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CBS News Miami: Bariatric Surgery at University of Miami Health System (Follow‑Up Segment)

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In a UHealth-sponsored Focusing on You segment on CBS Miami, Dr. Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, then leading bariatric surgery at the University of Miami Health System, explained that bariatric surgery is a range of options rather than one operation.

He described his role as laying out the advantages and disadvantages of each option so patients can make an informed choice.

Featured Procedures

Bariatric Surgery (Metabolic & Weight-Loss Surgery)

Metabolic and weight-loss surgery is widely recognized as a highly effective, durable treatment for severe obesity and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

The most commonly performed weight-loss operation worldwide: it creates a narrow sleeve-shaped stomach that limits food intake and reduces hunger hormones, improving diabetes and other conditions.

Gastric Bypass (RYGB)

A proven weight-loss and metabolic surgery that reduces stomach size and reroutes the small intestine, improving type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and reflux.

Conditions

Obesity (Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease)

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Type 2 Diabetes

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Insulin Resistance

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Contact Details

Office Phone: 305-692-0392
Email: info@delacruzmunoz.com

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