Penn State Health: Surgical Weight Loss

Debbie and David Stutzman knew it was time to make a change when they saw the numbers on the scale. This led them to Penn State Health and ultimately weight loss surgery. Here’s their story.

Dr. Ann Rogers Director of the Surgical weight loss program at Penn State Health shares more about the Stutzman’s weight loss journey and what led to their success.

Dr. Parth Sharma, Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgeon at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical answers viewer questions about weight loss drugs and exercise.

Laquan Coles started gaining weight in college, after trying to drop the extra pounds on his own without success he turned to the experts at Penn State Health for help. Laquan and his surgeon Dr. Gary Aghazarian share more about his journey.

Dr. Rogers and Dr. Aghazarian join us again to discuss how to start a weight loss journey, the amount of time the weight loss process takes, and how they are working with other doctors around the world to educate people on surgical weight loss.

Dr. Sharma joins us to answer more viewer questions like what diet to follow after weight loss surgery, if these procedures will help reverse diabetes and other health issues, and how long recovery can take.

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