Discussing Gastric Sleeve Surgery with Dr. William Rizk

Cass Health's Weight Loss Surgeon Dr. William Rizk joins us for a conversation about gastric sleeve surgery. Some of the highlights include:

▪️   Defining who is a candidate for weight loss surgery

▪️   The difference between weight loss surgery and a diet

▪️   How Cass Health's weight loss program is designed to help patients succeed

▪️   What patients can expect before, during, and after their procedure

▪️   & learn a little bit about Dr. Rizk too!

Chapters

• 0:45 Get to know Dr. Rizk
• 5:49 Why did you choose this career?
• 7:43 How did you get started doing weight loss surgery?
• 11:09 Positive impacts of this surgery for patients
• 12:57 Defining obesity and why it matters
• 14:57 Who are candidates for weight loss surgery
• 16:48 What about using Ozempic or focusing on nutrition & activity?
• 18:47 What is gastric sleeve surgery?
• 22:45 Outcomes for patients after gastric sleeve surgery
• 26:47 Gastric sleeve misconceptions
• 28:16 Education prior to surgery
• 30:53 Keys to lifelong success post surgery
• 33:03 Satisfaction of seeing patients succeed
• 33:42 Specifics of gastric sleeve surgery