Articles in ‘Bariatric claims’ Category

Most people who undergo weight loss surgery want to change their lives, improving both their physical and mental health. However, weight loss surgery is not straight forward, and when things go wrong it can…

Contributing author: Ben Murley, Solicitor – Clinical Negligence

At RWK Goodman we regularly seek the expertise of medical professionals to highlight where potential negligence may have occurred. Mr Abeezar Sarela, Consultant Surgeon at Surgical Jurisprudence, is an expert in Weight Loss surgery…

What is Dumping Syndrome? Dumping syndrome commonly occurs after certain types of surgeries, notably bariatric surgery.  The primary cause is the rapid gastric emptying of undigested food into the small intestine, triggering difficult and…

RWK Goodman Clinical Negligence Associate Sinead Coulson, talks to Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon Mr Vittal Rao about the things you need to know before considering bariatric surgery. During their conversation they cover…

Article created in collaboration with: Shaw Somers BSc(Hons) MD FRCS – Consultant Surgeon & Director at Streamline Weight Loss Clinics The gastric band is essentially an inflatable silicone plastic ring. It is a simple…

Weight loss surgery is often mis-characterised as an easy way out for people who are too lazy to exercise the weight off. What people seem to misunderstand is that mental health often has a huge impact upon someone’s weight, and weight loss surgery is a last-ditch effort to force someone who struggles to control their weight to keep the pounds off.

Over the next week, we will show you some examples of famous people who have had weight loss surgery, to give you an insight into why it’s an option for people who struggle to lose weight and even why it might not be a definitive solution in some cases.

Vanessa Feltz has struggled with her weight for many years. Following a relationship breakdown over 15 years ago, she is reported to have lost over five stone, mainly through poor diet and not eating properly. This was the beginning of her yo-yo dieting and battle with weight. Read her story here in the second of our five-part series on famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery.

In the latest blog from our series on five famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery, we take a look at the story of Diego Maradona’s experience and why he decided to undergo a gastric bypass procedure.