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November / December 2013
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Piedmont Medical Center’s Weight Loss Surgery Team Reaches Monumental Milestone:
1,000 BARIATRIC SURGERIES AND COUNTING!
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e are very proud to spotlight two members of our The 1,000th bariatric patient, Ruth November, was very excited surgical weight loss (bariatric) team for completing their about her upcoming surgery, but not because of the number. 1,000th bariatric surgery in October! Kamran Borhanian, MD “I’m so grateful to get surgery, that I was able to qualify, and and Alex Espinal, MD, both general surgeons, have worked that my insurance covers it,” she said. Potential bariatric together on all of their weight loss surgeries over the last patients are required to meet certain criteria in order to be decade. They take turns eligible for any kind of weight loss surgery. Piedmont Medical Center currently November had been struggling to lose weight leading and assisting, offers three options for laparoscopic which is one of the for two years under a doctor’s supervision, weight loss surgery: Roux-en-Y reasons they believe and was unable to make the kind of they’ve had such progress that would help her ongoing gastric bypass, adjustable gastric successful outcomes health conditions: high blood pressure banding, and sleeve gastrectomy. with their patients. and sleep apnea. When we posted about the doctors’ milestone on our various social media outlets, many current and former patients volunteered glowing testimonials about their experiences with the two surgeons. “It has been a little over three months since my surgery and I have lost 65 pounds,” one patient said. “Drs. Borhanian and Espinal are the best! I have had zero complications! Great team!” Piedmont Medical Center currently offers three options for laparoscopic weight loss surgery: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy. “The smaller incisions [used in a laparoscopic procedure] are a lot easier to recover from,” says Dr. Borhanian. This often makes weight loss surgery an attractive option for those who are considering it, as opposed to the days of open surgery when recovery was much longer and more painful.
Alex Espinal, md Kamran Borhanian, md
A resident of Matthews, NC, November said she interviewed several surgeons before choosing Piedmont Medical Center for her surgery. Ultimately, she felt the most comfortable with Dr. Espinal and the entire team’s approach to support her both pre-surgery and post-surgery. Her main objective is not to achieve a certain weight goal, but instead, to improve her health. “I want to look in the mirror and feel happy, not have to take blood pressure meds, have more energy, and look good in clothes.” ...continued on page 3