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Oct/24/2011 - Gastric bypass surgery causes family 'halo' effect
Having gastric bypass surgery has a ripple effect that causes other family members to lose weight, eat better and exercise more, a new study shows.

Aug/24/2011 - “MY LITTLE NIECE SHAMED ME INTO LOSING NINE STONE”
In today’s Irish Independent, Gravitas patient Pat Gibbs describes how he feels ‘as happy as Larry’ after losing over nine stone following a gastric bypass. Dubliner Pat used to weigh 26½st and suffered from severe diabetes and dangerously high blood pressure which frustrated him and made him unhappy. However, it was a chance remark from his three year old niece that changed his life forever.

Mar/08/2011 - Gravitas Patient From Isle of Man Featured On ITV News
A Gravitas patient who lost nearly 23 stone after weight loss surgery was featured in an ITV news report today. In the Granada special, Isle of Man resident Martin Blackburn describes how life was ‘pretty miserable’ before a duodenal switch procedure performed by Gravitas surgeon David Kerrigan helped him lose 75% of his body weight in just two years.

Mar/01/2011 - Training 'Vital' To Gastric Band Success Says Gravitas Surgeon Asked To Comment On Vanessa Feltz's Weight Battle
Speaking in today’s Bella Magazine, Gravitas surgeon David Kerrigan says training is vital to get the most out of a gastric band. “Having a band put in doesn’t guarantee weight loss,” he explains. “It’s dependent on how the person with the band uses it.

Feb/08/2011 - Lights, Camera, Action!
Fans of popular RTE TV programme Operation Transformation will get a chance to see a County Kildare patient with a heart defect undergoing potentially life-saving weight loss surgery this week.