The New Program Blog

Join our blog and learn about all things related to weight loss surgery and weight loss procedures. Read posts by Dr. Brian Quebbemann and Dr. Justin Braverman, read about weight loss surgery in the news and more.
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Weight Loss FAQs

All of your frequently asked questions can be answered here. Is obesity a problem? Why weight loss surgery? Why treat obesity? Are you a candidate for weight loss surgery? What is the body mass index (BMI)? Who should be performing the operation? How much weight am I going to lose? What are comorbidities? Will my medical problems improve after bariatric surgery?
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Patient Education

Pre-operative patient education is an important key to long-term success after bariatric surgery. The N.E.W. Program philosophy is to only provide state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery only when combined with directed pre-operative patient education and long-term post-operative support.
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Patient Forms

This section includes basic instructions and forms that are used by The N.E.W. Program Headquarters, and some of the Affiliated Centers, for educating our patients and creating their medical record.
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Basic Nutritional Guidelines

The forms included in this section are designed to help bariatric surgery patients achieve the maximum improvement in quality of life, nutrition and weight control. We have found that, when patients follow our few simple recommendations, that they almost invariably enjoy a dramatic improvement in quality of life after surgery.
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Newsletters

The N.E.W. Program puts out insightful and educational newsletters on all things related to weight loss surgery and weight loss procedures. Some of the recent headlines from our newsletters include: "Uncle Sam's Weight Loss Break", "Positive Eating after Gastric Bypass Surgery", and Bariatric Surgery for Pseudotumor Cerebri.
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