Dr. George Merriman in Shreveport LA to Provide Orbera(TM) Weight Loss Procedure
Dr. Merriman Of Freedom From Obesity(R) Is The First And Currently The Only Physician In The Arklatex Region To Be Trained In The ORBERA(TM) Weight Loss Procedure
Shreveport, LA (MMD Newswire) October 8, 2015 — ORBERA(TM) Intragastric Balloon is now approved by the FDA for weight loss. Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. announced the news in August.
Dr. George Merriman of Freedom From Obesity(R) in Shreveport, LA is the first and currently the only physician in the ArkLaTex region to be trained in this procedure. With over 15 years of experience in the treatment of Obesity, Dr. Merriman has team of professionals who will work to help the patient achieve maximum weight loss during the 6 months that the ORBERA(TM) balloon is in the patient’s stomach and then will continue the follow up program for 6 additional months to help the patient solidify their lifestyle changes to keep the weight off.
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc explained the history of the device in their announcement:
“While new to the United States, ORBERA(TM) is a weight loss device with more than 220,000 balloons distributed in over 80 countries and approximately 230 published papers documenting its clinical results,” said Todd Newton, Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Endosurgery.
“ORBERA(TM) is a proven, innovative and non-surgical solution to help fight the obesity epidemic and treat patients before their disease progresses and requires more invasive treatments. With the FDA approval of ORBERA(TM), Apollo can now offer this safe and effective solution to patients and their physicians in the United States.”
Dr. Merriman is available for interviews about the procedure. George R. Merriman II, MD, FACS, FASMBS has been in practice in Shreveport, LA since 1992 and has performed over 3000 bariatric surgeries.
For questions and interviews, please contact Katy Merriman, Merriman Consulting, LLC at 318.458.2965 or at kmconsult@bellsouth.net
For more information please visit www.freedomfromobesity.com/balloon and www.orbera.com.
Source: http://mmdnewswire.com/dr-george-merriman-131453.html
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