New Hope Surgical has published a new announcement on its website of four new approaches to help people effectively combat and conquer obesity.

Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/04/2015 -- Obesity is now considered an epidemic; with millions across America affected by uncontrolled weight gain as a result of easily accessible high fat and high sugar foods, a more sedentary office lifestyle and poor education about nutrition. A recent study from York University revealed individuals have to eat less and exercise more today than in 1971, just to lose the same amount of weight. Dr. Frederick Tiesenga, President of New Hope Surgical, is on a mission to help sufferers beat obesity with four highly effective weight loss tools.

The Lap-Band System is an FDA approved; minimally invasive option that is one of the safest types of bariatric surgery. The Lap-Band is also reversible, adjustable, and requires no cutting of the stomach, allowing for a quicker recovery. The Lap-Band System is an effective long-term weight loss system (52% excess weight loss at 2 years) that may be covered by patient's insurance company. Dr. Tiesenga has been performing the Lap Band surgery in Chicago for about a decade with positive results.

An alternative to surgery is the Orbera gastric balloon system. It is a relatively simple yet effective non-surgical option that places a balloon endoscopically into the stomach for six months; limiting food intake to make patients feel full faster. The balloon system averaged a weight loss of around 22 pounds in 6 months.

A third popular tool for weight loss is the Gastric Sleeve, also known as the sleeve gastrectomy. Typical benefits include a quicker weight loss (55% of excess weight at 2 years) as well no foreign object that needs to be placed inside your body. With a moderate risk and great long-term weight loss results; the gastric sleeve procedure has been gaining more popularity in the recent years as it restricts stomach capacity and reduces hunger sensations.

The fourth is the traditional Gastric Bypass considered to be the "gold standard" of bariatric surgery. It is both a restrictive and malabsorptive procedure, which though it comes with higher risk, presents the most rapid weight loss results (60-80% excess weight loss).

These four bariatric procedures are tools to help individuals struggling with obesity when diet and exercise alone have failed. "As a surgeon it is great to help somebody by taking their appendix out, but nothing compares to improving someone's life with bariatric surgery." – Dr. Frederick Tiesenga.

About New Hope Surgical
New Hope Surgical, a bariatric center in Chicago, offers the innovative weight loss tools to help individuals overcome the disease of morbid obesity when diet and exercise alone have failed. They are committed to serving patients with the highest quality minimally invasive, laparoscopic weight loss surgery, compassionate support groups, beneficial nutritional consultations, and valuable psychological consultations.

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New Hope Surgical’s Dr. Frederick Tiesenga is the first in Chicago to offer the newly FDA approved ORBERA gastric balloon procedure, helping people effectively manage weight loss.

Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/18/2015 -- Dr. Frederick Tiesenga from the department of surgery at West Suburban Hospital, recognizes that obesity is a chronic disease affecting more than 78.6 million U.S adults.

New Hope Surgical is providing new hope to those with a Body Mass Index between 30 and 40, with a brand new and innovative procedure designed to help put an end to the obesity epidemic. They are offering the new ORBERA™ managed weight loss system for sufferers in the entire Chicagoland area. New Hope Surgical's Dr. Tiesenga is the first in the city to offer this newly FDA approved approach, and has high hopes for its potential to transform individual health where diet and exercise alone have failed.

The ORBERA™ system is a non-surgical weight loss procedure, utilizing a two-part system involving the placement of an intragastric balloon, together with a comprehensive game plan with support experts that can help people make healthy habits. According to one study, patients using the new approach lost over three times more weight than those using diet and exercise alone.

No incisions are required with the ORBERA™ as the intragastric balloon is placed endoscopically into the stomach and inflated to the size of a grapefruit. The procedure typically takes 20-30 minutes to perform under a mild sedative and is removed after six months.

This fully reversible procedure has been available outside of the U.S. since 2004 with over 220,000 placements globally and has been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Due to the novelty of the ORBERA™ system, it is currently not covered by insurance. However, New Hope Surgical has teamed up with Prosper HealthCare Lending to offer affordable payment plans to make the procedure more accessible to all.

A spokesperson for New Hope Surgical explained, "This is an exciting time for New Hope Surgical and for all those struggling with obesity in Chicago and the surrounding areas. We are the first Orbera Chicago practice, and one of the first across the entire US to offer this safe, effective and innovative new treatment, used successfully in Europe for years. Dr. Tiesenga has once again shown he is at the cutting edge of treatment and surgical innovations."

About New Hope Surgical
New Hope Surgical strives to restore health in those suffering from morbid obesity and its related diseases. New Hope Surgical offers many innovative procedures that can help patients transform their lives and improve their health. The procedures offered at New Hope Surgical include the ORBERA™ system, Lap-Band™, gastric sleeve and gastric bypass.

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