Guides, comparisons and honest answers about treatment in Istanbul — written by the clinicians who do the work.
Botulinum injected into the stomach wall slows emptying for three to four months. It is not a substitute for a balloon or a sleeve, and we say so plainly.
Learn moreExcess weight disrupts ovulation, sperm quality and IVF access in measurable ways — and a loss of five to ten percent often restores cycles before surgery is discussed.
Learn moreA fatty liver sits directly over the stomach and blocks the surgeon's view. Two strict low-carbohydrate weeks shrink it enough to keep the operation keyhole.
Learn moreCycles often restart within three months of a sleeve, while the oral pill may absorb unreliably. The eighteen-month window matters for both mother and baby.
Learn moreRoughly a third of bariatric patients shed hair between months three and six. It is telogen effluvium, it is temporary, and a transplant then is the wrong answer.
Learn moreWithout resistance training and enough protein, a quarter of rapid weight loss can come from lean tissue — and lean tissue is what holds your metabolism up.
Learn moreEarly dumping strikes fifteen to thirty minutes after a sugary meal; late dumping arrives at two hours and feels like hypoglycaemia. Both are manageable.
Learn moreWe do not perform bariatric surgery on anyone under eighteen, and we turn these enquiries down every month. Here is what a family should be doing instead.
Learn moreShort sleep raises ghrelin, dulls insulin sensitivity and steers appetite towards sugar. Untreated sleep apnoea makes the whole loop considerably worse.
Learn moreA festive table is a mechanical problem, not a moral one: a small stomach, a long meal, sugary drinks and relatives who insist. Here is what actually works.
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