more
As we start 2018 everybody seems to become very conscious of making healthy choices; this isn’t in our nature, but it is typically because everywhere you turn there are ads for fitness classes, ‘drop 3 dress sizes in 3 weeks’ with our slimming shakes, ‘new year new... Read more
At Upper GI Surgery we encourage all our weight loss surgery patients to attend our quarterly support group meetings as part of their post-surgery aftercare. Those who attend the support groups find them to be an important part of their lifestyle change. At each... Read more
