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Mar12th, Bariatric Surgeries in South Korea
suinee commented on suinee's blog entry in Dr.Kwon's LapBandtalk in Korea
First bariatric surgery in Korea was vertical sleeve gastrectomy(VSG) which was reported in Jan 2003. I started VSG with Marlex mesh banding in Feb 2003... LAP-BAND® was approved by K-FDA in Aug 2004 and I have performed 80 VSG's till then. I'm one of the pioneers of bariatric surgery and LAP-BAND® in Korea. Number of Morbidly obese people is increasing in Korea as well. more than 5~7% of adult population seems to be > 35 in BMI. (far less than United States though) About 500 LAP-BAND® surgeries and 100 Gastric bypass were done last year in Korea. This year number is anticipated upto 1,000... -
Mar12th, Bariatric Surgeries in South Korea
suinee posted a blog entry in Dr.Kwon's LapBandtalk in Korea
First bariatric surgery in Korea was vertical sleeve gastrectomy(VSG) which was reported in Jan 2003. I started VSG with Marlex mesh banding in Feb 2003... LAP-BAND® was approved by K-FDA in Aug 2004 and I have performed 80 VSG's till then. I'm one of the pioneers of bariatric surgery and LAP-BAND® in Korea. Number of Morbidly obese people is increasing in Korea as well. more than 5~7% of adult population seems to be > 35 in BMI. (far less than United States though) About 500 LAP-BAND® surgeries and 100 Gastric bypass were done last year in Korea. This year number is anticipated upto 1,000... -
As a korean doctor, writing a post in English is a little tough. Throughout my career, I have been doing lapband surgeries mainly for Korean patients. Early 2000's when I started to doing this, I got some informations from other website (www.obesityhelp.com). Recently, Ken informed me about LBT and I just signed in. Hopefully I can get further knowledges on how american band patients eating and living etc.
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Mar10th,2010... Just signed in
suinee commented on suinee's blog entry in Dr.Kwon's LapBandtalk in Korea
As a korean doctor, writing a post in English is a little tough. Throughout my career, I have been doing lapband surgeries mainly for Korean patients. Early 2000's when I started to doing this, I got some informations from other website (www.obesityhelp.com). Recently, Ken informed me about LBT and I just signed in. Hopefully I can get further knowledges on how american band patients eating and living etc. -
Hi Ken, Glad to see you here. My e-mail address is changed ; suineee@hanmail.net Have a nice day, Dr. Kwon
