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Advantages of Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

Blog, Body Surgery, Staying Fit / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric weight loss surgery offers a complete transformation—body, health, and lifestyle. The changes patients experience are oftentimes life changing. Whether it’s improving and resolving diabetes, sleep apnea, and high cholesterol or improving mental health and energy levels, bariatric surgery provides numerous benefits to patients looking to lose a large amount of weight. There are numerous […]

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Post-Bariatric Health and Lifestyle Tips

Blog, Nutrition, Staying Fit / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric surgery transforms patients and provides hope for a long and healthy life. It’s important for patients to be educated regarding the effects of bariatric surgery. Here are some health and lifestyle tips to help prepare you for the transformation process. Many patients who undergo weight loss surgery are on medications. After surgery, prescription and

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Benefits of the Gastric Sleeve

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Dr. Frenzel is one of a handful of surgeons in the country who has completed a bariatric surgery fellowship and a cosmetic surgery fellowship. With extensive training and experience, Dr. Frenzel works with patients who have tried natural dieting and exercising to no avail. Prospective patients who have a body mass index of 35 or

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Finding Your Health Through Bariatric Surgery

Blog, Body, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric Surgery is a life-changing experience. From the outward changes to the inward empowerment, you’ll notice improvements within yourself that you never imagined. One thing we tell our patients during an initial consultation is that bariatric weight loss surgery isn’t just a quick fix for losing weight. It’s a catapult toward a healthier lifestyle. As

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The Benefits of Eating Healthy and Not Dieting

Blog, Nutrition / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Despite popular belief, it is crucial that you eat a healthy, balanced diet. Most people look to the latest diet fad instead of taking the time to invest in healthy foods and adjusting their lifestyle accordingly. However, if you can find the self-discipline to make these simple changes, you will find that dieting isn’t necessary.

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Post-Bariatric Body Lift Procedure

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric surgery comes in many different forms. Whether you have undergone Lap Band surgery, Obalon balloon, gastric bypass, or the gastric sleeve procedure, you’ve made an important and life changing decision to transform your body, mind, and future. Obesity is a serious health problem in America. In fact, over 30 percent of our nation’s

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Eating Right to Maintain Your New Stomach

Blog, Nutrition / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Before weight loss surgery, Dr. Frenzel has a thorough consultation with patients to discuss the process, risks, and benefits. It’s important for patients to understand that bariatric weight loss surgery isn’t a quick fix to obesity—a quick fix simply doesn’t exist. But, weight loss surgery gives patients a jump start to a new, healthy lifestyle.

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Why Choose Gastric Bypass?

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Are you overweight and insulin dependent? Gastric bypass is a viable solution for patients who suffer from obesity-related diabetes. Gastric bypass is the most popular and widely used weight loss surgery, constituting more than 50 percent of bariatric surgical procedure performed. With extensive fellowship training in bariatric weight loss surgery, Dr. Frenzel has the knowledge

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Lap Band Procedure & Testimonials

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric weight loss surgery is designed for those who are at least 50 pounds overweight and have been unsuccessful with losing weight on their own. Dr. Frenzel works with men and women across North Texas to help them achieve their weight loss goals. If you are 50 pounds overweight or more, lap band could be

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Post Bariatric Breast Augmentation Surgery

Blog, Body Surgery, Cosmetic, Reconstructive Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Talking to women after bariatric weight loss surgery, I often hear the questions, “Why were my boobs the first thing to go?” That question is so telling. When losing weight, women often lose weight in their breasts before anywhere else. While men lose weight immediately in their abdomen and neck and every other place women

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Orberra Gastric Balloon Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

From simple, everyday tasks like walking up a flight of stairs to more lofty goals or running a marathon or riding bikes with your grandchildren, bariatric weight loss has the potential to transform your life and give you opportunities that you never imagined. Dr. Frenzel is dual fellowship trained in bariatric surgery and cosmetic plastic

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Changing Your Eating Habits this New Year

Blog, Nutrition / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

It’s a new year which means an opportunity for a new you. With New Year resolutions in full swing, we want to help you stay faithful to your new healthy lifestyle. If you’ve chosen to change your eating habits and try to get more nutritional value in your diet, here are some tips that will

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Holiday Help: Avoiding Unhealthy Foods

Blog, Nutrition, Recipes, Staying Fit / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

After bariatric surgery, your diet and lifestyle is essential to maintain. Going from a stomach that can hold about 1000 milliliters of food or liquid to a stomach that holds 50 milliliters requires a serious commitment. And after a consultation and pre-surgery prep, we know that you are willing to put in that effort. But,

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Staying Fit Through the Thanksgiving Holiday

Blog, Nutrition / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

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Gastric Sleeve—Procedure & Testimonials

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

A sleeve gastrectomy, gastric sleeve, is a bariatric procedure that creates a vertical sleeve of stomach using a stapling device. When patients are looking at the various weight loss surgeries available, many choose the gastric sleeve surgery. This procedure is designed for people who are at least 18 years old, have a BMI of 35

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Bariatric Patient Success Stories & Tips

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Bariatric weight loss surgery changes patients physically, emotionally, and mentally. From the obvious weight loss to improvements with obesity-related illnesses, the physical benefits of undergoing the gastric sleeve procedure speak for themselves. But one advantage that is most surprising to patients is the changes that occur mentally. Imagine waking up each morning unable to easily

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Improving Your Health After Weight Loss Surgery

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Weight loss surgery is not a flippant decision. It requires a financial commitment, a lifestyle change, a dietary commitment, and mental changes. During the beginning phases of consultations and pre-surgery appointments, you learn about the necessary steps you’ll have to take post-surgery. Many prospective patients are terrified of the required diet post-surgery. The biggest concern

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How to Determine if Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery is for You

Bariatric Insurance Policies, Blog, Body, Staying Fit / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Obesity is a serious epidemic in America. With fast food chains strung along every road with tempting deals and more bang for your buck as well more technology than ever, Americans are eating out and sitting around more than ever. And along with all of this new technology comes hundreds of diets that are vying

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Shopping for Clothes After Bariatric Surgery

Blog, Body / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Many patients talk about their disdain for shopping during their initial consultation. Browsing through racks of plus-size clothes, only to get in the dressing room and look at their bodies in the mirror and try on clothes that don’t fit right. The pain of shopping cuts deep. We understand the pain of obesity and obesity-related

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Gastric Bypass Patient Testimonials

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

Dr. Frenzel works with a wide range of patients across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to achieve lasting weight loss. From lap band surgery to gastric bariatric surgeries, there are numerous methods available to help patients reach their weight loss goals. When dieting and exercising don’t produce results, consider the benefits of bariatric weight loss. This

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Lap Band Patient Success Stories

Blog, Body Surgery / Dr. Clayton Frenzel

*Actual weight loss results may vary based on the individual. Lap band weight loss surgery is a highly used approach in fighting obesity. Surgeons use this completely reversible method to help patients lose weight quickly. Candidates for the lap band procedure are those who are at least 18 years old, have experienced past failures with

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