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Dr. Blackstone introduces herself and describes the adjustable gastric band.
Dr. Blackstone:
My name is Robin Blackstone, and I am the Medical Director of the Scottsdale Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and our group specializes in caring for obese patients who are interested in a permanent weight loss solution through surgical procedures.
An adjustable gastric band is a piece of Silastic®. It’s a plastic ring that goes around the top of the stomach and it closes off a part of the stomach and allows you only to put food into a small portion of the stomach rather than into the large part of the stomach. So what it does is it restricts the amount of food that you can take in. It doesn’t interrupt anything about your normal digestive process. It just helps you to eat less food.
About Dr. Robin Blackstone, M.D.:
Dr. Robin Blackstone is a surgeon and Director at the Scottsdale Bariatric Center and Medical Director at the Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program. She is one of the few women surgeons in the world specializing in the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. With her practice focused entirely on Weight Loss Surgery, she is committed to providing patients with the very best care possible.
Visit Dr. Blackstone at Scottsdale Bariatric Center