WHAT IS IT LIKE IN ACTION?
Everyone has a tipping point. For Jason Rosa it
was the day his body couldn’t make it up a flight
of stairs and he had to use the disabled lift.
Jason’s weight had reached 205kg and he was
taking a handful of pills every day to regulate
his heart rate, blood pressure, diabetes and other
health problems.
That was just over a year ago. Today Jason, 43,
weighs in at a healthy 97kg, and the only pill he
takes is a multivitamin.
At the Surgical Weight Loss Centre, Dr
Jordaan leads a clinical team of doctors, nurses,
nutritionists, psychologists, anesthetists and
medical specialists who case manage each patient
to assist long-term improvements in their health
and weight.
This commitment to total quality control means
Dr Jordaan’s program has achieved long-term
results high above the national average, as
measured by independent audit.
“The program is designed to stop weight-related
health problems in their tracks and then reverse
the damage excess weight may have done to
patients’ body and health. Patients routinely halve
their medications for conditions like diabetes
before they are discharged from hospital, long
before significant weight loss occurs,” said Dr
Jordaan.
Jason was no different. He no longer needs
daily medication to regulate his heartbeat and
his blood pressure and his resting heart rate
has dropped from a dangerous 110 beats per
minute, down to 56 beats per minute.
Dr Jordaan said a key factor in a patient’s
long-term success is a post-surgical program
that continuously monitors the patient’s
nutritional status and health throughout the
weight loss period.
“The typical patient continues to lose
weight for up to 2 years, without nutritional
deficiencies and motivational slumps over that
time” Dr Jordaan said.
“We have assembled a team of clinical
professionals who take a medical approach
to weight loss and health management, in
order to help our patients lose a large amount
of weight quickly and safely, and keep it off.
The body is a complicated system and to
achieve real long-term results it’s important
that patients are individually case managed by
health professionals proficient in the specific
needs of bariatric patients.” Dr Jordaan said.
After bariatric surgery and 13 months on
an individualised program, Jason said he no
longer feels trapped inside a body where he
doesn’t belong.
THE SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS CENTRE
HOLDS FREE MONTHLY EDUCATION EVENINGS
ON THE LAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
WHERE DR JORDAAN, HIS TEAM AND PAST
PATIENTS EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
TO REGISTER TO ATTEND YOU CAN
CALL THEIR ROOMS ON 07 5556 8888
OR REGISTER ONLINE AT
WWW.SURGICALWEIGHTLOSSCENTRE.COM.AU
BEFORE
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
AFTER
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
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