Dr Gert Du Toit - Specialist Surgeon Durban

19/06/2025

Explore how Dr. Gert du Toit’s evidence-based bariatric surgery approach is helping South Africans achieve lasting weight loss and better health in the fight against the country’s growing obesity epidemic.: Read more: https://drgertdutoit.com/2025/06/19/bariatric-surgery-in-south-africa-a-life%e2%80%91changing-solution/

Explore how Dr. Gert du Toit’s evidence-based bariatric surgery approach is helping South Africans achieve lasting weight loss and better health in the fight against the country’s growing obesity epidemic.

20/05/2025

Bariatric surgery is more than a weight-loss tool—it’s a medical intervention that can dramatically improve your overall health and well-being. For many, this procedure offers a second chance at life, health, and happiness.:

Bariatric surgery is more than a weight-loss tool—it’s a medical intervention that can dramatically improve your overall health and well-being. For many, this procedure offers a second chance at life, health, and happiness. 1. It Helps Manage Chronic Diseases Conditions such as type 2 diabetes, ...

25/03/2025

Bariatric surgery reduces liver complications in obese patients with cirrhosis

Patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone. The results were published in Nature Medicine journal.

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  Bariatric surgery reduces liver complications in obese patients with cirrhosis Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compar...

18/02/2025

f you’ve been struggling with severe obesity and traditional weight loss methods haven’t worked, you might feel stuck. This is where bariatric surgery could be a life-changing solution:

  The start of a new year brings a chance for fresh beginnings, especially when it comes to setting health goals. Weight loss resolutions are often at the top of many people’s lists. However, sticking to these resolutions can be tough. Studies show that only a small number of people—less than 8...

15/01/2025

Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe and effective for patients with severe obesity

A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Florina Corpodean has confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for patients who are experiencing severe obesity:

Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe and effective for patients with severe obesity by Pennington Biomedical Research Center A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Florina Corpodean has confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is larg...

09/12/2024

What is Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty?

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of minimally invasive weight-loss procedure. There are no cuts with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Instead, a suturing device is inserted into the throat and down to the stomach. The endoscopist then sutures the stomach to make it smaller.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty may be an option if you’re significantly overweight — a body mass index of 30 or more — and diet and exercise haven’t worked for you. This method leads to significant weight loss by limiting how much you can eat. And because the procedure is minimally invasive, it reduces the risk of complications and allows a quick return to daily activities.

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Overview Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of minimally invasive weight-loss procedure. There are no cuts with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Instead, a suturing device is inserted into the throat and down to the stomach. The endoscopist then sutures the stomach to make it smaller. End...

18/11/2024

What is breast reconstruction?
Breast reconstruction is surgery to recreate breasts after a mastectomy. There are several types of breast reconstruction. Some techniques use implants. Others use tissue from your body (such as the belly) to form a breast. Breast reconstruction can happen right after a mastectomy or much later.

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12/10/2024

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We take a closer look at Breast Cancer Surgery:

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14/09/2024

This month we take a look at all the different types of Hernias. If you have a hernia, it means an organ or fatty tissue pushed through your muscle or connective tissue. Hernias usually happen in your belly area or groin. READ MORE:

Medically Reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD on May 16, 2024 Written by Deanna Altomara What Is a Hernia? You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in....

14/08/2024

If you are obese and have underlying cardiovascular issues, a new study has found that bariatric surgery not only leads to significant weight loss but also substantially improves heart health....Read More: https://drgertdutoit.com/2024/08/14/metabolic-surgery-results-in-cardiometabolic-improvements-in-people-with-severe-obesity/

13/07/2024

Endoscopic Suturing for Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery

Studies show that more than 90 percent of bariatric patients lose 50 percent or more of their excessive body weight and are able to maintain a long-term weight loss of 50 percent excess body weight or more. (1) Of even greater significance, many bariatric surgery patients experience improvements in co-occurring disorders, such as the resolution of sleep apnea or improvements in hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Some types of bariatric surgery also lead to improvements or the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus which, prior to bariatric surgery, was thought to be a progressive and incurable disease requiring lifelong medication and lifestyle modification.

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Endoscopic Suturing for Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery Studies show that more than 90 percent of bariatric patients lose 50 percent or more of their excessive body weight and are able to maintain a long-term weight loss of 50 percent excess body weight or more. (1) Of even greater significance,...

10/06/2024

Bariatric surgery may protect against development of breast cancer in women with obesity

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and a leading cause of cancer-related death. Obesity, a major risk factor, worsens disease outcomes and is rising globally, increasing breast cancer incidence. Insulin, a cellular growth factor, mediates cancer risk in obesity.

Bariatric surgery, effective for weight loss and reducing insulin levels, has shown reduced overall cancer incidence, particularly female-specific cancers. Retrospective studies suggest bariatric surgery reduces breast cancer incidence, but further research is needed to verify this reduction and understand the underlying biological mechanisms. READ MORE:

n a recent study published in the JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers investigated the association between bariatric surgery and breast cancer incidence in women and determined if baseline insulin levels influence the benefit of bariatric surgery on breast cancer risk. Study: Breast Cancer Risk Aft...