Reviewer
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, MD, FACS, FASMBS — Founder and Medical Director, Obesity Control Center; SRC Master Surgeon in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Scope of review
- Procedure descriptions, indications, contraindications, and risks.
- Pages discussing weight regain, reflux, diabetes recurrence, endoscopic revision, and revisional surgery.
- Comparisons of revision options and candidacy frameworks.
Review process
- New clinical pages are reviewed before publication.
- Substantive edits trigger re-review.
- Pages are re-evaluated periodically and after meaningful changes to ASMBS / IFSO guidance.
- Each reviewed page displays a "Last reviewed" date.
Limits of review
Medical review confirms that content reflects current educational understanding. It does not constitute a clinician-patient relationship and does not substitute for individual medical evaluation.
Conflicts of interest
The reviewing physician is affiliated with the Obesity Control Center, which is described as one of the programs available to patients. Content avoids promotional claims and presents alternatives and limitations alongside described procedures.