As a successful surgeon in the United Kingdom and the United States, Dr. Thomas Taylor has develop an expertise in abdominal surgery. Throughout his career, Dr. Taylor worked with hundreds of students to advance their education as they became doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals. As a result, he enjoys teaching others about different medical ideas and procedures.
A lot of people have heard of bariatric surgery as it is being more openly discussed in mainstream media. Still, not many people understand what the surgery actually entails. Bariatric surgery, often simply called weight-loss surgery, alters the size and shape of the stomach and digestive tract to facilitate weight loss.
The term bariatric surgery encompasses a few different techniques, the most well-known being gastric bypass. Gastric bypass surgery involves reducing the stomach substantially and lessening the amount of time food spends in the digestive tract. This prevents people from overeating and also keeps fats and some nutrients from being absorbed into the body. The sleeve gastrectomy works in a similar fashion as it reduces the stomach to about 20% its original size. Finally, there is the gastric band which is a less-invasive procedure and is also adjustable.
Over the span of his thirty year career, Dr. Thomas Taylor focused on all aspects of bariatric surgery, including the laparoscopic techniques that have made it more popular than ever before. He has worked in Houston to help improve these techniques while teaching others. Today, post-retirement, he still enjoys following developments in the field.
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