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Host: What is the role for non-surgical or medical treatment for weight loss?
Dr. William McCarthy: Well, first of all, not everybody qualifies for Bariatric Surgery. There are certain limitations that we have as far as BMI. Secondly, there are a number of people that have medical conditions that were preclude to having surgery. We also a lot of people don t want and in basic procedure, they don t want to take the risk of complications of surgery and so, they choose to have some form of a medical supervised weight program as opposed to a surgical approach to the problem. Also, we are seeing more and more that insurers are actually requiring people to undergo medical treatment prior to surgical treatment for weight loss.
Expert: William McCarthy
Medical Director, Nova ABC Weight Loss Clinic
Dr. William McCarthy is the Medical Director at the NOVA ABC Weight Loss ClinicDr. McCarthy has been in private medical practice in the Northern Virginia area since 1976. He received a BS (Magna cum laude) at Xavier University in Cincinnati, his M.D. degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, and served his internship and residency in Family Practice at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals in More »
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This video is about obesity and weight issues in our society, which is now recognized by the medical profession as the world's #1 health problem. I will answer your questions about the impact of excess weight; the More »
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