brandon72

To keep my Bariatric Learning Center website up to date, I am constantly doing research online to learn about new techniques, surgery risks, stats and the like. Here's something I've noticed over the last year or so. Does anyone else think that the marketing techniques of bariatric surgeons and surgery centers have gotten out of hand? I don't mean all of them, of course. But many of the websites I see on a daily basis are just plain ridiculous. Remember the days when there was virtually no medical marketing of any kind? Maybe I'm just getting old or something, but I find it all disturbing. I even published a new blog article today on this very subject: Do Bariatric Surgeons Think You’re Stupid? I guess I'm just wondering if I'm alone in my cynical perceptions. Your thoughts and comments are welcomed! -Brandon

Hello everyone. I just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I manage the Bariatric Learning Center, which is one of the few independent / unbiased resource websites pertaining to weight loss surgery. We publish a lot of surgery success stories, as well as the horror stories. The entire purpose of our site is to provide both sides of the story, the good and bad, so that potential patients can make a more informed decision about weight loss surgery (whether that be lap band, gastric bypass or whatever). I wanted to join this forum just to get a better understanding of weight loss surgery in general, but particularly how it affects people -- for better and worse. Anyhoo ... that's me in a nutshell. :clap2: