August 16, 2023
The intra-gastric balloon? Lapband? Gastric Sleeve? Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon Mr Jason Winnett offers his tips on patient selection for bariatric surgeries, from the least complex […]
July 6, 2023
Losing a large amount of weight often seems an insurmountable hurdle – but loosing just 10% of your body weight can have some remarkable benefits says […]
July 6, 2023
An alarming 4 billion of the world’s population will be obese by 2035 according to the World Obesity Atlas 2023. This will mean a global […]
May 17, 2023
With Mr Jason Winnett , Melbourne Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon And Psychologist Georgie Beames 1. Obesity and depression are a two-way street. “Obesity and depression are both […]
May 16, 2023
What is the relationship between mental health and obesity? Obesity and depression are both notoriously difficult medical issues to treat – not only because they are […]
April 19, 2023
Why is the weight loss medication Semaglutide in the news lately? There has been a global shortage of Semaglutide (Ozempic) in recent months. Another version of […]
April 12, 2023
The blockbuster drug Wegovy, recently approved in Australia by the TGA, is likely to be a weight game-changer. Already for months, there have been supply shortages […]
February 22, 2023
It’s a question we get asked constantly here at the Winnett Specialist Group and while we can advise patients on what they will experience, only someone […]
February 6, 2023
It’s that time. We’re back from holidays and back to school, uni and work. This is when a lot of people make promises to themselves to […]
November 25, 2022
This is one of the most common questions we hear from people researching weight loss surgery. If your life has seemed like one big uphill battle […]