Weight Loss Treatment options in 2025
Obesity treatment in Australia is undergoing new exciting changes in multi disciplinary management.
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Last week Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam trialled new technology from Optimed Technologies
Last week Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam trialled new technology from Optimed Technologies. The glasses allow surgeons or other health professionals to live stream a video of operation and take pictures which then can be communicate directly to a “remote expert” and/or other participants who are able to see through the eyes of the surgeon from anywhere in the world.
Newcastle Weight Loss Surgery proudly presented at the Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute (HPMI) conference
Newcastle Weight Loss Surgery proudly presented at the Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute (HPMI) conference on 6th and 7th August 2022. Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam discussed the benefits of weight loss surgery and other methods of weight loss for patients to over 100 GP’s and allied health.
Silent Assassin: Experts weigh in on bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes remission
Bariatric surgery is often a last resort for type 2 diabetics who have "tried everything" but experts say its effects on insulin levels tend to be immediate and sustained.
Surgery on the Rise
Why this life saving surgery is on the rise.
Dr. Dhan Thiruchelvam said he has seen a 10 per cent growth in the number of weight loss surgeries he is performing.
